1986 Kenmore 60 Series DD--Refurb Project

[ddfan92]

Stan

Did yours have the plastic cam around the underhub of the spin gear, or was it old enough to just have the metal spring like what I've seen in some of the older patent files for these? Mine has the plastic cam/tang.

 

[stan]

Mine

Was plastic
But still in good shape as well as the metal parts.
It was just that thin metal hub that had broken.

 

[ddfan92]

Thanks for the info Stan.

 

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Alrighty

Went ahead and put a new lid switch that I had laying around in this one since it didn't originally have a properly working one when I got it in 2020.

Now finally ready to reassemble everything else back together and test everything!

 

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Dry run test

Put the engine, pump & tranny back in and did a quick dry run to make sure I put it back correctly lol. Just ran it for a minute so I don't burn the new pump out (idk). Works so far! No oil leaks as of yet! Now for the definitive water test!

 

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Also cleaned the oil off the base and cabinet as well. (Some of that is rust)

 

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Brother & Sister

Some twin shots I thought were cool.

 

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Water test

Filling up now as I type this....

 

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Water test

Filling up now as I type this....

 

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Didn't mean to post twice.....

Now agitating. So far no leaks, and sounds & works normal!

 

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Drain & Schpin!

Beautifulz!

 

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The obligatory pump bubbles as well....

 

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And last but not least:

The lovely elusive final spin only singular spray rinse on this particular one.

 

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We be golden! Back together and ready for another 15 years of service if I might say so?

 

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Warsh!

 

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DeliCat™ cycle

 

[stan]

Great Job

Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[combo52]

Direct drive, washer, rebuild project

Nice job Steven, these machines are relatively easy to rebuild. If you go through them and correct the problem as you did.

The 24 inch Kenmore should last many more years, we have an original 1981 24 inch whirlpool direct drive in our museum that we completely rebuilt about 20 years ago.

It recently experienced a timer failure and luckily we found one on eBay it’s a difficult timer to find.

Only one complaint Steven please straighten the hinges on the 24 inch Kenmore. I can’t stand to see the lid hitting the enamel top like that when it’s in the open position , when the lid is open, it should stand nearly vertical with just a slight lean to the left.

John and

 

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Need help:

Well upon testing the machine after sitting a month in my cold shop, I found it started leaking from the bottom of the tub by the back suspension support. There isn't any other place I can store it that's warm or insulated at the moment, so I just need to figure out what to do to fix it so I can hopefully sell it ASAP. I determined that it wasn't the main gasket seal at the bottom of the tub.

I pulled the agitator and inner tub out and filled it with water. Filled it just above the level of the main gasket and then let it sit a moment. Nothing. Then filled it past the level of the middle center-post seal and let it sit a moment. Started leaking again. Clearly points to the middle seal which encompasses the brake shaft. I went ahead and bought the main gasket and the middle seal and went ahead and installed the new tub gasket. But upon removing the old center-post seal, the part I bought doesn't look like it'll work. I went on searspartsdirect.com and put in the order for the part which the diagram showed I needed. I must have missed something though because it doesn't look like the original seal for one, and there are more seals/bearings underneath the one that sits on top, which look on mine as though they'll need replaced as a whole.

 

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Model #110.81362150

Now upon looking further at the diagram, I realize I may have jumped the gun and ordered one of the lower support seals.