DD or BD?

[Compwhiz]

Imo, DD's pwn , Bd's wear a hole in the motor bearing

 

[westytoploader]

Will you please speak in language we can understand?? I don't know a word you're saying...

 

[fixerman]

Doncha know dem holes in the motor bearing are jes no good.

 

[goatfarmer]

I've been around Kenmores for about 20 years,and have never changed a motor that had a hole in the bearing,whatever that is....

kennyGF

 

[powerfin64]

HUH???

whats his gibberish about??

 

[kenmore1978]

KM motor

Darned motor in my '78 KM is almost the ONLY thing that hasn't failed yet, a testament to thier longevity.

 

[fixerman]

Kenmore1978, Guess it hasen't gotten enough use to wear that darned hole in it, but just you wait it will appear soon. Be on the lookout.

 

[Compwhiz]

Oh sorry

Dierect drive or belt drive

In my opinion Direct drives Are better than Belt drive, Our old washer motor had a wear hole from the belt pulling on it

 

[goatfarmer]

If the belt wore a hole in the motor,something was way out of whack!

kennyGF

 

[rickr]

durn belt two tite

I would say the belt was tensioned too much,and the worn bearing is the result.
Rick

 

[fixerman]

Because the motor or belt broke on a BD doesn't make it better or worse than a DD. It's hard to compare them on an equal basis because the BD would typically have more miles on it. Many times the reason for failures of this type are owner abuse, usually overloading or like rikr said incorrectly tensioning the belt. Personally I prefer the BD.

 

[kenmore1978]

last few original parts in '78 LK

Well, the motor won't be getting the hole in the bearing anytime soon, since the machine is down for the foreseeable future until I can figure out why it bends the spin plunger when it applies the tub brake. I suspect it needs the centerpost bearings (another of the few original parts still on the machine) since it was VERY noisy when spinning, making knocking noises. Would this somehow affect the brake engagement? The cam bars are well lubricated. Any ideas?

Oddly, the motor failed in my '72 LK portable and it had a LOT less use than the '78. And oddly enough, it has the same 1/2 HP motor as the full-size machine.

 

[laundramatt]

DD vs BD

Are the strokes of DD washers always shorter and faster than the belt drives?

I hate the short strokes and assumed they started making washers with the short agitator strokes when they went to direct drive.

Are there any direct drive washers with agitators with the "vintage" standard, long, slower strokes? I really miss them.

 

[westytoploader]

I HATE Direct-Drive! Why Whirlpool went from solid, powerful belt-drive machines to these boring lightweights is beyond me. On the plus side, they are somewhat reliable and much easier to service.

I used a 1998 Kenmore 80 Series DD machine until last week, when I moved it to the back room and put the 2003 Maytag Dependable Care back in service (still a short stroke, but slower and much more entertaining with the Power-Fin agitator). The Dual-Action agitator makes DD machines much more boring, I used a DD Surgilator on the Kenmore for a while and it was actually quite fun. When I get my "washer shed" finished the Kenmore will be used down there with older machines; it has been very reliable with no problems yet.

KitchenAid has a turquoise Dual-Action agitator with a wider base, and a 3 speed motor. If I am correct, high speed is only used for draining and spinning, and "high speed agitation" is really the medium speed, so it has a slower stroke than Whirlpool or Kenmore on high. No WP/KM DD machine has a slow stroke period. I wish they did, but that's not going to happen.

--Austin

 

[goatfarmer]

"On the plus side, they are somewhat reliable and much easier to service. "

Answered your own question,Austin!

kennyGF

 

[peterh770]

This thread needs a hole in it, or at least moved to the Deluxe side...