Recent content by andy_70imperial

Is this still available? Sorry for the late reply.

Thanks John! $100 was my total budget for everything and I was trying to keep it under that. $100 for just the belt would be insane. I picked up the belt for around $20 with shipping and that is for a Whirlpool part... Yeah it is crazy how long this machine has lasted. I expect to get many...

Thanks! Your post in this thread with the part numbers (post #21) was extremely helpful. A little hiccup on the job though. When I swapped the spin tube in the basket drive assembly the two thrust washers on either side of the pulley were extremely thin (PN 353320) and one of them cracked but...

The only hiccup I ran into was when I first fired the machine back up. During the first run it sounded like the motor was working harder, and there were even tiny bits of rubber flaking off the old belt. Not a good sign! When it was time to go into the spin cycle the machine completely locked...

It took all of my strength to move the cabinet back upstairs, and this is without any of the big parts installed in it. During re-assembly I clamped a wooden box to the side of the cabinet so I could tip the machine to a 45-degree angle and slowly introduce the rebuilt gearcase assembly as a...

The inside of the gearcase was a mess. The top 2/3 was filled with clear water, and the bottom 1/3 with brown sludgy grease. I was able to mostly clean this with rags and q-tips, followed by a light wash with brakeclean. Sorry I didn't get any photos of this, my hands were way too dirty to...

The new bearing kit came with instructions, very helpful! I didn't have access to the special Robinair bearing remover/installer tool so cobbled something together using a 1/2-inch threaded rod and stuff in my stash. This is where it pays to be a packrat. I found some metal tubing that was...

My laundry room is upstairs and my workshop is in the basement (and the washer is heavy!) so to lighten the load I removed the top of the cabinet, the impeller, and the basket and moved the machine downstairs with a hand truck. To remove the gearcase I packed the area between the drum and...

Last year I initially thought the machine was too rusty but when I really examined it the rust condition wasn't too bad. A year ago I fixed the holes in the basket near the pump inlet and center post with rust converter and epoxy putty, and sprayed a thick coating of Flexseal over the inside...

Hello again belt-drive fans.......it has been a while! Andy here, but this time with a different username because for some reason I couldn't login or recover the old one. It is now a year later and believe it or not we still have the 40-year old Whirlpool and I just finished rebuilding it...