Help with a Speed Queen Wringer

[dishwashercrazy]

My Aunt insists on continuing to use her much deteriorated and rusting Speed Queen Wringer Washer. The lid is about ready to fall apart from being so rusty. The washer does work, as well as the wringer, but any item, no matter how small, passed through the wringer causes the rollers to stop. I'm not familiar with these. The gears are all turning properly in the wringer gear box. There is no slippage of the gears, and there is plenty of grease present. I've determined that the problem is with the drive roller. When I took the rollers out, the shaft in the "drive" roller turns. Plus, the end of the drive shank is rounded off (see photo). So I'm not sure if the shaft should be fused to the inside of the roller, or something else is causing the problem.

I have a Marcone store here in Peoria, but I have not questioned them yet as to whether they have replacement rollers still available. Also, the local Maytag appliance store has lots of Maytag wringer head and parts, but nothing for Speed Queen.

Can someone please advise me how I should proceed? Is there a repair option for the roller?

Thanks much, Mike.

 

[volvoguy87]

Lehman's?

They sell reproductions of Speedqueen Wringers. Might they have parts too?

Dave

http://www.lehmans.com/store/Appliances___Practical_Appliances___Electric_Appliances___Home_Queen_Wringer_Washer___32901100?Args=

 

[yogitunes]

you would have to check look at the gears to make sure they are the culprit, is there any clicking going on?...for them to just stop without any noise I would think it would be the belt slipping, my wringer would stop agitation under a load from the belt slippage, a new one and were all good again....just a thought!

 

[dishwashercrazy]

Martin: No, I'm certain that the metal shaft running through the roller should be fused somehow. I've already watched the gearing during operation running a rag through the wringer, and that is all working fine. I think that just as soon as a load is placed on the drive roller, it just slips on the shaft.

I'm just wondering if my thinking is correct, and whether I can remove the shaft, apply some good glue/cement, and reassemble it - all successfully? Has anyone ever done this before?

Mike

 

[abcomatic]

HI Mike

Mike, I'll have a look at my Speed Queen wringer and see what is going on with that. My guess is that you are correct, the bottom or drive roller should be one piece, moving together not slipping.
I'll look tomorrow. Gary

 

[whitekingd]

Try Ebay

I have often seen wringer rollers for sale on Ebay. It's worth a try. Good Luck.

 

[soberleaf]

mike i have a speed queen wringer

i picked up this summer but have no idea how the wringer is put together. my friend walt from baffalo (18 mill st) told me not to take a wringer apart if i can help it. he said they are a royal pain to fix, lot's of stuff in there that is easier to get out than back in.

makes me curious! he gave me a wringer washer by kenmore that has a wringer that won't work either. one of these days i'm gonna tear it apart anyway! good luck with your's!

 

[norfolksouthern]

When you get if fixed:

Don't wring your arm through it. My great grandmother did that, and she had to wring it back out like a pair of skivvies!

NorfolkSouthern

 

[qsd-dan]

My great grandmother did that, and she had to wring it back

If I did that, I'd probably have to throw my soiled skivvies back in for a quick wash!

 

[dishwashercrazy]

Now, for the rest of the story......

Gary (abcomatic) was able to confirm my thinking that the shaft on the wringer drive roller should not turn. Over many years of use, the roller likely shrunk and became loose.

I clamped the shaft shank in a vise, and the roller pulled right off. I cleaned up the rust on the shaft, and cleaned inside roller. I got out my bottle of Gorilla Glue, which I had not used for several years. I was reminded that this glue expands as it dries. Ah, excellent! Just what I needed - a glue that would really grab a hold. According to the instructions, I ran water inside the roller to moisten it. Some blue-tape was placed on the ends of the roller where I expected the glue to squeeze out. Then I smeared the Gorilla Glue all over the drive shaft, and slide the roller back onto the shaft. Two hours later, the glue had dried. I pulled the blue tape off, scrapped off some excess glue, and it was ready for testing.

Yesterday, Sunday, I reassembled the roller back in the wringer head, and it worked beautifully. My 93 year old aunt was so excited to have her Speed Queen washer operational again.

Thanks to all of you who had comments and suggestions. I really appreciate the help.

Mike

Photo: Disassembled roller just prior to glue and reassembly; Assembled roller; Speed Queen Washer sitting next to a Sear Sudsaver Tub; Speed Queen emblem.

 

[abcomatic]

Mike

I am so glad that this has worked out for you. The wringer is an old one, before the time of the new design. Talk later. Bye for now. Gary

 

[polkanut]

I'm thinking this machine is probably pre-WW2.