So I have three rubber tub Bendix machines now. The one against the wall was my original one that I've had for over 10 years, it was found at an estate sale. The other two I found last year from a old appliance dealer/servicer in Fargo. The one in the foreground is an early mode and the middle is a Crosley version of the Economat.
My original machine worked ok for many years, but now its leaking so it needs to be fixed.
The early model is in rough shape and will be used as a parts machine to restore the Crosley if its possible. I have no idea what kind of mechanical shape the Crosley is in yet.
Here is the money shot. The protrusion in the rubber tub is the sensor for the water level switch. As the rubber bag fills with water it expands and depresses a lever on the other side of the tub when its full.
Interesting, it turns out the Dome is spring loaded on the lid, it pushes both in and out slightly, I've never noticed that it can move before. Also there is a rubber valve of some sort in here, I have no idea what that is used for...
Here is the "Aspirator" assembly. There are two components, the one at the top is the vacuum breaker for the fill flume and the other connects the fill flume to the tub. They must be there to seal off the air flow during the suction part of the extract cycle.
The agitator just pulls right up and out and now its time to remove the bottom plate that holds the rubber tub down. The early models have these odd style bolts (I'm not sure of their name) they have no slot on top for a screwdriver and standard wrenches wont work with them. So my trusty Vice-Grip comes to the rescue. The other two machines have standard bolts that you can use a socket wrench to remove them.
Once you remove those bolts the transmission is sort of just hanging there and ready for removal. This is the early transmission, there were two designs. The other two machines have the later transmission.
