Frigidaire Washer Restoration Part II

[filterflo]

This is the washer mechanism, at rest on its side, waiting for the new tub so it can come to life again!.............

 

[filterflo]

Washer mechanism removed and on the bench so that I can remove the rusted remains of the tub, clean up the boot, and find new bolts for re-installation.........

 

[filterflo]

This washer looks to be an early Rapidry 1000 mechanism. The date stamped inside the console was 1965. This is a close up of the 1000 rpm speed switch and I believe this is an early model since there is not a cut off switch and bellows up under the boot that is on all the other models that I have worked on! This was a surprise find. The later models had a cut off switch up under the boot for unbalanced loads.....

 

[filterflo]

Rapidry 1000 clutch and rollers.........very very neat design!

 

[filterflo]

Time to clean up the boot. WD-40, a chisel, vise grips, and pliers took care of this.........

 

[filterflo]

New tub installed, vacuuming it out with my Air-Way Sanitizor

 

[filterflo]

The "new" tub had some surface rust on it also, so I thought it best to paint it was POR-15. POR-15 is a "Paint Over Rust" paint that works extremely well. Its used extensively by car restorers for coating frames and chassis. It comes in a couple of different colors and I happened to have a can of chassis gloss black handy to thats what I used.......

 

[filterflo]

This tub is NOT as bad as it looks! Here its about half way done..........

 

[filterflo]

Tub coated with POR-15. I usually wait 24hrs for it to cure before using anything that I have painted with it. In this case, I went ahead with the reassembly while it was drying......

 

[filterflo]

Next day,,,,,,24hrs later! Washer is back together and ready for a test........Its Filling!

 

[filterflo]

Selecting the wash options...........

 

[filterflo]

Wash dial, medium soil........

 

[filterflo]

Hurray! It works! No leaks, nice and quiet and smooth running! Its just a fantastic machine. Thanks for the wonderful washer Rich! This is a load of whites pulsating and getting very clean!..........

 

[filterflo]

New set installed and running. I just admire this design and style so much......Another slilent prayer to the repair angels that watch over us an help us with our fixes........

 

[kenmore1978]

matched set

strange how the matching dryer doesn't have the chrome trim strips the washer does. Sort of a glaring omission, makes the dryer look like a lower line model.

 

[bethann]

I love it when you guy's post these kind of pictures! Good job Jimmy!

 

[frigilux]

Congratulations! What a great Frigidaire pair. May they give you many trouble-free loads. Thanks for posting all the restoration pics.

Hey, Bethann---have you found a good rock, yet?

 

[kenmore1978]

mates

I just noticed there's no console light on the dryer like there is on the washer, either. Is the dryer the actual mate to the washer, or one step down? I can't imagine Frigidaire doing TWO big omissions like that.

 

[peteski50]

Frigidaire Washer Restoration Part II

This is realy a great washer. Love it.
Peter

 

[trainguy]

Great Job Jimmy!

And by the way your clothes were moving, it looks likes this is model has the rare anti-tangling option.

 

[tlee618]

Very Nice Job Jimmy, one can sure see that you have been busy. That is one beautiful set. Love that Airway Sanitizor too. Terry

 

[rickr]

Duh... Part two.

Didn't see this thread.
Wow it turned out looking and working like a new one!
What is a the "anti tangle option"? I never heard that term before.
Thanks

 

[frigilux]

Does this Frigidaire have metered or timed fill? Judging by the 'SMALL LOAD' button, I'd guess it's metered; however, the soak cycle 'FILL' setting says otherwise. Or is this like some '60's Coronado machines, in which the 'Partial Fill' button just stopped fill and started agitation when it was pressed.

If this is a timed fill, how can it have HEAVY, NORM, and LIGHT Soil settings on the wash cycle? How would that work?

Thanks to anyone who can provide me with an answer!

 

[filterflo]

This is a timed fill washer, and the SMALL LOAD button energizes a solonoid that changes the escapment in the timer to make it run faster and provide a shorter time for filling. Somehow the timer "knows" when to start filling and agitating no matter where you set it within the soil settings on the dial, but how it does it is beyond me.........It does work very well, maybe someone else can tell us how it works. Id kind of like to know myself!

 

[drmitch]

Yaay!

Jimmy it looks great! Man the way that tub was rusted,you would think they washed in salt water! Glad to see them working, enjoyed the pics!

 

[lightedcontrols]

WOW!!!

Jimmy! What beautiful machines!!! Thanks goodness for people like you that have a love for these babies and want to not only collect them BUT restore them and run them like they should be. I just know you'll have the whitest whites that will be cleaner than clean :~) Congratulations on another restoration! Mark

 

[frigilux]

Jimmy--thanks for the info you were able to provide. Now I'm REALLY curious as to how the timed fill works.

I have only one trick left up my sleeve. Let me pull out the magic lamp and turban, and see if I can conjure up Robert....

"Oh, Uni, knowing sage of all things Frigidaire! I humbly beesech thee to explain to us how the timed fill on a '65 Frigidaire works! How can there be both a timed fill AND a soil selector for the wash cycle? What mysterious, 4th dimensional process takes place for such a miracle to exist?"

I see a little smoke coming from the spout...could it be...COULD IT BE............

 

[david]

thanks Jimmy

for the informative and instructional pix and dialogue. And also, airways rock! So does Frig. Hopefully, I'll get lucky and need to repair/restore one too.

 

[appnut]

OK, here goes. Yes, the small load option speeds up the timer so that it has shorter time between timer increment moves. Now, sometime in the early 1960s, I believe 1960 or 1961, the tiemr reverts back to regular time increments after it finished the fill. Thus, wash time was always the same for each soil setting, whether regular or small load. The 1958 & 1959 models kept the faster time increments throughout the cycle, which I can personally attest to.

 

[alr2903]

now how does that go together?

Filterflo does the spin tub sit right on top of the boot? or does the boot protude some into the spin basket. Seems i always overlook, or miss that picture shot. I guess i am asking if you took a pic after you applied the POR, and the spin tub was back in place. prior to reinstalling the pulsator. We do not get to see these restorations in this neck of the woods. You do good work and thankyou for sharing your photo's. The final product is GREAT. Thanks arthur.