Hoover 455 (A3072) Washer Overhaul Pt 3

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Hi again folks

This is the third and final instalment of overhauling my Hoover 455 washer. The previous instalment is at the link.

I had decided that anything that was easy to get at, and was in good condition, would be reused on the washer. As you'll see later, this doesn't totally work out.

This time:

Reassembly, frustration... then success.

This was the best I could get the cabinet base to, even using kerosene. The fish-oil based paint has made a mess. Short of stripping the whole cabinet back to bare metal, it will do.

I had never noticed before that the suspension strut supports are located asymmetrically. It makes sense considering where the main motor is located on the drum.

Hoover 455 (A3072) Washer Overhaul Pt 2

Hi folks Back again with the next instalment. Part 1 is at the link. This time: Repair, Replace, & Paint After a thorough wire brushing of the rusty areas, the tub was cleaned and dried. Following electron1100's lead, the first step was to apply KURUST to all the rusty areas. This included...

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It begins...

 

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A new anti-twist suspension kit was installed.

 

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Replacing the weight. New nyloc nuts were used.

 

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The drum ready to go back into the cabinet. The old rubber bands on the dampers trick worked a treat.

 

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Success!

 

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I bought some multi-purpose grease and it's blue!

 

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The cleaned up drum and backplate ready to install. The thermostat was treated to a new seal.

 

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Sorry, no pictures were taken when installing the drum and backplate. All screws, nuts and washers retaining the backplate are now stainless steel.

The main motor (with its snazzy new windings), belt, pump (with newly painted cover), tub and drain hoses, module, and wiring all installed. The module supports are now located with 3mm screws and nuts.

 

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The newly painted upper rear support was installed.

 

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Installing the detergent dispenser, water inlet solenoids, and hoses.

 

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Installing the door seal onto the cabinet lip.

 

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I applied an approximately 100mm bead of silicon sealer between the glass and inner door, and between the inner and outer doors. Hopefully this will keep any water running down the door glass from entering and causing rust, when the door is opened after a wash.

 

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Installing the freshly repainted door.

I had previously installed and adjusted the door without the drum installed (much easier), and used a whiteboard marker to mark the positions of the hinges.

 

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Connect the hoses after one final look around, and gingerly pull the control knob.

 

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Water is entering, then... my frustration begins!

Three problems:

two reasonably major (as in constantly dripping) water leaks; and

the main motor was dead (the timer could be heard operating, but the motor did not operate).

At this point I pumped the water out (at least the pump was working, hehe), then went and had a coffee.

 

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Coming back re-caffeinated, the leaks were tackled first.

One was from the bottom of the backplate, and the other was from the pump. The latter concerned me most, as I thought my drum repair had failed and water was running down the drain hose.

In the image attached, the water stain on the motor can be seen. The *tasteful* floor tiles of my 80s bathroom make it almost impossible to see water on the floor, so I ended up putting a towel underneath to make it easier to see where the leaks were.

 

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The rear leak turned out to be nothing more than the water level bellows grommet.

As mentioned in an earlier post, this backplate is from a later Aus made washer. They simply have a hole where the grommet and short hose fits. I had reused the original as it looked fine. I decided to replace it with a new one, and apply a liberal amount of silicon sealer. There is also a clamp that goes around the hose which is not shown here.

I left this to set overnight.

 

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After much investigation, the second leak turned out to come from the drain hose where it attached to the pump outlet.

Looking at the attached image, the pump cover outlet on my machine (at left), was slightly out of round. It probably could have been reused, but as I had another good pump cover (right), it was used.

A new seal had been installed in the pump, so no leaks from there.