Ya i could shove just a sock through and unless I hold the turn handle tight "closed/locked" it won't ring it out much. I had the top apart digging into it a while back and couldn't find anything obviously wrong with it. I've researched this before even sent emails to numerous "experts" who also...
I am trying to tune and restore an old wringer washer (40's J2 I believe). When I go to lock the wringer down with a quarter turn on the top handle, it doesn't "click" locked. So if I put anything bigger than a t-shirt in it it pops up. I have to hold the handle turned if I want the wringer to...