Calypso, Repair in Progress

[jaxsunst]

Oh course my camera battery died, it is recharging now. I have it taken apart down to the spanner nut. I have been hammering on it for about 30 minutes.

Is the u-joint supposed to move with the nut? It is.

Am I just not being patent enough and need to keep hammering?

 

[jaxsunst]

Here is a pic, the entire thing moves.

 

[andrewinorlando]

That u-joint looks like it's fine. The boot isn't torn or damaged.

 

[DADoES]

Maybe the u-joint is OK and the knocking noise during high-speed spin is from the broken shock you mentioned previously? Have you gotten the front panel off for a look? I believe you can also see the shocks from beneath. Try to get out as much water as possible. Or take off the back panel and remove the lower hose from the sump, with a pan ready to catch the water out of the sump. Lay the machine on its back, prop it up with something if possible to keep the sump end lower to help prevent any residual water from running out from the tub ring openings or wherever. Remove the bottom panel and have a look.

 

[jaxsunst]

pics of what's going on

I found when I had it on it's back that one of the struts was leaking oil. Also, the shocks on the front bottom are very greasy with a lot of loose grease.

 

[jaxsunst]

another

Look at my feet!!!!

Also notice the orange vintage floor in my garage.

 

[jaxsunst]

And another

 

[jaxsunst]

bottom plate

Look, no rust

 

[vintagesearch]

wo its pretty much intact no rust grime or anything still looks new wow!

 

[jaxsunst]

I forgot to ask, does the balance ring supposed to have water in it?

 

[jaxsunst]

on the next to the last pic, if you look under the strut on the left, you can see the small puddle of oil

 

[andrewinorlando]

Jackson-

That machine is in perfect condition. It looks brand new inside.

The balance ring is filled with water, seawater, I believe. It's why these machines have such amazing ability to complete cycles with the most out of balance loads...even washing a single pillow is no problem for it. In six years, I've never had mine shut down because of an out of balance condition...it always completes the cycle.

It's very hard to say whether or not the struts are the issue. Mine do not leak oil, I know that from working on it. You may have a bad one. But with the panels off the machine, if you re-assemble the tub and top, you can start the machine up and see how it reacts during spin and see if you can hear where the noise is coming from while watching for excessive tub movement. It should spin pretty steadily, just some minor rocking, but definitely no twisting of the tub. You'll get some "tub twist" when the machine shuts down after the final high speed spin with a load in it...that's normal.

When you re-assemble the top, make sure all the rubber flanges are correctly in place under the top lid of the machine. Their placement is obvious, but if they are outta place, the machine will splash water over the tub while it's washing, causing unsightly rust underneath.

I hope you can return the u-joint and leveler???

Another thing I would do

 

[DADoES]

Are the tub struts hydraulic/oil-filled? I haven't examined them closely and don't recall from the tech manual, but I figured they were simply spring supports.

Your Calypso is pristine compared to mine!

 

[jaxsunst]

video

I just posted a video of the problem. The lighting is not great. If there are any angles or changes anyone would like to make, please let me know.

 

[bundtboy]

inner and outter tubs rubbing

Your tubs are rubbing. I don't know how to explain why, but they are. Is the main wash tub loose on it's hub?

B

 

[bundtboy]

bent

...could the tub be actually bent at the hub? Just a guess - but I can see in the video that the inner tub is not concentric to the lid opening. It looks like it's in crooked - or possibly bent.

B

 

[jaxsunst]

I found where it is rubbing, it is the balance ring rubbing against the outer ring. I must have done something wrong reassembling them.

 

[DADoES]

You haven't yet removed the inner basket or changed the u-joint, correct? Is there fluid in the balance ring?

Mine has never had an OOB situation (perhaps I should force one to see what happens?). Seems odd it gets up to high speed before triggering an OOB, shouldn't that happen much sooner (if the load is really OOB)? There's no OOB switch in terms of sensing tub oscillations, if I understand correctly it works via motor current. Something is apparently putting the motor under more of a load that normal.

 

[jaxsunst]

Yes, the balance ring has some kind of fluid in it. Judging by holding it, it is about half full.

No, the u-joint looked new, so I put the new grommets, seals, leveler, and inner wash dome in.