The Case of Sympathetic Spin ...OR..A 1956....

[jetcone]

the

top is designed to slide over the tub gasket sealing the tub, so you can't use closed cell foam like this to repair spin leaks , a valiant try by a another club member but she still leaked.  As you can see the foam will get pushed aside in the sliding process. The only thing that will work is new rubber gasket mounted on the tank top edge.

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[jetcone]

Here is a close up

Of the new gasket under the top , the top has compressed down on the rubber and created a giant lip seal all the way around.
The top is not completely set as you wouldn't be able to see this detail.

 

[jetcone]

Top on!!

close to the finish

 

[jetcone]

Trim

going back on

 

[jetcone]

Trim

all up again

 

[jetcone]

Now its time to

Test our work before we get too far along>>

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[jetcone]

And now the final test

The dreaded water test! I tried it with water with success as you will see -- however there were "Doubting Thomases" who would NOT BELIEVE my success until THEY saw huge beach towels with water to put my work to the test.
I'll let the video speak for itself.......

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[jetcone]

The bitter flame of

deep...deep...competition.

 

[turquoisedude]

Congratulations, Jon!! That is one heck of a nice machine! Thank you also for the transmission tips - I may draw on your knowledge when I crack open the '57 Filter-Flo this spring.

Great work and love the video!

 

[jetcone]

This job

took from September to now ,  a nice winter job I'd say. It was fun getting back into GE and realizing they did build one heck of  a machine!

Ciao 

 

 

 

[jetcone]

Love to help

Paul, anytime!

Jon

 

 

[westingman123]

wow

Okay, this is cool on so many levels! Sort of a combination learning tool and video extravaganza.

Thanks for the tips and eye candy. I cannot wait for Robert's response!

 

[chestermikeuk]

GE

Very good work Jon, the inner tub looks in good nic and lovely colour...its great to see you can access parts manufacturers to get these beauties back in action!!

And, you very bad with Herr Webmeister - you know there will be payback at a time and place of his choosing!!![this post was last edited: 4/2/2013-14:55]

 

[Unimatic1140]

deep...deep...competition.

ohhhh, is it! That's OK dear, I'll just go downstairs and treat my clothes to a gentle bounce off of nice soft Fiberglas. You should try that Jon, its really fun, ***pauses*** ohhhhh wait.

But anyways, I digress, wonderful transmission restoration Jon, I plan on doing the exact same thing. Why can't the 1960 part fit on the 1956 hub? They look very similar.

 

[gansky1]

Awesome job, Jon ! That GE shines like new again.

Now that you're back into top loaders,I'll send a crate for that neglected '56 Duo! Ding dong...U-Crate calling...

 

[jetcone]

Lol!

Grrrrrr

 

[foraloysius]

Wonderful job Jon! Good as new! That machine reminds me of the GE toploader meighbours of us had. Must have been from around the same time.

 

[mickeyd]

The dramatic pause before the spin, and

The grand silence with the pitch black side screens and the ominous drip...... drip..... drip..... into the outer realms sent me back to those scenes in the "Alien."

Total freak-out!

So so nice, finally, to see someone loading a machine correctly, in the vintage, classic way. Look Mom, no air pockets, no tangling, no unbalancing.

All good agitators know exactly how to do this. What fun it is to watch their magic.

Indeed, the smart Blackstone Corporation demanded this method of loading in their first automatic doctrines. Huge kudos to you, Jon.

A sterling, striking performance with a percussive finale! BOOM!

Thank you Cecil B. de Jetcone.

 

[mixfinder]

Amazed Again

The 56 seems quieter than some later solid tub models. Our first automatic was a
59 GE keyboard but the tub indexed and turn over only good if you held the tub still. The washer was 7 years old when we got it and I had no idea it had any type of brake. Your photography is superb.
Kellyv

 

[jetcone]

thank you all

<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>it was a near and dear project to say the least.

 

Robert the brake for the 1960 was moved out to the rim of the transmission and so was the spring/tang also moved out to the rim. And unlike the '56 brake band which you just snap on to the center hub grove, the '60 you have to glue in place with Plio-Bond before you reassemble.

 

The upper part of the tranny is the same but the baseplate is all new.