1964 Kenmore 70 Suds-Saver Rebuild

[hippiedoll]

looks like....

This is coming along nicely for you! I'm getting excited for you! It's looking GREAT! Anxiously waiting to read when you've completed this restoration and seeing the video of this KENMORE in action...
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[bradfordwhite]

Looks great.  Your attention to detail is awesome. 

 

Was the other dome crumbling?  That just seems like an odd part to go bad since it doesn't move.

 

[jons1077]

Air dome

This air dome is a rubber hose with a coupler attachment. There was a little bit of rust at the insertion site of the hose to the outer tub. The old hose was dry and broke off when I removed it so it needed to either be glued or replaced. Since I managed to find a NOS hose I opted to replace it. The new one is soft and pliable and fits exactly. Since the gasket sealant has had a day to cure i will go ahead and give it a test run tonight and see how it goes.

 

[jons1077]

Time to do some testing

Everything in place, my first issue was no spin. Argh!!! Did a closer look and realized I had installed the yoke incorrectly with the retainer spring under rather than on top of it. That meant loosening the transmission and taking the spring out and replacing it correctly. Thankfully, that did the trick!

Did a quick check for agitation and spin before adding water to the mix. Shifts were pretty smooth and the agitation very smooth. The spin is absolutely quiet!

I typically have bad luck when water becomes part of the equation and that holds true. I noticed dripping at the large grommet to the outer tub. I’m guessing from all the tilting and moving from trying to replace the spring, I probably lost my seal. No big deal. It’s a very slow leak so gonna go ahead and run some cycles tonight and then I’ll re-goop down there. I took a few short snippets so please enjoy the 1964 Kenmore 70!

 

[jons1077]

First spin test

First spin

 

[jons1077]

Water test

First agitation with water

 

[jons1077]

First wash

Queen sheet set on hot/warm

 

[jons1077]

Final spin

Kicking into the final spin with the first load. Enjoy the smooth and quiet new bearings.

 

[bradfordwhite]

ewwww....

I'm so excited.   I can't wait to see the sud-saver work.

 

[hippiedoll]

VERY COOL!

It's looking great and running so smoothly!

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!
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[frigilux]

Congratulations, Jon! Thanks for the videos, as well.