Posted by Dr. Walt on December 18, 2012 at 04:32:08 from (12.2.223.79):
In Reply to: OT wash machine wars posted by charlie n on December 17, 2012 at 20:42:24:
Thirty years ago, I salvaged an old Maytag Wringer Washer at a property that I was cleaning up. It had originally been one that had the "kick-start" single cyl. gas motor on it, and someone had removed the gas motor presumably to convert it to an electric unit, but then never finished it. I took the electric motor off of another dead washer (rusted out tub) and rebuilt the Maytag and started using it. The spindle seal was worn out and caused it to leak badly.
As luck would have it, I just by chance met a gentleman that had been a Maytag Repairman his entire life and he had several of them. I GLADLY paid $10 each (I bought two) for a $2 rubber Spindle Cup-Seal (goes under the conical spindle cap)& bought whatever other parts that he had that I thought I might need(tub seal, discharge hose spigot w/ hook, etc.) and finished rebuilding the washer. IT WORKS GREAT! - Oh, my deep "twin-tub" rinse tub is enameled Cast Iron (HEAVY!). I haven't used either for many years - I'm spoiled by the modern "automatic" washers, but I still have them as back-ups.
Doc
P.S.: A short note of personal history - When I was 6 years old I got my fingers caught in the wringers on my mother's wringer washer. Gotta watch out for those rollers, especially the ones with the molded ribs on the rollers. - They're hungry & they love to eat fingers and it H U R T S !
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