Hotpoint Liberator Dryer 1701 re-build

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Hi folks the panels are back from the powder coaters.

Link to the strip down thread

Hotpoint Liberator Dryer 1701 Strip Down

Started the strip down of this dryer ready for cabinet refinishing and taking full advantage of the warm dry weather. Link to the introduction thread. http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?51507_51

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If you remember the heater plate has been damaged by the drum rubbing on poor bearings.

To strengthen the weak lower rim I soldered a steel band in place, worked a treat and the solder should not melt under normal conditions.

 

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Not pretty at all but very strong.

 

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Reinforced all round the rim.

 

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around the top part of the rim

 

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Fitted the wheels and feet to the base plate, I no it’s the wrong shade of blue, nothing I can do about it now.

 

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Motor and drive unit reinstalled onto the base plate.

 

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Wrap around cabinet married up to the base plate.

 

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Heat shield and over heat stat housing riveted into place.

 

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Front panel fitted

 

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Door seal fitted

 

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Heater plate fitted, fixings from both sides, at this point I was at my whit’s end and the hammer almost came out.

 

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Tidy up the wiring loom.

 

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Right the fun part, placed the dryer face down on some cardboard to protect the front panel. Insert the five bearing strips into the heater plate.

 

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Remove all the base plate fixings so the sides splay out and drop the drum in.

Using your hand to slid the drum rim into the new bearings.

 

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New rear drum bearing fitted

 

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Refit the two belts on the drive unit, fitting springs to tension the whole unit.

 

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Replace the top part of the back assembly, which hold the rear bearing plate

 

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Tip the machine into it’s back, on the cardboard and fit the rear bearing plate, this pulls it all together.