Recent content by 61whirlpool

Hey Rick I am temporizing. The gunk may have needed just a little more time to cure because now it leaks only a little. So I am using the machine as is. In the good weather months, I long-distance hike. In a little more than 2 weeks, I'll be back on the Appalachian Trail, hoping to finish up the...

Hey Rick I am temporizing. The gunk may have needed just a little more time to cure because now it leaks only a little. So I am using the machine as is. In the good weather months, I long-distance hike. In a little more than 2 weeks, I'll be back on the Appalachian Trail, hoping to finish up the...

gyrafoam, thank you! I will let you and the others know how this turns out. The repairman did get the inner basket out. He had a special tool that unscrewed or loosened the center post. Can you tell by this vocab that I don't know anything about appliance repair? Clips holding the inner basket...

Everyone, thank you for the replies Sorry, no pictures, I'm not that computer-literate. I printed the Help-Kenmore Experts discussion and will show that to the repairman to see if he'll try again. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not giving up yet, but may have to if I can't find someone to...

Do any of you live near Syracuse NY, who might be willing to make a house call? I have an old faithful 1961 RCA Whirlpool washer LJA70PW00 just like you have in your museum (Robert-Brooklyn) and ??year RCA Wirlpool dryer LVI5701W1. Washer is leaking. Repairman was here and said it was a tub seal...