'61 Kenmore discouragement...

[roto204]

Thank you VERY much--parts are on order

Scott, I think Roger got what he surmised was the model # off the machine and may have decoded it by now, so I may indeed be able to get that from him and get the exploded view. Thanks for thinking of that--I forgot all about that and was so engaged with looking up individual numbers...(duh)

 

[lbcarguy]

Tug of war (Kenmore)

Yes Jimmy,

If you were not there, I would not have believed how much effort it takes to get the shaft out. We should have taken pictures!

Sounds like the machine is shaping up. It is very rewarding to see the work pay off.

MK in LBC

 

[roto204]

Oil and caveats

Okay everyone, the spring and seal are in and it's time to tear apart the transmission.

Unfortunately, this time Sears didn't include instructions. (Bugger!)

I'm guessing the tear-apart of the tranny is fairly straightforward, assuming that all parts are kept track of.

Two questions, though (and thank you, thank you, thank you in advance)--

1.) How much oil goes back in the transmission when you're done, and when/how does it get added? Does it go in through a particular spot, or just get oil poured in it while the case is open?

2.) Likewise, how do you drain it properly? (Or does it all just come out when you take the halves apart on the tranny?)

Any caveats you can think of to share when attacking this?

Thank you so much! This should be the last issue before painting and reassembly... (fingers crossed)

--Nate

 

[peterh770]

The link here it to Unimatic's LK restoration. It might help. If someone has the link to his WP restoration where he actually took the tranny apart, pls post that link!

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/00ShowCollectionGETD.cgi?dir=/RESTORATIONS/1957_LADY_KENMORE/

 

[gyrafoam]

POR-15

You can go directly to their website and find out where the nearest distributor is. That stuff is WONDERFUL!

 

[eddy1210]

can't find the link but here's the pic

Hi Nate, it's a messy job. I just did one. Get a large container and be prepared for a yucky mess. I'd clean all the parts with solvent before putting it all together again. Here's a pic of Robert's LK tranny before he put the top back on. You can see the oil level.
Eddy

 

[kenmore1978]

Instructions

There are no instructions because things like the centerpost bearings and gearcase are not considered by Sears to be "repair it yourself" parts. If you go on the site you'll notice that the gearcase isn't broken down into parts and is sold as a unit only. Fortunately, so far as washer gearcases go, it's pretty straightforward when you look at it as to how it's assembled.

 

[roto204]

Yick!

Hi Eddy!

LOL I can actually see EXACTLY where the spring and seal go on that pic--that's pretty neat.

It doesn't look complicated, just messy, so I can deal with that.

The impression I get is that you fill it with oil such that it just covers up the bottommost parts...almost the concept where "if it's wet and has some in it, it's okay."

When I get mine apart, I'll compare notes and see...

I'll definitely clean everything in solvent, though. Based on the sheer viscosity of the gunk that came out when the tranny leaked, I'm sure everything's coated in ick.

I wonder if Sears sells the tranny oil in a prepackaged container like Maytag, where one container equals one fill... (that'd be convenient...)

Thanks again!

--Nate

 

[fixerman]

Sears does sell the oil. Part no 350572. $16.49