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Morning Jon, Hula Looking Great - gonna be best tribute ever for Eddy, lots of memories and more to share !!
Morning Jon, Hula Looking Great - gonna be best tribute ever for Eddy, lots of memories and more to share !!
Thanks Mike
All the parts are returning to their places, this is one of the fun parts as the machine goes back together.
-Todays progress, this machine has a drain coupling I have not seen before, a garden hose connector.
-Always always always a new water valve fitment is a PILL. This one is hitting the bracket i would not be able to get the hose connected properly, luckily I noticed this right after I installed it in, out it comes and goes under the mighty bench grinder!
-Ben requested to see the later updated tub to mechanism water seal, it is a face seal so I pulled it apart in sections you can see. This tells me this unit was worked on in its day so I was not the first inside. The current water leak was caused by a ripped oil bellows the face seal seems perfectly normal. The big mechanism nut is part of the replacement, it has a lower height to accommodate that copper seal ring which now engages the tub down to the inner bearing race.
-Honkin big wrench, the mechanism nut is terrified!
-A sweet bonus is this machine still retains both HOT and COLD signs!!
-These solid rubber blocks are a restorer's dream- RUN to the auto parts store NOW!
All the parts are returning to their places, this is one of the fun parts as the machine goes back together.
-Todays progress, this machine has a drain coupling I have not seen before, a garden hose connector.
-Always always always a new water valve fitment is a PILL. This one is hitting the bracket i would not be able to get the hose connected properly, luckily I noticed this right after I installed it in, out it comes and goes under the mighty bench grinder!
-Ben requested to see the later updated tub to mechanism water seal, it is a face seal so I pulled it apart in sections you can see. This tells me this unit was worked on in its day so I was not the first inside. The current water leak was caused by a ripped oil bellows the face seal seems perfectly normal. The big mechanism nut is part of the replacement, it has a lower height to accommodate that copper seal ring which now engages the tub down to the inner bearing race.
-Honkin big wrench, the mechanism nut is terrified!
-A sweet bonus is this machine still retains both HOT and COLD signs!!
-These solid rubber blocks are a restorer's dream- RUN to the auto parts store NOW!
Step by Step
one thing at a time
one thing at a time
this is FANTASTIC Jon!....thanks for sharing and showing all the steps for a rebuild....how I wish I was there to see this in person...
puzzling to me of what I can't figure out....suspension?....I see it bolts to the inside, and to the cross member at the bottom...
am I missing something?....what allows movement/flexing in the chance of out-of-balance conditions?...
when these units needed service in your home, and you called out a tech, were parts replaced on site, or was it just pull one unit out, and replace with a whole other unit?...
its just a fascinating power unit....all-in-one!
puzzling to me of what I can't figure out....suspension?....I see it bolts to the inside, and to the cross member at the bottom...
am I missing something?....what allows movement/flexing in the chance of out-of-balance conditions?...
when these units needed service in your home, and you called out a tech, were parts replaced on site, or was it just pull one unit out, and replace with a whole other unit?...
its just a fascinating power unit....all-in-one!
Yogi ....
there is a rubber mechanism support that mounts to the top of the uni mechanism and bolts down in the floor of the outer tub. Big rubber and metal cone with a flared bottom. I've seen 3 examples of these where the rubber turns rock hard and will crack at the neck.
I have been kicking around the idea of reproducing these but have no idea for who or how many I could possible make but seems to be an Achilles heel for the unimatic. Once all these are no longer usable, SOL .... unless someone has a bunch of these tucked away in secrecy. LOL
Bud - Atlanta
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there is a rubber mechanism support that mounts to the top of the uni mechanism and bolts down in the floor of the outer tub. Big rubber and metal cone with a flared bottom. I've seen 3 examples of these where the rubber turns rock hard and will crack at the neck.
I have been kicking around the idea of reproducing these but have no idea for who or how many I could possible make but seems to be an Achilles heel for the unimatic. Once all these are no longer usable, SOL .... unless someone has a bunch of these tucked away in secrecy. LOL
Bud - Atlanta
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Hey Jon -
Years and years ago I found a Gates automotive heater hose that, when trimmed, is the perfect replacement for the outlet drain hose on a WO-65. The number then was 303775, now replaced by 19706. You may want to check your local auto parts stores to see if they have it in stock before shelling out for shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HVAC-Heater-Hose-Molded-Heater-Hose-Gates-19706/363143573186
Ben
Years and years ago I found a Gates automotive heater hose that, when trimmed, is the perfect replacement for the outlet drain hose on a WO-65. The number then was 303775, now replaced by 19706. You may want to check your local auto parts stores to see if they have it in stock before shelling out for shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HVAC-Heater-Hose-Molded-Heater-Hose-Gates-19706/363143573186
Ben
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Free delivery to the local store .....
2 vs 6 hose clamps ..... lol
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2 vs 6 hose clamps ..... lol
thanks for that info Bud....
surprised it didn't have ribs for flexing, like from a Filter-Flo tub to tranny connection...but it did serve its purpose
surprised it didn't have ribs for flexing, like from a Filter-Flo tub to tranny connection...but it did serve its purpose
Ben that is great information!
Will search for one !u
Bud, thank you for your explanation! Those supports have steel plates molded into them so we would need the plates out of old supports.
And thanks for the link to HD and the hose !!!
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Will search for one !u
Bud, thank you for your explanation! Those supports have steel plates molded into them so we would need the plates out of old supports.
And thanks for the link to HD and the hose !!!
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Reassembly ! The water bellows was the worst thing I have even done in a Frigidaire! It took me two days and prompting from Robert ! These were NOS parts and they are getting firm after 40 years on the shelf !!!
Look at the quality - take a look at the two nuts in photo #15, they were chosen to hold the back down and the nut has a raised flat that is designed to engage the lock washer! Don't see that anymore.
Fun detail work, I have cleaned all the bolts and repainted and buffed the control plate. I have updated the panel water temp with 1953 Oldsmobile Speedometer paint !
De-rusted the nylon washers. It all is going back together nicely, Eddy's machine is gonna rise nicely !!
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Reassembly ! The water bellows was the worst thing I have even done in a Frigidaire! It took me two days and prompting from Robert ! These were NOS parts and they are getting firm after 40 years on the shelf !!!
Look at the quality - take a look at the two nuts in photo #15, they were chosen to hold the back down and the nut has a raised flat that is designed to engage the lock washer! Don't see that anymore.
Fun detail work, I have cleaned all the bolts and repainted and buffed the control plate. I have updated the panel water temp with 1953 Oldsmobile Speedometer paint !
De-rusted the nylon washers. It all is going back together nicely, Eddy's machine is gonna rise nicely !!
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Virgin Suds Cake
See Mike, see Mike get lambasted with suds.
https://youtu.be/P2lqp6iSwYY
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See Mike, see Mike get lambasted with suds.
https://youtu.be/P2lqp6iSwYY
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TO EDDY
Happy Memories
Happy Memories
Beautiful job, Jon, Eddy is smiling down with pride!
Thanks for documenting the process as well, a very useful resource for future Unimatic washerpeeps.
Thanks for documenting the process as well, a very useful resource for future Unimatic washerpeeps.
Thanks Greg
The Club is fortunate to have all the resources we do , it made this easy.
The Club is fortunate to have all the resources we do , it made this easy.
A wonderful job in honor of a wonderful man!
He was a wonderful Man
Louis. I bet he can hear you too!!!
Louis. I bet he can hear you too!!!
