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Love looking at the video.

Robert I did have two questions. When you see the machine running, it appears to be filled with water. However, when you opened the door, no water came out. It was as if the tub was tilted backwards.
And how did the mfg finally get around the problem with twisting of towels, etc. I have a Sears front load and still have this problems with sheets. Thanks,
John
 
here is the 3 belt westinghouse patent granted in 1957

here is the 3 belt westinghouse patent with the by Osterhus that was filed in 1954 and granted in 1957.

This is the mechanism used on the Spacemates in 1955? and later until about 1988 with a mess of 3 belt models. 1/3 century worth of production with the same design is not bad. The tub/wash pulley became oval/potato somewhere in the design too.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2807963.pdf
 
When I was kid, one of the laundromats I hung out at was managed by a really nice guy, Gene. He had 20 slant fronts as well as two big front load commercial washers, two dryers, and a Bock extractor. With the slant fronts, he put the clothes in, threw a scoop of powder detergent on the clothes, closed the door, and started the machine.

Ross
 
POTATO PULLEY

Came out in 1959 on the full size slant machines. The three belt design did come out on the 25" compact models in 1955 and was then used on the full sized machines in 1957-8. All WH FLers went the the same basic design in 1964 when they went to the 27" cabinet.
 
I thought three belt systems...

... came out in 1953-54- it was used on the cheaper machines, like the LS-7- which I would love to find! I think that system was used interchangeably in a few other production runs- like the L104, the L102, LS8 & the L100- those used either the tranny, or three belts-But I forgot the pulley was used that early- neat!
 
30 inch wide Cabinet FL Westinghouse machines?

In the instructions for the #5300165317 pump, ( old Q165317 ) for my 3 belt 1976 LT570 ; they mention a 30" machine besides the normal common 27" ones. The spring length distance between the C clips is adjusted longer by the installer ; since the tub is deeper. This is the spring that goes between the impeller and driven wheel.

I have seen the 30" model mentioned too in the instructions for the rubber boot #530326132 ( old Q133321 ) too.

A 30" model is even mentioned in the motor I bought #5300603181 (old Q603181 ); since it fits the common 27" one and 30" ones too.

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Damn, I had one of those pumps in a parts lot I got a few years back. I couldn't figure out which machine it was designed for. I think I recently threw it in the trash, but I'll have to check.
 
Pump from an Ants View looking straight up

Repair clinic sell the pump for as their part number 75 for 86 bucks. On Ebay they vary from 15 to over 100 bucks.

All the parts on the pump are replaceable. One can just replace the seal an/or the impeller if old school. Bell and others sell just the impellers and seals.

The driven spring's is "lengthened" by rotating the shaft(s) in the non grabbing direction.

http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Pump/75
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VIEW from front with front panel and boot off and 3 of 5 we

The photo posted has one of the shipping rods in place; it is normally not in place in a real working machine.

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GE motor

interesting that there is a GE motor on that one-motor i got
from an'81 3-belt was a westinghouse.
for T/L westys,a 1980 one i checked had a round westinghouse,
but a 1984 had a square GE.
westinghouse and GE were big rivals back in the day.
Looking at the ratio between the wheel on the motor and the
one on the pump,that pump turns quite a bit faster than the
motor-no wonder the pumpout is fast on these..
 
Robert,

Where is the lint filter on your 1955 Westy dryer? The previous owners left a Westinghouse dryer of similar vintage for us when we bought our house in 1998. I looked all over the darn thing but couldn't find it anywhere. Sadly, it was hauled away by the appliance delivery guys when we bought our Maytag Dependable Care set.
 
There is no lint filter on the '55 Westinghouse dryer, it sends it up and out to the clouds.

I believe you could have bought an accessory filter as a bolt on to the back of the machine.
 
Regarding those Westy pumps........

That's the same type that's on my SpaceMates front loader and it runs directly off the motor when engaged. That thing would suck the face right off your head if you got it in the way (figure of speech) - that's one powerful pump. That little WW SpaceMates is probably the favorite of my vintage machines. Got to get a new timer and belts for mine in the spring - too cold to get out in the garage to work on it right now. Got several spring projects on the machines coming up!
 
WESTINGHOUSE MOTORS

The three belt machines switched to the round GE motor in the late 1970s or early 1980s I am not sure of the exact year, but this gave a big boost to the reliability of the 3B washers. I often used to say the worst thing about WH washers & dryers was that they had WH motors in them. WH motors seemed to suffer more centrifugal switch problems, more bearing problems and they always seemed to run hotter. This was one of the things that also hurt MTs reliability in the 1970s as they used a lot of WH motors in thier washers & dryers. Even WP used a few WH motors in thier BD washers in 1974-5 when Consumer Reports gave the WP washer the best buy rating and WP was selling so many washers that GE and Emerson couldn't keep up with WPs demand for new motors. And of course we saw some of these fail in warranty and just out of warranty. It used to always take some reselling when we would get a service call on a customers nice nearly new MT washer or dryer and at just 2 or 3 years we had to replace a motor people weren't happy.
 
Westinghouse sold off their motor division about 20 years ago. I think it may have been to Emerson, but one article mentioned AOSmith? I am not sure if they make the motors anymore.

To be truthful, I don't even think that the motors used in the new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant are made by (what is left of) Westinghouse.
 
The 3 Belt 1976 Machine here came with a GE motor

The LT570 Machine here bought in 1976 came new with a GE motor Q174461.

I took it off the machine in 2006 when I rebuilt the washer. I bought a new motor (GE) 10 years ago from repairclinic.com, it did not go under salt water like my 1976 motor did in Katrina. After washing out all the muck, the old motor GE still works. I just did not want to rebuild the washer with a old motor, since I had a brand new one that was brand new in the box that did not go underwater.

The new motor's instructions gave the lug connections (positions) for both GE and Westinghouse motors, thus the motor #5300603181 must have been built by both vendors at one time.
 
My D-6 dryer has the built-in lint trap. It's metal pan that slides down over the back duct opening. When the dryer's door is open, a pin is pulled and lint trap pops up so you can clean it.

We used it for a while, but it put out too much dryer lint into the laundry area. I installed a metal flange that accepts a modern metalized dryer duct and that's how we use it now.
 
AOSmith Motors

I believe AOSmith is still selling motors. The reason why I said "sell", I am in the Restaurant Business. This summer I had to replace a Condensor Fan Motor on one of the Reach ins. The tech came in with a box that had AOSmith on it. I remember them as a mfg. of good motors. I said to the tech "Wow. Something still made in America". He grinned, turned the box to the other side and there it was "Made in China". The motor failed 8 hours later. His response was "This happens often."
:(
 
A.O.smith motors

we sell A.O.smith motors where i work,A.O. smith bought several
motor manufactures or parts of motor companies over the last
20yrs or so,including:century,magnetek,and westinghouse.
Around the late '90s,A.O. smith switched assembly of most of
the motors to mexico,then around '06 i noticed certain
"commodity"HVAC motors begain to say"made in china"...
most still say"assembled in mexico"
Sometimes i have to do a few "adjustments" to the motors prior
to selling them-including a string of westy design compressor
motors that i had to revarnish the windings after a few failed
because of the windings vibrating together...
 
Mexico or China...

It's a Damn Shame we can't make anything Good here anymore.

It's a Total and Utter Disgrace.

Look at the Machines we search for. Why ? Because thet were American Engineering. Every Morning when I go into my "Showroom:, I just look ata everything and it reminds me of Years ago when things were good. In a certain sense.
 
I'm guessing that between EPA regs and Union wage scales, there's no way an "American" company could afford to remain in business here any more. There's no possible way they could compete with foreign labor at pennies per hour, and non existant EPA and OSHA regs.
 
The new whirlpool front loaders

And John, isn't the latest series of WP frontloaders produced along witht the new generation of toploaders in Ohio?
 
Our union made in the USA and they are very resumablely pric

I did. 100% of our appliances are both vintage, and American made...from the Jane Jetson GE mixer all the way up to the Laundry Twins.
 

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