Now what arrived for me Monday??...hint....it's from 1958

[victoriapark]

I can hear it already

Congratulations Leon,

Takes me right back to early 1960's watching it at a friend's place. Looks in great condition.

Greg

 

[rickr]

Beautiful machine! I love the look of the Simpsons machines. Such style! Congratulations.

 

[whirlaway]

Fluid Drive

I have a 48 Desoto in my garage with fluid drive.Its just a torque converter like on an automatic tranny.It uses oil as its clutch plate and the fans in the converter are very close together.Take 2 electric fans and face them at each other,cut one on,it turns the blades of the other one using air from the running one think of it as oil in an enclosed chamber and there you have fluid drive,Bobby

 

[everythingold]

whirlaway,

I almost undertood, could you describe the fluid drive even more simply for those of us in the back of the class? Matt

 

[arrrooohhh]

That is so great Leon.

It is like the jewel in the crown.

 

[supersuds]

Is that a Bosch motor?

 

[revvinkevin]

Hopefully this will help those in the "back of the clas

The "fluid drive" on this washer is (generally) similar to a "torque converter" in an automatic transmission. The blow-up diagram below shows an automotive torque converter.

Both the impeller and turbine halves are sealed together as one unit, with the "stator" incased in the middle. The "stator" is completely independent, rotating seperately of the rest of the assembly, is supported by bearings and is connected to an output shaft which drives the transmission.

The entire assembly is filled with fluid (usually oil) and is turned (rotated) by the electric motor. As this assembly turns, the friction from the oil inside causes the "stator" to also turn, which drives the transmission, giving you agitate, spin, etc.

The "fluid drive" also allows for some slippage, since there is no direct link between the motor and transmission, which reduces the motor load and transmission shock when starting.

If this "fluid drive" were empty (no fluid), the motor would run all day long but the washer would never move.

 

[qsd-dan]

Looks exactly like the fluid coupling and stator of a Roto-Hydramatic transmission.

 

[ronhic]

Thanks all....

I've got it now...