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Hmmmm Well that does make sense! The room it's in has been a steady 20 degrees, so no wonder. If it's ever going to stick at all, it'll stick now. I'll try a hairdryer to see if that gets it loosened up and maybe I can leave a space heater on low. It figures the panel wouldn't be the easy type...

Hi everyone, Lately I've noticed that when I run my Kenmore Visimatic, sometimes it just washes away forever regardless of what I set the timer for. Other times it gets the job done, but it might take 20 minutes instead of just 10, etc. The timer sometimes just stops ticking so I'm sure that's...

Excuse the pink pics, My camera is a little funny sometimes, I don't know why, though in person the machine is definitely white. Thank you for talking to John about it, and for the info & compliments!

Hi again, Here are some more pics of the rest of the machine I took a while back: [link] I just put some WD40 on it yesterday or the day before, it might be pretty gummed up from years of lint and soap, so it might be a while. I also tried a lock nut wrench I found at Home Depot (the...

Here's the rest of the diagrams For anyone else interested, these old diagrams show the rest of the workings and how they assemble; pump, wringer assembly, etc. I don't need to dismantle any of those things (hopefully), but maybe someone else can use them. I personally saved all the pics to my...

Hi Mickey Thanks for the response and info! I was able to get the wringer column enclosure off, and sure enough the tub clamp in question was removable. Funny thing though, it seems it was a strictly decorative molding, and wasn't really holding anything together! Or maybe it was keeping the...

Not sure if anyone's seen this yet? Anyway, I looked around here and google some more and found out I need one of those tub nut spanner wrenches at some point (the kind you hit with the hammer)but I don't have one, and am not really sure where to get one in my area. I would rather not order on...

Additional info Well, if it helps I found an old print of the assembly on Sears' parts website, but I can't make heads or tails of it! Has anyone ever done this before? -P.S. I'll be posting a new thread with pics of the disassembly should anyone want them for reference. (link attached)...

Hi everyone, I'm sorry to say I'm not on here much- but lately I find I'm in need of some expertise. I have a Kenmore Visimatic, which I think was made in 1960, (with a model number of #1105902801 for those interested)that I love dearly, and hope to have forever. HOWEVER, the old girl's getting...

Oh, and I almost forgot to ask! Is there any way to tell what year this was made? Or at least does anyone know what years this series was in production? Thank you.

Thank you both!

links I don't think (or know) that I can make clickable links in these posts, did you copy and paste the links into a new tab or window? It works for me that way.

Pictures Ok, I finally got around to taking some pictures! Now, they're too big to fit in the upload, and there are a few of them, so I dumped them in photobucket, I'll try and post the direct links here. And I'm not sure, but I do believe it has the marbled rollers and Roto-Swirl agitator...

You're right... If I open it up I run the risk of: A)making a mess, and B)re-assembling it incorrectly and breaking it! Also! I just did laundry with it and wow, what a great appliance! Sure does work better than my old automatic one! It took me a bit to master wringing out the clothes, but now...

Thanks all! Thank you all for the tips/suggestions and warm welcomes! And Brian, turns out that's EXACTLY what was wrong with it! I turned the machine on it's side, put a bit of oil on it, and sat there turning the pulley wheel over by hand back and forth for a good 15 minutes, but it finally...

Hello all! My name is Ronny, and first off, let me tell you what a godsend stumbling onto this forum was! I'm 21, and from New England, and very much into antiques and other vintages whats-its, so when my beat-up 1980's washer up and died, I spent some time lugging things down to the laundromat...