I did get the model number correct this time. Sorry about that.
This is the second part of the overhaul - fitting parts and reassembling.
Regards
John
One of the motor end plates. The rotor bearings are sintered bronze which soak up oil for lubrication. Here I've blocked the lower end with plasticine and filled the bush with oil. These were left overnight.
This was done at the last overhaul, and as described in part 1, there is almost no wear of the bushes or rotor shaft.
The new fan bushing housing has not been machined properly. I didn't think this would cause any trouble, but the hole in the fan housing that this passes through is quite a tight fit.
The only thing I had to hand to remove this was a fret saw. It did the trick, but it wasn't a pretty sight afterward. No photo was taken. Hehe.
The old and new shafts. There was already slight wear on the shaft and the bushes when the dryer was overhauled in 1991, and the shaft still looks much the same.
This is the new fan bearing assembly mounted in the fan housing. Rather then using aluminium rivets again, I used 3mm stainless steel (ss) set screws with washers and ss nyloc nuts.
At this point I decided to install the thermostat on the fan housing while it was out. It is retained by a rubber grommet that can be tricky to install.
The cleaned up cabinet ready to accept the drum. I removed the broken element insulator and glued it back together with Chemical Metal. I thought it was worth the risk.
If it comes apart again now that the machine is back together, it can't do any damage.
If anyone has a spare element insulator for these machines, please let me know as I'd like to buy one as a spare.
The drum housing is retained by four screws with these large strengtheners. These screws need to be tight, and unfortunately the original screws strip very easily. They were replaced with ss screws as pictured.
