Frigidaire Filtrator Start-Swtich repair

[swestoyz]

Hey Gang -

Last weekend I brought home the Filtrator from Robert's. Before picking it up, his post noted:

The machine is in good working condition, but its front rollers need lubricating as its starting to get a bit squeaky. Its a relatively fast and easy repair.

I had been using a restored DV-65 Filtrator that I had done about a year and a half ago, but due to space limitations the '55 found it's way to Cory's. I needed to get the noted issues taken care of before putting this through regular use.

For those who are new to GM Filtrator dryers - I thought you may enjoy these small, and relatively easy, repairs.

 

[swestoyz]

First up - the front rollers. Although the photo below is from the DV-65, the lint issue comes across nicely. Overtime the rollers will get dirt, etc. in the pressed bearing, and need to be cleaned and lubricated. Thankfully the engineers at General Motors were geniuses and make them not only easy to rebuild, but easily accessible from the front of the dryer.

 

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Photo of the roller, dissembled, cleaned, and ready for new lubrication. I used white lithium grease.

 

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Roller panel from the TR-60, cleaned and ready for installation.

 

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Front roller panel, installed and ready for about 24 months of abuse and use. After that time they'll probably need cleaning.

 

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Next step - take care of the squeak. In this photo I've already removed the intermediate pulley, cleaned the shaft and bearing. Applied some lithium grease, and assembled. Spins like new again - and no more squeak!

Also, replaced the drum bulb.

Don't ask me how, but the drum pulley nut was off and laying in the base of the machine. Strange!

 

[swestoyz]

Back when GM was the best

Lastly - the motor start switch. This is actually easier than it sounds guys. Here it is step by step.

1. Remove belts. Remove inspection cover for the motor. Remove the four wires going to the motor. Remove the four bolts from the bottom of the machine. Pull motor out of dryer. Take the two resilient motor mounts off the cradle mount. Remove motor from cradle.

Love the heft of these cast iron motors!

 

[swestoyz]

Motor model tag. Love this stuff. Guessing October of 1952?

 

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2. Remove motor winding wires from the start switch perf board. Take note of their original locations.

 

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3. Remove motor pulley. Remove four motor bolts that hold the motor together. Pull start switch bell side off motor. Remove two bolts that hold the motor start switch in place.

Note the dirty contacts. Yuck! To start this dryer previously, you'd have to give the dryer drum a tug. Somehow that was enough force to trick the motor into by-passing the start switch.

 

[swestoyz]

Took some #0000 steel wool and cleaned up the contacts. Good for another 50 years!

 

[danemodsandy]

Oh, My...

...While I'm nowhere near proficient enough to be the next owner of machines like that, I hope someday I will be. Those are an early-'50s joy to behold.

 

[swestoyz]

To assemble - reverse the steps above. Enjoy!

 

[appnut]

Thanks for the memories. That was the set my Giodfather's wife had--well she had the washer for years and when her sister's same washer died, she gave her the dryer as she'd never had one.

 

[beevac]

Filtrator dryer

In my boyhood,we had the DI-56 ( 1956 Imperial model) It had a germicidal bulb, lighted timer, the heat control had an additional setting for delcate. It had a cinnamon colored trim around the controls. All these filtrator models needed a radiator brush to clean the lint out of the stationary tub area once a month. If you had the WI-56 matching washer, emptying the water collection tray below the filtrator drawer was not a chore at all. I used to play with the dryer by rotating the basket by hand just to see the fan turn!!!! I was always fasinated to see that fan end shaft to be so long,this is the first time I have seen it outside the cabinet. Steve Holvay from V.C.C.C.

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