One of my all time favorite washers is my Philco Flex-A-Wash washer with the "Blades Of Water" wash action. This is one of the washers we saved from the farm in Aberdeen, and I had an extra one that I saved for many years as a parts donor. Have had them sitting here for over three years, so I finally got the energy and ambition to attemp a restoration and make one good one out of two.............This is what the washer looked like at the start:
This model has the famous "Contour Fill", but had been outside in the elements for many years, and the tub and most of the components were in pretty sad shape: Rusty tub is shown here:
Starting the disassembly, the tub is in pretty rusty condition. Can you imagine what the previous owners clothes must have looked like in water that rusty?
This washer was rescued from its outside location, and the bottom was on the ground for many years, and suffered some rust damage, but nothing really serious..........
Photo here of the motor still installed. I got this motor to run, but alas the pump was cracked. I will end up using the motor and pump from my donor washer which was still good.......
Close up of the Philco motor. The pump seal was a weak spot of this design, as when it would leak it would get the motor wet and ruin it if not caught in time........I will save this motor as an extra........
I had been saving any and all Philco parts for many years, all that I could ever find...........here is a few extra agitator parts that will help make this a working washer again!
After what seemed like hours of soaking the tub in Super Iron Out, #320 Wet/Dry sanding, Comet cleanser, fine steel wool, I finally got the tub back to its pretty blue/aqua color. I think Philco was one of the few manufacturers to use a colored tub in its washers..........
Here is a pic of the extra washer that I tore down to use for extra parts. This was a BOL model, but the major components were the same......The washer that Im keeping is in the background......
Close up of the Philco transmission. This is the one that will actually go in the washer that Im keeping. I kept the original bottom, used this donor transmission as the S Dakota tranny had a leak at its main seal, used the S Dakota outer tub, whew! this was a total tear down, but the results Im hoping will be worth the work!...........
