its alive

[christfr]

well steve if i can do it you can do it..i have faith in you.. well since its labor day weekend i decided to labor on the 67 rollermatic.. this has been the biggest pain in the A i have ever messed with.. first it was a rust prob then a clutch prob then a balance prob..but i hung in there and today i did a load test and she passed...i am so happy!!! wanted to send out a few pics..

 

[christfr]

with the support out what a mess

 

[christfr]

poor thing totally apart.. this is the first frigidaire i have had this far apart. boy was i worried

 

[christfr]

new support and resealed again i tried to brace up the holes a little but not the best at that

 

[christfr]

new rollers and clutch what a god send these parts were

 

[filterflo]

Yeah! Chris, Im very proud of you for tackling this and succeeding. Im sure you will sleep better tonight knowing it was a job well done. Good luck with your newly reconditioned Rollermatic.........Jimmy

 

[christfr]

well she passed the load test and im so happy.. she sounds like a rollermatic should sound, and does everything its supposed to.. she spins out with no chatter the brake now works and the balance prob seems to be fixed to.. boy was so happy to just stand there and watch her run..

 

[christfr]

so now its time to sit back and just enjoy for a while.. and ill keep my fingers crossed and ill pray to the washer gods that nothing else goes wrong..

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Great Job Chris!
Your hard work paid off!
Looks great!
Brent

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wonderful news Chris! YAY, you did it, if there is a will there is a way. The machine looks brand new now! You'll have to take some action shot pictures and post them for us.

 

[christfr]

ha ha for a while there i thought i was going to loose my mind what ever is left of it..while i was waiting for parts i decided to play with the 1-18 and that wasnt good she was way to noisy and then i played with the tag and she is now leaking oil.. so i ordered a seal for the tag and took the 1-18 apart.. well got the bottom half done with a new coupler and belt adj and agi shaft that was almost rusted in the spin tube thing, but then as fate has it i tore the inner boot so as soon as i can find a little boot were back up and runnin. i love that 1-18..then we will go for the tag. and one day after that ill try the multimatic again. god i need a diff hobby ha ha.... na i do love my machines..have a great weekend

 

[tlee618]

Way to go Chris!!!! I knew that if anyone could get her back in shape it would be you!!! Now you can relax and just enjoy using this beautiful machine. Terry

 

[mayken4now]

Chirs:

Way to go man! You got it. I am so wanting you to come here and do the same for my machine. No I aint gonna trash it, even though it has come close. What a success story. Thanks for all the communication and emails about your downfalls and progress on the 1968 rollermatic. Yes, our machines are exactly the same. Thanks agian on my behalf to Greg and Steve for wanting me to have my own rollermatic. Promise, it is real soon to go back to the tackle.

I am so proud of you!!!! Can I pay for your plane ticket?

Steve

 

[rickr]

Congratulations on your rebuilt Rollermatic Chris! Glad to see that this one will be in service for many years to come. Great job!

 

[swestoyz]

Hey Chris,

Congrats on the completion of this very intense project! You will love this one every time you use it, as you will know everything was done right. Good job!

Ben

 

[northwesty]

Congratulations Chris

The machine looks beautiful inside and out.

Brian

 

[gansky1]

Beautiful Chris! A sucessful Frigidaire restore - not always an easy task, but certainly rewarding.

 

[christfr]

she must be happy.. have never had a frigidaire that splashed so much water.. its like shes a little kid again

 

[christfr]

did a load of shirts and shorts then on to bath towels and she was just fine the whole time.. dont want to jinx it but im kinda giddy inside..

 

[christfr]

actually the last pic was of her spinning. guess the camera is working well today.. ha ha.. i can see the soap tails on the cone..even found a new lid..all i have to do now is paint her and im done.. thank you washer gods....and since she needs a name i picked RITA..

 

[tlee618]

Chris, Rita looks just beautiful with her new hat!!! Terry

 

[westytoploader]

Congrats Chris on a wonderful restoration...she looks brand new!

And a big YAY for "aftermarket" window lids, LOL!

 

[knitwits1975]

Nice work!

I am very happy for you.

 

[appnut]

Congratulations Chris!!!!

 

[nasadowsk]

Wha'ts the solinoid + extra roller on there for?

(I'm guessing the two lower rollers do the spin/pulsate thing, via motor reversal?)

 

[helicaldrive]

Wow!

You did it! Good for you!

Robert did say that where there's a will, there's a way... It was prescient!

 

[christfr]

solinoid

that little solinoid moves a roller to kick it into rapid dry. its so much fun just wish i had more laundry to do ha ha

 

[retromom]

The Rollermatic Rolls!!

Chris:

A beautiful job, as always! Those window lids are my favs! I've also heard many horror stories about the Rollermatics! So, how's your blood pressure!?! ;-)

Venus

 

[christfr]

i did ok just took my time. and im down right giddy about it now

 

[gyrafoam]

FABULOUS!

Now, finnishing up your Multimatic should be a piece of cake-----and you will have a working Frigidaire, from every era, in your collection!

You need to line them up for a family photo shoot!