Recent content by robinbird

It's not in that bad of condition considering it's been used for 43 years. Some of the woodgrain finish is flaking off and there's a little chip in the porcelain enamel top but other than that not too bad.

Yes, the machine is working fine. I took one brief video last night of it working. I'll do a better one next time I do a batch of clothes. 43 years of continuous use and it's still going. I almost decided to buy a new machine but I'm glad I didn't. Some of the new stuff seems poorly made. Robin

Success! A big THANK YOU to EVERYONE for the help. Special mention goes to Repairguy... not only for talking me into buying the correct motor but leading me to it in the first place. I would not have found it without your help. Like you said... it looks like the motor was never used. Robin

Combo52, thanks for the help. Yeah, there sure isn't much clearance between the rotor and stator... any amount of play and they are likely to hit. As you know, the two halves are welded together with what looks like a spot weld but is most likely a plug weld (hole and weld). I drilled the...

Thanks for the info, very good observations and diagnosis. Good idea about checking the amp draw. I wouldn't have thought of doing that. It does look like bearing failure was most likely the cause. My only doubt comes from the fact that, during disassembly, I had to rotate the shaft and rotor...

Update. I don't have the new motor yet but I took the old one apart to see what went wrong. The windings are toast.

Thanks for the helpful information everyone. I just purchased the motor that Repairguy linked. I hope to be able to return the favor some day. I'll post an update after I install it. I tried the motor again and it seems to run fine with no load (belt removed) but overheats when a load is added...

If the motor in the link has four studs I'll probably end up buying it then. The seller has a pretty firm no return policy so I want to make sure it's good. Seller also didn't take very good photos of it and only two studs are showing. Are there Norge models that are just like the Wards models...

Repairguy, I'm waiting to hear back from the person who has the one that you linked to. I can't tell if there are 2 studs or 4 studs on the bottom. The original has 4... which the base plate with the 3 pads bolts up to. I also found this cross reference and it shows the original motor 33-7323...

Appnut, Is this what you were thinking of?

Repairguy, thanks for the helpful information and the link. I did check to see if the pump and the tub/transmission turn freely and they seem to turn just fine. I see a couple of other motor models on eBay that LOOK like they may work. One of them is a GE 5KH41LT15S and the other is an Emerson...

Hi everyone, I'm a new member and could use some help please. I have a Mongomery Wards 20 cycle washer model LNC-6837 (purchased new in 1977). The motor is on it's last leg. The motor thermal protector shut it down and I could smell it burning. After it cooled off I took off the front panel...