gyrafoam
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The subject is a WO-65-2 that I rebuilt a few years ago but never put into service because of my move.I have given this machine to Surgilator1 in Atlanta.
When I rebuilt this machine I replaced as many of the old parts as I could including the torque spring. So it came as a surprise that when we fired it up she wanted to pulsate during the spin cycle----and the tub brake did not want to engage. After speaking with Gansky about it he indicated he believed it to be a torque spring problem-----but I was thinking perhaps it was a tolerance issue since the brake would not engage.
Sooooo, today we started the process of tearing down the machine to find the cause of the problems. As we peeled away layer after layer of the mechanism, I did not see anything unusual----until we got to the torque spring----which was indeed broken. It had sheared-away about two-thirds of the way to the top (if stood on end in position) and the area a row above and below the shear had gapped open a bit. My question is whether you or anyone else has encountered this type of break AND how common would it be to have a NEW stock torque-spring break?
Of course, there is always the question in the back of my mind that maybe something in the rebuild was done incorrectly, AND if so, I certainly do not wish to sacrifice a very hard to find torque-spring to find out.
I am always careful to check the tolerances but am not a trained tech., using GM/Frigidaire instruments/tools to measure with which is always a concern.
Opinions?
ALSO there is another patient----a 1968 LK (Piano-Key type) that has had its timer recently rebuilt. When installed one could hear the increments as the timer moved and now, all of a sudden, when the timer is turned it is silent. It moves----but is strangely silent. Opinions?
When I rebuilt this machine I replaced as many of the old parts as I could including the torque spring. So it came as a surprise that when we fired it up she wanted to pulsate during the spin cycle----and the tub brake did not want to engage. After speaking with Gansky about it he indicated he believed it to be a torque spring problem-----but I was thinking perhaps it was a tolerance issue since the brake would not engage.
Sooooo, today we started the process of tearing down the machine to find the cause of the problems. As we peeled away layer after layer of the mechanism, I did not see anything unusual----until we got to the torque spring----which was indeed broken. It had sheared-away about two-thirds of the way to the top (if stood on end in position) and the area a row above and below the shear had gapped open a bit. My question is whether you or anyone else has encountered this type of break AND how common would it be to have a NEW stock torque-spring break?
Of course, there is always the question in the back of my mind that maybe something in the rebuild was done incorrectly, AND if so, I certainly do not wish to sacrifice a very hard to find torque-spring to find out.
I am always careful to check the tolerances but am not a trained tech., using GM/Frigidaire instruments/tools to measure with which is always a concern.
Opinions?
ALSO there is another patient----a 1968 LK (Piano-Key type) that has had its timer recently rebuilt. When installed one could hear the increments as the timer moved and now, all of a sudden, when the timer is turned it is silent. It moves----but is strangely silent. Opinions?
