Hotpoint 95490 rebuild

[keymatic3203]

Great work Rob

I will check if I have any seal retainers that are better than those you have.

And that door seal was indeed a great find, I've not thought to nor not even tried to find a genuine seal with hotpoint on it. Otherwise I've used parts I've had to hand or bought when they've been on offer through the wholesalers. I have to admire your attention to detail,something matchboxpaul put into his restorations, I've more often got things working and cleaned/polished up with the intention to get back and do the detail another time, which of course never comes.

mathew

 

[triumphtoledo]

re

Thanks Mathew;
I forgot to thank-you formally for sending the free drum pulley and I forgot to add the kick strip to my costing calculations, which adds £10.

Also, cheers for your kind comments - having the machine in presentable condition is quite important if it has to serve in a household. I'll do a few loads in it and report back - the old Logic appears to be working fine at the mo!

R

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Rob.
Congratulations on a great machine restoration. Your 95490 has scrubbed up really well.

As Mathew alludes to above, I have been involved in a couple of 95 clean-ups and have experienced the delights of cracks in fascia's, broken/missing side and lid strips, dodgy replacement dials and the obligatory corner missing from the top of the door handle.

The latter can be found on most manual door release 95's and even my parents 95452, which was never roughly treated, boasted this non-standard feature. It all add's to the character!

I too would have offered a replacement pulley, but we are going through a house rebuild at the moment and all the spare parts are packed away in storage. Thankfully Mathew came up trumps.
Likewise with door seal retainers - we have a handful in storage, but can't get to them. I also can't vouch for the quality of them, as they were removed from a handful of parted out machines and I remember at least one set being a bit rough.

Glad you managed to source new side strips - have you found any lid strips yet?
The replacements I apply to my machines are blu-tacked on, so that if they get caught, they will hopefully just pull off rather than break off.
Also, if the machine is moved, it makes the job less stressful - although you still have the fascia to worry about!

Paul

 

[triumphdolomite]

Well done Rob, that's looking very smart. I swear by G3 too, usually followed by a good dose of Autoglym.
Ian.