The real problem with the Westy Dryer!

[moparwash]

After thinking it was the motor was bad..(had it rebuilt) the real culprit is the fan bearing is shot, which caused the fan belt to stick...evidence on the pulleys uggest that the belt spent most of its time slipping in one place...after lubing the fan without taking it apart, it ran for 5 min then would stick, so I took it apart and this is what is there

 

[moparwash]

Close up

So tomorrow it's off to the ancient electrical and appliance place to see what they have!

 

[arbilab]

Worth *almost* anything to keep a computer Westy alive.

 

[bendixmark]

fan

My parents had a 1962 westinghouse that used to have this problem.I used to take it apart and lube the fan with my father.

 

[moparwash]

its fixed!

At the ancient parts store..the equally ancient parts guy said without me telling him what it was..'thats a Westinghouse dryer fan"....he said to use 220 sandpaper on it and oil well....popped it in and it now works....going to try a real load tomorrow!

 

[appnut]

going to try a real load tomorrow!

And we can all watch thanks to the wonderful design of a windowed door in a Westinghouse dryer.

 

[moparwash]

The Drum Light...

Ordered the light bulb...a strange one..a 110v bulb with a socket just like a car taillight....should be here Monday

 

[arbilab]

Our Westy, the fan was on the motor shaft. It needed lint removed from between inner and outer drum now and then, and one drum support assembly (roller and bearing, left side) but nothing else ever went wrong with it.

I grew up in a Westing-house but I never saw a 'program computer' Westy in real life. Didn't catch on, too far ahead of its time I spoze.