Frigidaire 1-18 revitalization project Pt 2

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I received a new oil bellows today. It came from British Columbia and was made in England.

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Kenny came over and helped me get the tub and agitate shaft out.

The bronze bushing at the top of the spin shaft is cracked. probably from my misguided efforts to remove the bellows retainer with an impact wrench.

Anyone have a spare bushing/spin shaft????

 

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All spread out

Here are the pcs of the 1-18, all spread out.

The hardest things are:
remembering to use a wrench to hold the bellows retainer still while torquing on the bellows nut.
Having a wrench to remove the tub nut.

The rest just lifts out and isn't really very heavy.

The transmission is so much easier to service upside down like this.

 

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Outer tub

 

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some rust
How do I best fix this. clean it with wire brush, or chemicals? And then with what do I coat it, porcelin repair goop??

 

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This thing has a unusual drain sump.

 

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The tub seal shows no obvious problems

 

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So easy to get to everything, once it's upside down.

 

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Side view of motor
model S67PXENY-5181
H.P. 1/2B 115 volts 9.0 amp
60hz, R.P.M. 1725/1140
Thermally Protected
Made in U.S.A.

 

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Simple sheve pulley on motor and on drive shaft. good for Tim Taylor hopping up.

 

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view of spin roller, for those who might wonder "how did that thing go on...?" Hard to see it from this angle installed in a cabinate.

 

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another view of roller

 

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How to get the agitate shaft out? Remove it thru the hole in the bottom...

 

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What hole? Oh that hole

 

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...and up

 

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and out

find what's wrong with this picture..

 

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How nasty can an agitate shaft get?

 

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Wear zones on agitate shaft, 2 areas on either end.
This is why I'd like to lube it lightly. not drippy, just wipe on.

 

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close up of upper wear zone and keyway made with key cutter wheel.

 

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closeup of lower wear zone, end which attaches to agitate coupler.

 

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Tub seal, inner tub side

 

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The spin brake was a bit wobbly. Is it supposed to be wobbly?

The juice around the bronze bushing is from liquid wrench sprayed onto the tub nut to help get it off.

 

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Hoses, a maze of hoses.
Anyone ever get confused and wonder which went where?

 

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Requests, looking for ...

So the machine is apart, and looks pretty good. Excepting the fractured bronze bushing I believe I've got pieces to get it going.

Anyone have a spin shaft upper bushing? Used or new?

Also, as I'm hoping to use this one every day for years, if anyone has a lead on a spare Oil Bellows Part# 5433572 please let me know. I'll be happy to take a electrolux one, or a made in England one, or a plain jane OEM Ohio one.

 

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Great...

Great Pictorial on your project. I like the Allied reciever in one of the latter pics. How old is that baby ? Didn't they sell those as kits ? Was it Radio Shack ? Eddie

 

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Bill

Thanks a million for the pics!

 

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miratic acid is good for removing rust from metal.

 

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The stereo dates from the Vacuum Tube days, mid 60s I suppose. I use it with my heathkit speakers for that old tube sound in the workshop. I've replaced the filter caps in the pw supply, but the rest is as-is.

Here's a pic of that oil bellows from England. Perhaps England might be another source then, and the fellow from Chester might look?