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That's really awesome, the clutch is fascinating.  I'm really glad you were able to get that machine up and running again.  Hopefully now any problems you encounter will be small ones that can be fixed with a dab of silicone.

Congrats on a great job to you and Phil, you both should be very proud of your efforts!
 
Paul, Good Luck with your "Beatty". I am so happy it was something you could fix and not have to go on a search for part. You Guy's know your stuff! Also thanks for the patent date. After things settle in, will a Easy ""spirolator" fit? Not to detract from the fierceness of the cast aluminum Beatty agitator you have. Thanks again. alr
 
Paul and Phil - awesome, awesome work!  Way to go!  As the others have said, that clutch is very interesting!  I wonder how similar the nylon rollers are to the round style Maytag motor glides. 

 

Now you need to find an Easy spiralator for some real wash drama!

 

Ben
 
It was fun

Not that I'm sure how much I did contribute. I'm very mechanically minded but nothing like a group effort to achieve a goal. Looking forward to a complete wash cycle video.

 

Joe

jamman_98
 
Bravo!!

IMPRESSIVE collaborative effort, and way to go on a daunting repair! Thank you for sharing your experiences and photos along the way. What a totally fascinating machine!

Now, go back and find out about that dog hair! ;-)

Regarding the clip that jammed the pump and launched a thousand ships--that happens more times than I can count. I'm starting to learn to go hunting for foreign objects before running things. I've already destroyed one dishwasher seal with an overlooked olive pit. Sigh.
 
The moment of truth....

I got back down to Ogden this afternoon and despite a bad back (made worse by having to shovel a good third of a mile of our cursed driveway), I had to try dragging the Dominion to the laundry tub and give it a test run with some water in it.

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HERE'S where the wheels fall off...

Sigh....



Just like what happened when it stalled the first time. Well, okay, the pump was working fine this time around.

Canyon is still hiding from the torrent of angry, vile, and downright nasty expletives that spewed forth from the basement... I am, needless to say, disappointed.

I am thinking that something with the weight of the tub is what did me in here (and when the trouble first surfaced). The extra weight is too much to keep those gosh-darned clutch rollers from swinging to the spin position and raising the clutch.

The bright side? At least I remember HOW to take the washer apart!! I may just slide this to one side for a while though and lick my wounds...
 
Actually, when I post the video about what happened when I rebelted the Inglis after reinstalling the transmission earlier today, you'll understand why I'm not turning cartwheels about having to tear the Dominion apart again... Sigh....
 
Oh, that's bad news...

Before you tear it apart again, it would be nice to find more information on this mechanism! Since this mechanism relies only on the centrifugal force against gravity to lift that heavy part to which the spin clutch is attached. I think there's a design flaw in that part of the mechanism. Since nothing was visibly bad worn or broken, just these small rubber stoppers that got flatter with all that heavy hub with 3 rollers sitting on them for such a long time... The only thing I think the weight of water in the tub would change is adding some weight on the large brass bushing that sits on a strange disc spacer below the spin clutch. That could add some strain on the whole mechanism and slow it down a bit. Did you try to empty the tub and spin it again? I'm not sure it would be enough to make a big difference. And even if it does, it needs to be able to engage into spin with a tub full of water without problems!
 
Phil, I did empty the tub and tried the spin again but it still didn't engage. That was the second wave of foul language echoing through the Tomifobia Valley...

Again, my fear is that when the pump went bad on me, the prolonged attempt to spin with a tub full of clothes and water wore or damaged something in the clutch assembly. Or who knows? Maybe those support springs in the four corners of the base could be adjusted to 'raise' the motor platform... Geez, would a service manual for this machine be nice!!
 
Paul, even if the pump blocked, there's no reason why it would damage spin clutches. It could have damaged the belt but not the spin clutch. Or if it ever did, it would have been a very long process!  I really think this is more due to a design flaw of the machine.  

Maybe thinner grease around that hub would help, or grinding the metal on the hub that engages the spin clutch where the rollers might still block just after the rubber bumpers.
 
I tried, Oy, how I tried... For sure, when I got the tub emptied, I tried to give the tub an assist to start spin but with no luck. I wanna get my Hotpoint out of storage to play with now.... Sniffle...
 

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