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Thread Number: 95469
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Kenmore 80 Series Washer Repair In Progress... |
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| Post# 1201434 , Reply# 1 3/13/2024 at 16:08 by dominic20 (Souix falls) | ||
cool verry cool | ||
Post# 1201488 , Reply# 2 3/14/2024 at 06:23 by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Replacing cam bar belt, etc. on a belt drive whirlpool
It’s easier if you lay the machine on the left side when you’re looking at the front of the machine oil will not leak when you lay it that way and then remove the motor to give you more access while you’re doing the repairs.
There’s no reason to replace the agitator cam bar if there’s no problem there. Don’t worry about the small amount of oil that you lost when you laid it on its front that will not hurt anything. A machine of this design at this age may work for a while yet at some point it’s gonna need a complete rebuilding, but I would do as little as possible to get it back in great working shape unless you’re willing to turn this into a six-month project that will cost nearly what a new washer will cost. John | ||
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Post# 1201526 , Reply# 4 3/14/2024 at 17:50 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 P.S. Couple of photos inverted, despite originals correct - HOW TO FIX???The board coding was modified a while ago to automatically rotate some photos because many taken in landscape orientation with phones were displaying sideways. It now sometimes rotates photos that shouldn't be rotated. The fix seems to be editing/rotating affected photos into the correct orientation with photo editing software (on a computer, such as the outdated Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 that I use) which doesn't support image file EXIF metadata that the board code apparently reads to determine whether it should rotate the image. | ||
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Post# 1201579 , Reply# 6 3/15/2024 at 08:00 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Adjusting belt tension on a belt drive washer
Hi Jay, the belt should not be super tight the motor slides to adjust the belt tension loosen up the back motor mounting bolt and the motor will pivot to allow tension adjustment.
If you leave the belt extremely tight, the motor may have trouble starting and you will ruin the water pump bearing. John | ||
| Post# 1202019 , Reply# 9 3/21/2024 at 20:20 by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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