Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration 1980 Model...

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

And Time For Tea - at this point I will take a break and resume tomorrow morning when t`internet is quicker and quieter, a chinese buffett now awaits for my nephews 30th!! Ta Tah...

 

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[triumphdolomite]

Hi Mike
Great thread, and really useful info too. I've got my Electron in a similar state at the moment. I've fixed the hole in the outer tub and painted it all up. Just need to get a tub seal and I can look at putting it back together. Glad you'd done a closed up of the machine with the top off as I un-hooked both suspension springs and couldn't convince myself that they both fixed onto the same mounting.

Thanks
Ian

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Hello Ian, glad you are cracking on with it, they are certainly worth repairing, and yes that top front spring had me baffled as well, all is not straight in Hooverland but works well,
And for those enquiring about the two knibs on the drum top - these are the grip points for the overhead hoist when dipping the tubs in enamel paint prior to firing!!

Morning Nurse Lee, normal Oovah service is being resumed!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Motor split apart and ready for front and back bearings to be changed, we where all hoping that this motor was in a worse state,
so the outcome would be more pronounced once Dr Matt had done with it but we had seen a lot worse..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

The carbon brushes where just about "legal" in wesher world..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Meanwhile Lee was finishing off all rust points and anything that needed touching up!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Acid wash painted on to loosen the limescale, its a fine balance, we tend to tred gently with these old tubs as you dont want to break through the vitreous enamel and cause a rust point - so a gentle bath and let Calgon and good powder do the rest when normal washing commences!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Pressure bottle all rinsed out and squeaky clean, door glass shined and buffed, powder dispenser impeccable but was swapped for a newer one later down the line when an invisible crack was too much of a headache!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Meanwhile @ Timer Central, Dr Zeus has taken over the body of Dr Gary, theres a lot of smoke and effin and jeffin going on - "Bleedin Screw" or something along those lines..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

"Got it - ya Bleeda" and the Timer Transplant commences...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Front Retaining screws off..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Programmer dial removed and ready for a wash and polish.......the orange works very well dont you think? Hoover we never afraid of colour throughout their range!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

The original Crouzet 879 timer released and all wires about to be painstakingly swapped over to the new one..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Pressure vessel unscrewed ..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

Crouzet 879 timer withdrawn from it holding brace!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

ll the connectors from the time to the Spin Speed Selector switches need unclipping.. Pink - Check, White - Check, Brown - Check, Red - Check

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

And finally out ready for transplanting!!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

The new replacement timer sited ready for the "one to one" swapping of corresponding wires,
lets hope there has been no retrofits are flow diagram changes - we wouldnt want it spinwashing as a feature - would we?

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover A3110 Washing Machine Restoration

In the "Outdoor" operating theatre the bearing extractor and universal adjustment tool have been called for!!