Turquoisedude V Inglis - Round 3

[turquoisedude]

Still a few things left to do, though... I need to decide real fast if I am going to re-install the suds-saver valve (I'll need to do some creative plumbing!). The cabinet is pretty grungy from all the handling it got and I intend to repaint it this spring or summer. It seems odd, but just the cabinet and controls are the only original Inglis parts left on this washer now!

And, oh yeah, I still have to get the matched Sterling dryer back up and running again. It just needs a new motor, so hopefully that won't drag on for months like this washer did!!

I'll be trying a load of wash in this 'Whirl-glis Ken-pool' hybrid later today with any luck.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Paul -

I just had a hearty laugh out loud when reading your "Whirl-glis-Ken-Pool" wording, thanks, I love it!!!

Your story about this machine rings so true to me, as I had a few of the same sort of history, where they were assembled and dis-assembled so many times I was afraid the threading would wear out on the gearcase bolts. But that's how you learn!!

Now you get the fun part of cleaning off your accumulation of greasy finger prints and let the machine sing and do its dance for you! Good luck with the "maiden" wash!

Gordon

 

[washdaddy]

Paul,
Congratulations on getting the Sterling back up and running. Was that a tub light I detected? If so, did the machine come equipped with it or did you add it? Or is that light shining thru from the console light.

Lastly, loved the breaking news in #14. Isn't it just grand being so popular up and down the valley? lmao

Good luck with the dryer. Hopefully it won't put you thru what the washer did.

Have a Great Day!
Rick

 

[turquoisedude]

I sent Hubby and Canyon out to play in the yard so I could get the Inglis into position for a wash test in the laundry room. The '51 Kenmore graciously moved out of the way for the Inglis, but that will only be temporary.

A quick clean up of the cabinet made me think it wasn't in such bad shape after all. It certainly looks at home in the 'slot' it first occupied when I got the washer in 2008!

Thanks for the words of encouragement Gordon! I began to wonder if this washer would ever run again...

Rick - yes, that is a tub light! I had never seen an Inglis with one until this. I do hope to replace the clear bulb with a real germicidal lamp at some point! There was a brief power hit this afternoon and I got three calls from neighbours asking "What the hell did you just plug in"... EESH!!

 

[turquoisedude]

And away we go!!



Now, this time around there was no slowing down of agitation with laundry in the machine! Good news indeed, but wait for it...

 

[turquoisedude]

Yep... here's the 'But...'

Towards the end of the final spin, I heard this squeaking or squealing sound.

My first thought was the belt, but I also wondered if perhaps the basket drive was slipping or misaligned... Any thoughts??

This will have to wait until next week, but I am so determined to get this machine going now that I did not move the 51 Kenmore back into place!! We'll see what happens next week, I guess...

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

YAY PAUL!   Congrats on a job well done!   When's your next vacation in Sunny Southern Cal?  

 

The "squeak" does sound like a belt, but what do I know.....

 

Best of luck with it!

Kevin 

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Paul -

In the squeaking sound video, is the machine running in delicate?

I have heard similar sounds a couple times, I hope I'm wrong but it sounds like dry bearings. What happened to me a few times a while back, several installs and take-aparts allowed turbine oil in the bearings to drip out, leaving them dry, or almost so. I have noticed this too in a couple machines that have been sitting long term. The turbine oil slowly but surely over time made it past the seals, leaving the bearings dry and the basket brake pad all wet.

A quick way to find out if this is happening or not is to remove the agitator after a full spin - if the basket lock nut is uncomfortably hot, the upper bearing needs more oil. There will be some warmth there of course with tight bearings, but if you'd burn your palm, its too hot. If you remove the basket you can check the lower centerpost area as well. Same deal with that one. Unless you are sure there was lots of turbine oil in there, I'd direct my attention in that direction.

I hope there is another answer, as otherwise you'll have to remove the transmission and spin tube yet AGAIN....

Gordon

 

[turquoisedude]

Gordon, it was running on regular speed.

I would not be at all surprised that the oil may have leaked out, what with the number of times (and number of transmissions!) have been in and out of that machine.

I'll try that spin test to see how warm things get. Thanks for the advice!!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Paul - as I was at the gym earier it dawned on me that I should have asked if this noise stops when you interrupt the spin?? The only part moving during spin that doesn't also rotate during neutral drain is the spin tube.

Should be a highly simple test if you haven't already bypassed the lid switch.

Gordon

 

[aldspinboy]

Yaaaaaa Paul !!!

 

 

[turquoisedude]

Gordon, when that noise started, I shot the video and shut the washer off.

If the noise stops when the spin is interrupted, would that also point to a lack of oil somewhere?

I'm spending the week down in Ogden next week - wish it had been this week...

Darren, that waterfall filter does look good when the dang machine is running doesn't it?

 

[turquoisedude]

Try, try again...

Yes, I am a sucker for punishment... On Friday evening when we got back down to Ogden, the first thing I did was fire up the Inglis to see if the spin shaft was getting warm. I set the dial to spin and... nothing happened. The motor started fine but the tub was not moving. I tried going into agitate mode. Nothing happened then either. Yet, the tub turned smoothly and I could not detect any binding or dragging. I called it quits at that point, especially since both Hubby and Canyon were whining for their supper.

Now today, I came up with a real brainwave: why not put the Inglis near a WORKING WP belt-drive machine and compare components. And, why, I just happened to have the 56 Whirlpool Imperial (this was the one rebuilt the right way by John!) accessible, so I did a side-by-side check.

 

[turquoisedude]

I popped the back panels off each machine and did a careful visual inspection of each. Why I had not thought of this earlier escapes me....

The panels off and room to poke around revealed something almost immediately and again, this was something I should have thought of last week (but didn't).

At this point, I had already swapped the 51 Kenmore into the Inglis 'slot' but after seeing what I saw and taking corrective action, I had to try the Inglis again.

 

[turquoisedude]

And here's how it sounded in spin...

 

[turquoisedude]

After reconnecting the Inglis, I tried a water test. It agitated and spun normally and with no squeaking or other abnormal noises!!

So... what was the problem?? Wait for it....

The drive belt!! I had not tightened the motor mounting bolt enough after dropping the gearcase last week. You don't want to know what I said when I discovered that. Curiously enough, I was cursing in French (probably because it's a Canadian-made washer...LOL).

But by golly, that did it. Now, I still have to run a real wash load through it but I was optimistic enough to pop it back into place in the laundry room.

Keep your fingers crossed!!

 

[philr]

...I was cursing in French...

I hope it wasn't because of something I did to it (or didn't do!).

 

I thought you only did that when I was around!

 

[turquoisedude]

Nope! I talk to myself in French sometimes and curse plenty... I'm truly bilingue!! LOL

 

[philr]

LOL, I knew an anglophone who learned how to speak French late and he wasn't good at cursing in French! 

 

[combo52]

Yay Paul

That was a good idea comparing a working machine to one with problems.

Looks like my all expenses paid trip to Ogden has been cancelled,LOL
But we will still come visit when we can.

Now get washing, John.