Recent content by redcarpetdrew

The persistence award goes to you, my friend. You haven’t even touched on all the curveballs that washer threw at you or the number of times you almost threw in the towel. You now have skills that many in the field now have no clue of. Victory is yours. Well, that and clean laundry... lol... RCD

When I replace the stem and boot on dc washers I usually install the old style centerpost seal as well. The only time I don’t is when there is the white clip on the top of the orbital trans. So far, I have not had any issues with it and the lip seal on the new stem is potentially iffy by itself...

I KNEW you could do it! I am humbled that you reached out for help and that my advice helped you. Like I reminded you. As you post your story of the washer that seemed bound and determined to not wash again, you stuck with it. You didn’t lose faith and tackled everything it threw at you like a...

An awesome machine! You will be surprised how resilient these machines are. My 57 E2LP sat in a barn for several decades and yet fired up the first time after a little loving preflight. The manual in the download section is indeed a great resource for you. I also have a fair amount of service...

You might be able to save the pads... Are the Pads gone or just dry. If they are not allowing the tub mechanism to move with the load in spin without grabbing the base frame, then it can look like the base is flexing. I have seen actual cracked/damaged base frames but very few! I attached a how...

You can change the struts from the back. I've done it in cramped rooms. RCD

Depends on who made it. The simple question is does it have a window in the door or not? RCD

Yup. That looks like a Whirlpool sourced Maytag Centennial. They really are easy to fix once you learn the little quirks of the design. You had quite the journey there but at least you happily reached your destination eventually versus those who ended up taking the machine and giving up after...

Our own Stephanie did a master's job on restoring one a while back. Here's the thread... RCD http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?54296

Looks like a sleek spaceship you got there! Very nice. Enough stuff inside to keep a techie like me happy. Enjoy! You kept your old one well! Reminds me how I am with Sophie, my 2006 Solara SLEV6 ragtop. Been busy converting/upgrading to all LED lighting. I'm also curious. Why not keep her as...

Any luck? RCD

Nice DS1 reference, Louie. Dropped my iPad on that one... RCD

You should be able to open the front panel and watch it run to observe. If the igniter comes on then goes out without the gas lighting, then you most likely have bad coils or the wire connectors at the coils might be loose. If the igniter does not come on, then you might have an issue with that...

I rescued a dryer very close to this. How old is this one? RCD http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/zip/4980056387.html

Looks really nice but $500? RCD http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/app/4969699851.html