59apachegail
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I don’t know if it would be considered a tool for some but definitely one of mine. I kinda like fixing old things.
I thought I was really smart replacing the controller knob on my washer and the second time it went it hurt to spend another $80 on a new one. I found that sanding the connector points a little and some dielectric grease would make an old knob knew again basically free.
My washer started squeaking a week or so ago then making some scarier and scarier noises and then dead. No spin and no drain. I didn’t want to buy a new one because of all the nightmare videos and reviews.
YouTube was definitely my classroom. I found out dogs, couplers and clutches are a pretty common wear items. On mine the dogs, clutch, cam driver and t bearing went bad. The t bearing wore out and caused the other parts to wear out.
I pounded out the bearing with a long extension, pounded a new one in with some wood. The cam driver was replaced and installed with its c clamp. The whole clutch assembly was replaced because it was $10, I opted for the 6 pad clutch band for longer wear. The transmission and motor were cleaned and the shafts were greased. The motor and trans were reinstalled, dogs replaced in the agitator. The machine is back in business and quiet. For $25 and some
elbow grease I probably saved about $500.
I encourage you to fix your direct drive washers parts are plentiful and cheap. YouTube has a video to repair almost every part, it was too easy to fix and these things are no longer being made. These were produced between 1982 and 2010 and although the cases may look different they are all exactly the same underneath.
I thought I was really smart replacing the controller knob on my washer and the second time it went it hurt to spend another $80 on a new one. I found that sanding the connector points a little and some dielectric grease would make an old knob knew again basically free.
My washer started squeaking a week or so ago then making some scarier and scarier noises and then dead. No spin and no drain. I didn’t want to buy a new one because of all the nightmare videos and reviews.
YouTube was definitely my classroom. I found out dogs, couplers and clutches are a pretty common wear items. On mine the dogs, clutch, cam driver and t bearing went bad. The t bearing wore out and caused the other parts to wear out.
I pounded out the bearing with a long extension, pounded a new one in with some wood. The cam driver was replaced and installed with its c clamp. The whole clutch assembly was replaced because it was $10, I opted for the 6 pad clutch band for longer wear. The transmission and motor were cleaned and the shafts were greased. The motor and trans were reinstalled, dogs replaced in the agitator. The machine is back in business and quiet. For $25 and some
elbow grease I probably saved about $500.
I encourage you to fix your direct drive washers parts are plentiful and cheap. YouTube has a video to repair almost every part, it was too easy to fix and these things are no longer being made. These were produced between 1982 and 2010 and although the cases may look different they are all exactly the same underneath.
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