Progress on the 57 Whirlpool dishwasher

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I'm under a bit of pressure to 'get the bloody basement cleaned up' - that means getting the 1957 Whirlpool dishwasher back together...

When I last was working on it in late March, I got far enough to be ready to get the tub back into the cabinet.

 

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Should've seen this coming....

While the tub slipped into the cabinet frame relatively easily, getting the mounting bolts lined up again was no picnic... I had this poor thing on it's back and on it's sides trying to get the bolts lined up. I did manage to get them lined up after a good amount of cursing only to find that I should have put the rack glides.... You can imagine what I said...

 

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Well, I did it... I was actually GLAD that the drain pump on the 53 Westy Laundromat gave up on me so that I could work on that machine instead. LOL

 

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It's not obvious on the photo, but I needed to figure out what to use as a washer and mounting cushion for the impeller motor - standard cable grommets did the trick!

 

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Here's a hard-learned trick for mounting a dishwasher motor that I acquired while working on a friend's 59 Mobile Maid and my own 58 Frigidaire - do it upside down![this post was last edited: 4/30/2012-20:35]

 

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Right side up again with the heater and gravity drain valve back in place. I cut a custom fibre gasket for the drain valve and used, get this, toilet seat washers for the heater. Now, will it hold water???

 

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Gasp - it does!

 

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Just one wee drip from the drain valve, though...

 

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I think that a new O-ring here will solve that problem, though.

 

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Time to get the door back on... I was dreading this because the cabinet might not have been perfectly square after being welded back together.
Nope. It was fine!
What took me a while was figuring out how exactly to put the door hinges and brackets back together again. AFTER I got it together, I realized I could have simply looked at the door on the 1963 Kenmore '600' Roto-Rack still in the 'unfinished' corral in the garage... Oh well...

 

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But alignment is going to be a problem with the door latch... I will need to do some tinkering, shimming, propping, (and cursing, no doubt...LOL) to get it lined up. I'll be working on that probably only in two weeks though - Something interesting will be happening this weekend...

 

[washer111]

I commend your work so far! I'm sure your efforts will eventually be rewarded with lovely, clean dishes.

Could I ask how that drain operates (not the water draining bit, how the water gets out thru that drain)?

 

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how the water gets out thru that drain

There is a solenoid-controlled lever that will pop the drain plug up, allowing the water to drain.    It's not a very good shot, but in reply #7,   the solenoid and part of the lever mechanism can be seen on the right hand side of the drain tube.

This is the first gravity-drain dishwasher I have worked on (although the 1950 Youngstown Kitchens Jet-Tower might be....) - not familiar with these at all .... yet!!

 

 

 

[aldspinboy]

Paul what a great undertaking and what a great job.
Cant wait to see the results and the surprise your working on.
That door alignment why is it so hard Paul ?

Washer 111 
Gravity drains rock I have learned this from Robert's machine.
I only saw this in commercial units only.. not for the home.
Now I'm spoiled.
Gravity drain at it's best.
Robert's Kitchenaid.
 
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[firedome]

Very nice repair work!

and:
"something interesting is happening this weekend" ... you bet your bippy! hee hee.

 

[firedome]

Update....

NOT...
The fun will have to wait :-(