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I had to share this - I darn near fell off my chair when I got a call from Midwest Timer this morning... I had sent in the "thoroughly and completely" messed up timer from the Westy CLB6 Laudromat with a faint hope that just might be able to do something with it. I got a call today confirming that they CAN rebuild it!! I couldn't believe it! So, not only is the Inglis H560 washer scheduled to be brought back to life - the CLB6 Laundromat will be next!
Now, I just need to get my paws on a motor for that Inglis dryer...
 
hurrah!

Hmmmm. May be time to send the timer from my Westy. She's been giving me dirty looks. Do they do clocks as well? The clock in my range quit, finally. Congrats, 2011 is starting off great in Paulville!!
 
well there ya go cool beans.. you really should bring your westy down to st louis and we all can have a westy war ha ha
 
I think I am going to have to get down to St-Louis soom to meet my 'Westy bretheren' in person! Getting the the Canadian Westys down there might be a challenge, though... LOL

John - yes that Inglis has a WP style motor. Here's a photo I took just before I removed it...

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Hey Paul that does not sound good oh something can be done im sure.
And what a great gift hubby got yaa see your turning him around slowly but surely lol. I'm so excited for you call me when you can.
Darren.
 
Range timer repair........

Send your tired and worn timers to MID AMERICAN TIMERS at midamericantimers.com. They are located on Ottumwa, Iowa and they do a great job. They charged me $80.00 flat fee and it didn't take long for them to send back my '57 Hotpoint range clock fully functional and ready to re-install.
 
More good news...

Midwest Timer are shipping the repaired timer today!! I won't get it in time for this weekend but next weekend for sure.
THAT means more 'musical appliances' methinks!! LOL
 
Got it!

The timer arrived today at work via UPS. I swear that it looks brand new! I was thrilled to see that the good folks at Midwest Timer were able to 'undo' the mess I made last year when I very foolishly decided to open the escapement...
What a dilemma this weekend will be - work on the Inglis or the Westy? Something tells me that I will be putting on a couple of pots of coffee and working late...
 
Weekend update - had to install the timer

The folks at Midwest Timer did a splendid job on this one! It looks just like new!

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Re pump noise

You probably know all this but waht the heck:

Watch the long drive spring that connects the pump body to the driven disc attached to it. If too long the spring has no place to go and can "whip" and make a lot of noise. If too short one can have noise because the driven disc is too tight and being pulled towards the pump body and one gets noise from the drive disc's bushing. A pump eons ago was factory set up for older Westinghouses; then later they were set up for the models say 1962? to 1988? . The spring is the same; the distance between the E ring clips is different. One holds the shaft without ruining it and turns spring in the non locking rotation to move the spring on the shafts. Both the axle/shaft on the driven disc and shaft on the pump are just held on the long spring due to friction.

it is good that you got the timer rebuilt and mentioned a source for repair!
 
With a strobe; if you have one; you one can see the pump spring freaking out if is whipping. One has to be carefull of course with a strobe not to get lulled into thinking that stuff is not moving. ie loose ones fingers in a belt since one can magically stop motion by syncing the strobe with the mechanism.
 
WOW!!!!!!

Way to go Paul! You must be so excited to get both washers up and running in one weekend. I can't wait to see the Westy washing video. Congrats! Don
 
More progress...

And it's all good news! I did the first water tests this weekend. The experience gained from the L5 rebuild was put to good use - knowing what to look for helps!
The pump cover had been an issue and sure enough, on the CLB-6, I had some leaks. Solution - Liquid Gasket.

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Next, I reinstalled the front panel. I think the tub may be sitting too high in the cabinet (the boot seems tight at the top)... Like with the L5, I am using a Q-4699 door boot instead of the Q-4688 which is the exact replacement.
And, like with the L5, there was some water leaking from around the door...

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However, a strip of closed-cell foam weatherstripping tape on the inside rim of the door glass did the trick. Unlike the L5, I chose not to take the door apart to seat the weatherstripping. I was very pleased to find that this was enough to stop the leaks!

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The next steps...

I got through a partial cycle test sucessfully - I would like to hook this baby up to hot and cold inlets and a reliable drain for a wash test soon! Hopefully in 2 weeks time when I am back down in Ogden...
I am now also weighing up what to do about the cabinet. I didn't paint it while the tub was out and I think I regret that now... I could still paint it, but if I did, I know I would have to paint the dryer, too.. I guess I will have to wait for the weather to improve for that.
But the machine is running nicely and actually seems to 'handle' differently than the L5 if that makes any sense. Needless to say, I am looking forward to that first wash test....
 

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