The Put Away Wet Kenmore

[Unimatic1140]

As well as those machines are built, I would wager that lack of post-washday air circulation around the centerpost was Whirlpool's biggest design flaw. They just should have used stainless steel, but that would have added to the cost of the machine.

Unfortunately they don't look like this for long, after a few weeks of washing they start to get coated and just a bit of rust starts to form within a year. They certainly can be restored though, I've done it with sanding and POR paint. I've seen them split right in half when spinning though, even after restoration.

 

[bendixmark]

thats savable

Hey everybody,I have cleaned up worse centerposts than that.I would remove the outer tub and then scrape and sand that down real good then replace the centerseal.Once the seal is in cover the underside outer edge with clear non flowing GE silicone.Next I would put the silicone on the drainhole seal and reinstall the tub.Last of all I would cover the seal support wall which tends to rust with the silicone all the way around.Ge silicone works miracles on outer tubs.I rebuilt many machines like that and I would see them ten years later and that stuff was still on there hard as a rock.That crud on the basket is usually liquid soap sludge that should clean up just fine.Good luck.