Calypso Number Two

[andrewinorlando]

Kenny -

If you found some ladies' dainties in the water pump, then make sure the gray ring that runs around the outside edge of the nutator is still good and on tight. That gray ring, if it breaks or wears out, can allow foreign objects to get in under the plate, which is open to the water pump intake.

 

[DADoES]

Water has gotten into the u-joint, it must be replaced. The boot is intact so the inner wash plate seal is likely the culprit. I found a dollar in quarters in the basket, so I'm wondering if maybe the previous owners opened it up to retrieve something and didn't replace the seals.

 

[DADoES]

Leveler mechanism inside the inner wash plate. The u-joint replacement kit includes leveler, inner wash plate (dome), seals, and spanner nut.

 

[DADoES]

Tub scum.

 

[DADoES]

Dirty basket.

 

[DADoES]

Basket hub (hope this will be OK for use after clean-up!).

 

[vintagesearch]

omg!
dadoes, this is a lot of work for you! i don't know how you do it but man have you revealed that those calypso's hold in dirt don't they? ive read that they are the worst at leaving grunge within the outer tub and sometimes a smell but not until i saw it now did i believe it! best of luck and i hope the hard work paid off.

V

 

[magic clean]

All the crud in there

confirms that the previous user did not use low sudsing HE detergents. When low suds detergents are used, the suds level between the basket & outer tub is generally no more than 6-8" above the 3-5 gallons of water used per recirculated wash fill. An amount that the machines recirculated and spray rinses can easily get rid of.

 

[foraloysius]

But shouldn't then at least the lower part of the basket be clean?

 

[magic clean]

Louis, hello there! This machine is designed to work with a highly concentrated low suds detergent water solution. This is necessary to remove the soil from the laundry and keep it suspended in the wash water. Then it can be flushed away by the spray & recirculated rinses, not deposited inside the machine.

When low suds detergents are not used, residues are carried high up into areas of the basket-tub by the weak but sudsy wash solution. The excess suds also greatly reduces the recirculated water stream.

 

[gansky1]

I brought mine home last weekend, replaced the pump and got it installed in the garage this weekend. I've run most of the week's washing through and it works beautifully. Mine had almost no scuz & crud around the tub, basket or other parts - I thought it was actually a tribute to it's owner's fastidious care and feeding! It was used by a family of five for four years, so the normal amount of lint and residue had collected around the top of the tub ring, etc. but it was nothing to clean that up quickly. There is a nozzle inside the outer tub at about the 10 o'clock position that sprays the outside of the basket while it's revolving for a few seconds - there must have been a ton of suds in your washer, Glenn.

 

[andrewinorlando]

The suds, combined with harder water conditions will do exactly what you see there. There is a reason the machine calls for low sudsing detergents! What a shame man....that's really filthy, and most definitely shortens the life of the machine.

 

[DADoES]

Basket clean.

 

[DADoES]

Basket drive hub corroded. :-( Hope it'll work, there's a pink o-ring fits into the groove to seal against the bottom of the u-joint. Any suggestions to insure it holds?

 

[DADoES]

Tub clean.

 

[DADoES]

Can't get to the sump balls.

 

[andrewinorlando]

Can you silicone the pink o-ring in place? I don't remember what the instructions say about it.

 

[DADoES]

There are several small rust spots under the rubber gasket around the top. I need to pull it for proper cleaning and treatment ... but I'm leery of being able to get it back on. There's a tie-strap threaded through the gasket holding it in place, and the tail has been snipped. Even if I could get the connector loose, I'd never get it back together. It seems from pics on parts sites that a replacement gasket comes with the tie strap already in place ... so I assume it's simply worked into place. Can anybody confirm the procedure, and that it's "safe" to pull the gasket off without running into an impossibility at getting it reattached? Or if I snip the tie strap, will the gasket stay in place without it?

 

[DADoES]

U-Joint Kit

Six rubber grommets are already on the u-joint (one had come off, found it in bottom of the box), and a foam gasket is included. Another grommet set is in the package with the pink o-ring. The inner wash plate/dome is a tad beat up, but functional. It and the u-joint were packed loose in the shipping box. The leveler was sealed in bubble-wrap.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Wow!!

Hi Glen, looking good, cant wait to see the finished article,,really admire you patience with the re-build at least it will last being well cared for now...

What did you use to clean the tubs???

Cheers, Mike