Hoover Twin Tub Resilient Bearing & Seal

[lpme126]

G'day all from Australia. I am new to the forum, and pleasently surprised to see others share my interest in old washing machines. My current project is a Hoover Twin Tub machine T4228 which has a fairly large leak from the spin dryer section. Upon inspection it is leaking down the spin shaft allowing soapy water to leak onto the spin belt thus the belt slips badly, not driving the spin tub very fast at all.
I have removed the bearing and seal and can see the seal is not doing it's job any more. I am having a great deal of trouble locating a replacment from the usual appliance part stores.
Has any body located a source of these either in Australia or another country that I could order one from. Or, is there an alternative part that could be used?
Thank you to any one who offers a suggestion.
Regards
Paul

 

[gizmo]

A few months ago I tracked one down at Ballarat in Victoria. It was sent off to a forum member in the UK. I think it was their last one, though.

Start phoning small town washing machine repairers. Your best bet is small appliance parts shops that have been operating for many years. Country towns are a better bet because twinnies remained popular in the bush for much longer than in the cities. You never know your luck, try contacting old washing machine businesses near your home first.

The part was still available new until well into the 2000s, so somebody will still have old stock.

You want the seal and counterface as a set - the counterface fits under the spin can, it is the mating surface the seal rubs against.

 

[vacbear58]

Spare Parts

There are two ebay sellers in Australia who seem to have a lot of Hoover twin tub parts although not specifically the part you are looking for:

fasttrackspares
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELT-FOR-...28353?pt=AU_WashersDryers&hash=item1c282884c1

and
allfixelectrical
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hoover-Tw...ApplianceAccessoriesParts&hash=item4842fdaf9b

These have come up on UK ebay on a search of "twin tub", might be worth giving them a try

good luck

Al

 

[gizmo]

Allfix don't have the required parts - I tried them already.

 

[unclejohn]

Replace or repair

Hi, Paul!

One of my Hoovers (the model 0510 from U.S.) had this rubber thing severely damaged (a large rip and small cracks) as to make the unit impossible to use, unless one wants to flood his/her appartment! Mind you, I could not locate any replacement part for it because it is too old. I asked for the help of some more knowledgeable people than I, and I ended up with an interesting alternative: Try to repair the impaired rubber seal with a generous application of silicone rubber gel (mine's is the General Electric Silicone I). In the case of my Hoover 0510, the rubber was in so bad condition that I had to put in place a couple of small pieces of rubber ''patches'' in order to make for a steadier, more robust repair. Then I judiciously applied some good amount of silicone all around the rubber seal and waited a few days to be sure it ''worked''. Please note that this operation is done much more easily whenever the washer is tipped completely upside down. Please be aware that not all kind of silicone is right for the job: silicone rubber gel must be compliant much like rubber; it is not the kind of white silicone paste to fix plumber or seal joints of doors or windows. Repair, of course, is one option. However, for the best result it is still of necessity to find a good replacement part.

 

[unclejohn]

Replacement rubber seal

P Lizotte on this forum kindly provided me, via my personal email, a link to a re-seller of (amazingly!) such products. Seems to be available here:

http://www.gd-wholesale.com/chinapr...g-machine-parts-rubber-cap-sf-01-m513641.html