Clean up photos of Amanda and Dan's Whirlpool

[combo52]

Whirlpool top load, washer, transmission gears

Both belt drive and direct drive transmissions used to machined, steel pinion gear, the other metal gears were cast iron.

Neither design ever had any trouble with gears except the pre-1964 transmissions as pictured and reply number 36 the pinion gear used to tear the teeth off the first reduction cast gear whirlpool, beefed it up in 1964 and we never saw problem after that.

Plastic gears are usually stronger and last longer than cast-iron gears, that’s why Maytag used nylon for the pinion gear in their automatic washer transmissions, which never failed in normal use of the machine.

John

 

[gelaundry4ever]

gear thickness

So how thick were Whirlpool's gears? How many parts do the direct drives have compared to the older belt drives as far as their transmissions go? You would think that the gears would tolerate that much torque.

 

[kg2280]

Looks great Rick. I recently acquired almost the same machine.
Needless to say, I'm pretty excited. After cleaning and soaking the outer tub in CLR, I've got 99.9% of the buildup off, so now it's time to tackle the rust. I've attached a picture for reference.
I'm thinking I should do as you did and use POR 15 on the bottom of the entire tub and the short center post and a couple other areas along the rim.
I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions...
1. How did you prep the tub before painting? Did you use those 2 products in the kit, or did you just go right to painting after you cleaned it with CLR?
2. Did you paint over the 4 bolts and rubber things or just paint around them as close as possible.
3. How's the machine holding up?

Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated.

 

[goatfarmer]

Sad to say, Rick is no longer with us.

 

[thatwasherguy]

First off, welcome to the forum!

Second, congrats on the machine! Considering it’s age, the tub looks to be in excellent condition. I have used POR15 in the past on a Maytag outer tub with very similar rust to the one in your Whirlpool. I used the two products in the kit to prepare the surface on my machine. I didn’t have bolts in the bottom of my tub, but I can’t imagine it causing problems to paint them. I am unsure as to have a it will last, as I have only used the machine about 30 times since I rebuilt it. I imagine that it will hold up quite well, though, as the coating feels quite strong to the touch.
Hope this helps,
Thatwasherguy.

 

[rinso]

"Tragic Lint Filter" is indeed a correct reference to the under-the-tub passive lint filter. After 8 years of service, I gave my TOL direct drive a thorough cleaning, removing the tub because I thought the lint filter might need attention. I was so wrong! There wasn't a speck of lint in it after all that time. I agree that it probably doesn't do much to catch lint.

 

[helicaldrive]

What?

What happened to Rick?

 

[DADoES]

 
He died on 10/10/2022.  It was announced in the green section As the Tub Turns on 10/25/2022.  No details there on the cause of death and I don't recall anyone otherwise shared that information.

 

[helicaldrive]

OMG

Thank you.