On 10/01/2011 5:00 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Your approach is correct. In my experience, you seldom win that first
battle. You can expect the potmetal top thing to disintegrate, then
you can get the pin out. a propane torch may help. You should be
able to buy the new top thing. that is a common item, or it used to
be at least. I had a 1980 speed queen that had the same thing.
As for the rest of it, you are on the right track. Good luck.
Personally, I like the old Easy because they have a high speed spinner
to extract the water from the clothes.
A better choice is just an old maytag automatic as a second machine.
The top loading "Old reliable" kind that hasn't been made for about 12
years now.
If you want to really go retro, get an old maytag wringer, put it on
the front porch and use a Maytag gas engine to run it. Put two
rockers out there, a gallon clay jug, and sit out there with a double
barrel on your lap!
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Thanks for your input. Reading on the internet suggests that Maytag and
Speedqueen are the best of the old wringers for reliability and parts
availability. I found out that one can still buy a new Speedqueen
wringer that is a clone of the old ones made in about 1955 if my memory
serves to be correct, now manufactured in Saudia Arabia. They are
apparently so exactly the same that the new parts will fit the old ones.
Parts are likely expensive, but if one wants them, that may be the price
one must pay. Interesting (to me at least).
I have been in touch with a fellow on another forum who has been very
helpful. He has explained how to make a "puller" to remove the pin
without hammering on it. Also a big "wrench" for removing the piece
below it. We might just get this thing apart far enough to see why it
leaks without destroying it.
We have a Maytag Atlantis washer - about 5 years old - one of the last
versions with the agitator I believe as now the top loaders are like the
front loaders and do not have an agitator. We might decide to upgrade
the primary washer and relegate the existing one to dirty duty if this
one does not work out. Time will tell.
Randy
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