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Cabinet – part 2 Car bodyfiller took care of the dent, while I flatted down the rest with 100 grit wet-and-dry sandpaper, using my orbital sander. There were quite a few more rust spots hiding beneath the paint and, to avoid them spreading, the brown iron oxide was either ground out with the...

Cabinet – part 1 As I wait for an elusive counterface to arrive, I have taken advantage of an afternoon’s nice weather and addressed the cabinet. As you can see, the original cabinet wore rust spots and, once the triangular sales sticker was removed, it was obvious how much the paint had...

Thanks chestermike Thanks for the advice. I went to Halfords for some Citroen/Peugeot Midnight Blue but it is not being stocked anymore. I think what I shall do is get some paint mixed up at my local professional paint suppliers, which should be able to match up the original colour from the...

quick update Managed to spend 20 minutes on the machine last night, so we are now on putting it back together. I fitted the new top bearing, tolerance ring, washers and circlip to the main transmission outer shaft. I also sucked out the old gearbox oil and refilled with old-style EP80/90...

Counterface Thanks Steve - yup, I have googled those numbers already and have contacted the displayed companies - none of which have one :(

Update Thanks for the suggestion about the oil - I tried UK Whitegoods but nobody could give me precise details about what the original oil actually was, so far. The consensus is for me to use EP80/90, classic car spec, so it will not eat away at any soft metal bushes. Anyway, as an update...

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Quick query Does anyone know what oil the gearbox takes? Part number 151442?

new parts New drum support, plate kit, top bearing seal & tripod kit (not pictured) and bottom seal ordered. Sadly, the counterface that fits on top of the support shaft is toast. Anyone know if replacements are available.

Stripping part 2 With the drum support lying in pieces around my workshop, I removed the outer bowl, take it outside and pressure wash the gunk out. With the leak dripping down the support tube for goodness knows how long, I unbolted it and found a rather sad looking bearing, covered in rusty...

Stripping part 1 The main fault with this machine is a nasty leak, which was dripping down from the support shaft. It appears that the leak has been present for some considerable time and I do not think that any past efforts have been made to remedy it. Goodness knows what the old dear washed...

And so here it starts… Before stripping the machine down, I sought to sort out the slow spin. On the forum experts’ advice, I took the clutch shoes off, found they were a bit stiff, cleaned, lubricated and cleaned the glaze off the friction material. The housing was also cleaned out with...

Hi guys, Thanks so much for all of your encouragement and advice. Several offers even came through, offering to save the machine from the tip, which is nice to know. Thanks also for your offer Ian – I may take you up on it in the future, but I don’t have the space to house a spares machine at...

Well, it has arrived... to save or scrap? Well, I collected it on Wednesday. The machine formed part of a deceased estate and, according to the vendor, has not been used much – don’t they all say that? The machine was filthy. What is it with old people that seem to slosh cooking oil...

James, Ian and Luke Thanks Ian - no I am 'blessed' to own a modern estate car, which will happily swallow a washer. The top-loader should have better capacity to wash bedding mattress covers (the modern Bosch really struggles) as well as other things that a FL washer would damage. Luke - I am...

Here's mine Here's one of my Logics, a 'Premier', which may have to be sold when the Hotpoint top-loader arrives. It's a late one, with the double-glazed door. Washes very well indeed and is in very good order - even the plastics have not gone that horrible yellow/sicky colour and the lettering...

Logics Don't forget the Logics! I own two - an early timeline one with the Electron bodyshell that I rebuilt totally and is a spare machine for the family. The other is one that is in occassional use, a very late 1100, in very good order with the Logic body (similar to electron from what I can...

How fashions change - or not There is something so elegant, simplistic, even majestic about the design of these 1504s that the fashion has almost gone full circle and I think would suit a modern kitchen well. The picture that (I think) another member posted, who is using an example of this...

re Thanks for your comments Gents. I have yet to collect the machine, so I have taken a risk. At least the vendor says it works, so there is a degree of fall-back. Presuming it is not a wreck, it shall be tidied up and put into semi-regular domestic use and not relegated to a shed. Thankfully...

Respect! Blimey... I shall be studying your posts carefully - unless you want to come over and do a 1709/10? ;) R