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[christfr]

HEY ALL.. HAVE A 67 RAPID DRY FRIGIDAIRE HERE THAT I RESTORED. AND WHEN I TOOK HER APART THE SPIN SHAFT BUSHINGS WERE SORT OF CRAPPY BUT I PUT THEM BACK IN BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND ANY.. SO FOR A WHILE SHE WAS FINE BUT THEN SHE STARTED PROTESTING WITH LOUD SOUNDS ECT SO I PARKED THE MACHINE. SO NOW ITS TIME TO GET MY REAR IN GEAR AND START LOOKIN FOR PARTS.. IF ANYONE HAS OR KNOWS OF A GOOD USED ASSY OR DONER MACHINE FOR SALE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ITS TIME TO GET THE MACHINE ALL FIXED UP AND READY FOR PLAY.. WELL THAT PLUS THE FACT THAT I NEED A GOOD PROJECT .. ANY LEADS PLEASE LET ME KNOW... THANKS SO SO MUCH

 

[gregm]

rollers or bearings?

sounds like the "bearings" ? right ? .... not the rollers ...

 

[christfr]

YEP BABY SPIN BRG IN THE SPIN AGI TUBE THE ORIG TOP ONE WAS CRACKED BUT I PUT IT BACK ANYWAY BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE A NEW OR GOOD USED ONE AND HOPED IT WOULD BE OK.. IT LASTED FOR A WHILE BUT IT MUST HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY. DONT HAVE ANY CONE HOP BUT REALLY LOUD KNOCK NOISE. DID CHECK THE ADJ OF THE AGI ARM AND ALL THAT IS FINE

 

[goatfarmer]

If it's a bushing, have a local machine shop make one for you.

 

[trainguy]

Chris,

Is it the 7524183 bearing that you need?

Rich

 

[christfr]

HONEST I DONT KNOW WHAT THE PART NUMBER IS BUT IST LIKE A BRASS SLEVE THAT SITS INSIDE THE SPIN SHAFT AND THE AGI SHAFT SLIDES THROUGH THE CENTER OF THIS BRG, THERE IS ONE ON EACH END OF OF THE SPIN SHAFT, THEN I HAD THOUGHT THEY WERE SORT OF PRESSED IN. WHENI HAD THE MACHINE APART THE LOWER ONE STAYED IN PLACE BUT THE UPPER ONE LIKE SLID RIGHT OUT. I DIDNT THINK THAT WAS RIGHT. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RETAINER TO KEEP THE BRG IN PLACE?

 

[saltysam]

BRASS SLEVE THAT SITS INSIDE

These are the bronze bushings that guide the agitator shaft. The upper one is the one that is busted correct? The way i understand it the entire shaft will need to be replaced. I'm still looking for you a replacement shaft, just haven't come up with anything yet. Still waiting to hear the price on the westy boots too......hopefully i will hear something soon. See you friday evening......i'll be bringing "jack" with me so watch out........LOL

 

[christfr]

uh oh,,,,,,,, bringing jack huh.........oh boy......well i had thought a good used shaft or assy would be the way to go so you keep a lookin for me and ill keep beggin here in front of all the other members. there has to be one i can buy out there some place...

 

[gregm]

part # 's

I may have an extra shaft, I need a part # ? ........... you also need the actual "blue-cone" agitator ?

 

[christfr]

hey mr greg.. no the cone is just fine its the shafts im after but i dont have a clue what the part number is and dont have any books to look that up this one is a 67 rollermatic rapid dry if that helps, from what i understand the shafts are diff from the non rapid dry maybe they are thicker of something not sure.. i could always buy it and either hang on to it or just give it back later ................... anyone out there able to look up a part number for a spin shaft???

 

[coldspot66]

My '67 Rapid dry model # is WCDA TN serial # 66VD 9292. Hope this helps!!