Calypso, Repair in Progress

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the club members are right

I think u are going to have to take out the inner tub and check it and the shafts for damage

maybe the other members can chime in on this :

can u test the machine with the inner tub out to see if the drive shaft is bent
 
Could that have something to do with the fact that I couldn't get the spanner nut out because the shaft it is connected to turned with it when I tried to use a mallet?
 
It could very well be...it's hard to tell without seeing the machine. You should have been able to get that spanning nut loose with just a little effort. I was concerned that the whole thing seems to be stuck together. It's not a difficult disassembly, but getting that nut loose is required to get the tub or that shaft out. It may be very slightly out of round (the tub) which may explain why it wobbles only at the high speed spin.
 
It might be kinda normal for the basket to have an impetus to turn (depending on strength of the brake) when the spanner nut is whacked. Could somebody hold the basket still? If the nut won't come off, might have to carefully chisel it.
 
Sorry to butt in here, but I have the same issue with my Calypso, and may at least be able to chime in with some info.

First, getting the lock nut off gave me some fits using the universal too bought at the helpful local appliance repair place. The prongs on the took are too 'tall' and tried to move the whole shaft instead of just the nut. Holding it up just a bit while whacking it solved the issue. Also, the nut is a normal threaded one - the tech at the shop thought it was reverse threaded.

Ok, even before I got the nut and then the u-joint off, I noticed that the inner basket turned and moved up and down, wobbled, etc. independant of the hub/inner wash plate.

Once I got the basket out, it is pretty clear that the hub shold be tight on the basket. At least I _think_ that's the case - can someone with a working Calypso confirm that they can't move the basket w/out turning the rest of the assembly?

I don't see a great way to tighten the hub that sandwiches the basket between it. Any thoughts?

I hope this helps a bit - this is the closest to my OB issues on my system, and before I plunk $150+ for a new basket, plus a balancing ring that got worn through, and a new outer wash plate since the gasket is deformed (total of about $250 in parts) I wanted to see if I was alone with this issue :-)

Thanks much,

Kevin M.
 
I may try lifting the nut, thanks.

Right now, the Calypso is going to have to be shelved until my garage drops below 90 degrees. That will give me an opportunity to do some real research. i will probably get back into it in a couple of weeks.
 
That's why you should never have bought a Kenmore Crapypso in the first place and just stuck with the durable DD Kenmore.
 
If the mechanism has been disassembled previously, I'm wondering if the components and/or basket aren't properly aligned ... which may also explain your difficulty in getting the spanner nut loose.
 
Glenn is absolutely right...if the machine was previously disassembled/re-assembled incorrectly, this would cause the problem you're having with it now. When I disassembled mine, hitting the nut did not cause anything else to turn along with it. Everything stayed put, and just the nut turned, though it was hard to loosen. Once it begain turning though, it came right off with no problem. I know when the machine if off, you can't turn the tub at all, it won't budge. But no problems at all since I fixed her.

Question: If you open the machine while it's spinning, does it brake and stop immediately?
 
Jackson -

I watched your video a couple of times again, and I don't think the problem is in the suspension at all. That looks like it's working as it should. All the shaking and vibration is in the basket, so the problem seems to be with either the shaft or the basket, or, it's very possible that something is caught underneath the basket itself. The suspension is absorbing the shakes just fine.
 
It is supposed to start cooling down some, so I can get into the garage and work without melting. I am going to take it apart and replace the u-joint and look at the block, and probably replace it too.
 
You'll get her right....and you'll love that machine once it's fixed and working. Aside from the problem you're having getting it taken apart, it is actually very easy to work on. God only knows what its previous owners did to it or how they may have abused it. Mine has been an absolute workhorse for years, and a big timesaver, too.
 
Glenn - when you were whacking the spanner nut, did the whole works turn, as Jackson describes when he tried to remove his? Or does it stay put like I think mine did when I changed mine out. (I can't fully remember from when I did it.)
 
That's what I thought I remembered!!! Thanks for confirming. At least now we know that Jackson has a problem with the machine and hopefully we can help figure out how to fix it!
 
if it DOES turn out to be the tub...

that's covered by a lifetime warranty, is it not?

....maybe the tub is bent at the hub.

I hope it comes apart so we can find out~.

Did you try some penetrating grease on that nut? Also I never like whacking with rubber mallets. I use a 5 pound sledge for spanner nuts. Remember to hit it like you mean it, and it's lefty loosey.

What kind of hammer did you use, Glenn?

This may become one of our very rare machines in the future. I hope it all works out.

Good Luck.

b
 
It's very, very painful to the ears to whack the spanner wrench with a non-rubber hammer inside of the stainless steel tub. The noise from the echo is painfully deafening, that's why you need the rubber mallet. The noise literally causes pain which is why the repair manual specifies the rubber mallet. I tried with a hammer...couldn't do it.
 

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