Recent content by candi

Silly rabbit Howdy all! My plan to ring in the New Year with a wonderful post full of developments has been foiled! I just knew the holiday break would be plenty of time to get this machine up and running. Nope. I dremelled the main part of the agitator off and took a hacksaw to the top of...

Pics or it didn’t happen :) Ya don’t realize how challenging it is to light and photograph in a washer till you have to :) Here’s my set up. The first two show my air wedges. The bottom of the agitator would be a circle, but the inflated wedges have deformed it. Last is one of the top of the...

Oh snaps! Lorain Furniture! I watched your YouTube videos and that's where I got the air wedges and red sealant from. So cool! Alright, guys, I have bad news. I started with the heat gun and quickly realized it's a thin line between brilliant and terrible idea. So, I moved on to the boiling...

Starting the work I've been trying to finesse my agitator while waiting for the basket drive. WD-40 has been soaking and air wedges wedging. Some amount of oil has made it between the parts, but not enough to free the agitator. I know I'll have to go in with a heat tool or boiling water, and...

Basket drive arrived! After a month of waiting, my genuine-Whirlpool basket drive has finally arrived! And then I realized that I should have ordered a tub grommet. So I'm ordering that now. Oh, and should I get replacement bolts for the outer tub? Should I expect the ones I have to be...

Post Script Ps. The machine is a Kenmore 70 Series from '82 (82372110).

That's definitely a vote in favor of the genuine part. I want my new spin tube to be fresh and pristine as long as it can :) I'll see if anyone chimes in before I order tomorrow. No dumb questions! I have a pry-off cap that wasn't on as well as it could be. (Probably a contributor to the...

Choosing a basket drive Thanks for the help on the part number substitution. When I looked at the diagram, I thought that the arrow was only for the small piece it was pointing to, instead of the whole assembly :) To be sure of the tube length, I went downstairs to measure, and the agitator...

Oh dear... It wasn't the plan, but looking back at Potatochips's video, I think I can do this too :) Since I don't see the parts listed on the diagram that I've been using, I did a little googling and found a place in the area that can hopefully help me determine what size tube I need. I'll...

Sadly, I don't feel comfortable getting too deep. Dropping the transmission to change the bearings is at the far end of my current comfort level :) But, once done, I might continue to learn until I can change those things. Maybe.... :)

Tools and parts have arrived! It's been a couple of weeks, and all my parts and tools have arrived! I'm not sure if I got new old stock, but I found the bearing installer at a place in Quebec! I felt like I had won some type of lottery. (Ps. It didn't come with a thrust washer. Is it supposed...

Ps. Thanks guys for your help and continued interest in my project!

Question about the grease I'm trying to conceptualize this process while I wait for my parts to come. [Unfortunately, my water shut off valves are seized, and I'll have to turn off the water to the house when I do this work. So, I want to be quick and efficient once I start.] First, a wire...

Thanks! I'm kind of excited to have this tale to tell :)

Hi all! After reading through Potatochips's rebuild more times than I will own up to, I think I finally understand this process. I expect to go slowly and update this thread through the process. To start, here's my Amazon order: bearing kit, belt, tub grommet, spanner wrench, tub seal, and air...