Recent content by wire_weaver

Fare thee well old-faithful I got out my portable blow torch and freezing spray to heat the alloy and cool the gearbox shaft. I re-filled my torch from a can of butane I've had for about 15 years now, looking forward to the excitement, and,... Pffffffffff......... The torch's refill nipple...

Wow Chris, even more great advice !!! My wife is certainly not happy with the advice as she has been without a machine now for 2 weeks !! I'm going to try options 1 and then maybe 3 as they will take the least of my time as I work during the week. Where can I get a full parts list so I know...

Some more pics showing the garden stakes driven between the gearbox mounting plate and the outer plastic wash tub.

Corrosion might have got the better of me I have toiled all afternoon attempting to remove the gearbox/transmission from the washtub assembly. I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that it is VERY stuck. As per Chris' warning, I think the gearbox outer shaft and the washtub have become...

OK so this morning I used a re-fashioned coat hanger to removed the plastic doo-dad at the bottom centre of the agitator that looked like a tri-spoked bicycle wheel. This then revealed a hex head bolt which lies 350mm down the agitator shaft !! I used blue tack on the end of the coat-hanger to...

Perseverance is my middle name Wow Chris, thanks so much for your reply. I had not even thought about the idea that a decent F&P smart drive would be available so cheaply. I paid $160 for the gearbox direct from Electrolux in S.A. After trying out what you have suggested, I'll decide which...

Pictures attached this time Pictures attached this time. In the new gearbox, notice the bit of metal on the brake pad sticking out perpendicular to the circumferential part of the pad - that bit cnapped off my existing gearbox !

Help me remove my old gearbox !! The new gearbox arrived today and it is very obvious where the old one broke. The brake pad on the new gearbox has a piece of metal sticking out perpendicular to the circumferential brake pad/band which had snapped off on my old/existing gearbox. OK so that is...