Older Speed Queen set

[klinkerqueen]

Now I'm not sure. The front belt turns, the one above does not and I did not see the third belt. I'll get the flashlight and check after dinner. It 'whirs' like it wants to go, but only the front belt does anything.

 

[cfz2882]

belts

looks like the lower belt drives the pump while the 2nd,upper groove on the
pump's pulley has a belt that drives the transmission for agitation.
the 3rd belt (on the fluid clutch) only runs when the motor reverses for
spin.Seems that a belt is loose or oily and is slipping.

 

[akronman]

Speed Queen pump

That happens to be the same pump in my Speed Queen Wringer from the 50's, who'd a thunk it! Easy to find on Ebay, if you ever needs to.

 

[klinkerqueen]

Would that make it smoke?
Also, where does one find parts for these machines? Need a tub seal; it drips water from under the agitator. Not bad yet but it won't get better. I have been searching online but have found no parts, diagrams, schematics or manuals. Absolutely zero matches for this model #ad 601w. Were Canadian model numbers unique to Canada?
The pump seems to work, it pumped out the rest the tub. The agitator moves easily so maybe the tranny is still good. My Amana locked up when the tranny went bad.
Tomorrow in the sunshine I will look for part numbers to see what we find. Is Ebay the place to look for parts?

 

[yogitunes]

for parts....www.easyapplianceparts.com.....

they may not have all, but they did have a few parts for my SQ.....and their in Canada

if your model number does not work, or shows NLA or limited parts, let me know, I'll look up my model number for you.....underneath their all built the same....either banging solenoids or reversing motor

 

[cfz2882]

slipping belt could cause smoke or odor-is the big pulley on the transmission
turning?Mechanism appears to be the same as the u.s. version-with basic
origins dating to the 1950s if not earlier, this mechanism lasted through the
last solid tub SQs around 1980.
I have never looked for new parts for solid tub speed queens,but people here
should know of some good sources

 

[mrb627]

Pump

You can loosen the pump to adjust belt tension between the pump and the transmission. Might be all it needs to get her running through the cycle again.

Malcolm

 

[magic clean]

Try American

model DA6191

 

[klinkerqueen]

Thanks Magic Clean, many more parts and the diagrams look right.
The motor smokes a little. A friend and I looked at it today. He is an electrician and thinks that it should be fine, it may have been sitting a while. It does not smokes now and the motor is not hot after running through a couple of cycles. Have not tried it on gentle after the initial test but normal/fast works great.
There is a sticker on the drain tub stamped 1970, the other sticker states fill time determined by pressure.
Cfz, you are right about the belts. Definitely a reversing motor. The insides are much different than my 'old' washer (ca2003, haha).
Will work on video this weekend.

 

[cfz2882]

smoking motor

the motor should never smoke-probably the centrifugal switch was stiff from
sitting unused for a while and did not disengage the start winding,causing
the smoke-this problem would be more likely to occur on low speed,if the
smoke was seen on low speed i would only use high speed for a while until
there has been enough use to free up the sticky centrifugal mechanism in the
motor.