For Better Or Worse It Is Mine - GE Mobile Maid

[launderess]

I call you "killer" because you slay me!

*LOL*

Besides taking out racks and by now today's breakfast and dinner dishes would have to drain or sop up water in the sump. Then turn the thing over and shake it all about like the hokey-pokey. It is just too nice a night to be stuck in indoors doing all of that. *LOL*

 

[launderess]

It's Did

Dealt with water in sump then turned the unit upside down. At once one nut fell and after a shake the other emerged as well. Everything is tightened up and hopefully the dishwasher is none worse for the indignation

 

[akronman]

Congratulations

No harm done! Nuts found. Once you got some oil into that bone-dry bearing, some will remain after turning the machine upside down, don't worry.
While this machine shouldn't be your daily driver due to its age and poor motor/bearing design, it should now, oiled up, be a weekly washer and give fine results.

Good work!

 

[turquoisedude]

Laundress, you have now earned your 'GE MobileMaid' badge!   

 

Just something I have to mention (learned the hard way, bien sûr) is that if you do ever have to remove the motor, be sure to at least re-install it when the machine is flipped upside down.   I had fun with that on a 1960 MM restore...

 

[launderess]

Can see how doing a motor installation with the unit upside down is much easier.

For one thing it means not having to deal with balancing the weight of motor whilst also tightening the clamp. That should make easing into the seal and centering much easier as well. Ditto dealing with electrical and hose connections.

 

[launderess]

Three Thousand Views?

Ok, where is my Kewpie doll!

*LOL*

 

[ovrphil]

"three thousand ..."

wondering how the lady with the white phone got her dishwasher rockin' and rollin'....if you start two more threads as engaging, the servers may slow down. (wink)

 

[chachp]

Excuse me?

That's a white slimline phone with last number redial........