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Thanks, Jerry
I'll file that away for future reference.
Replacing the drive coupler was easy, getting the !@#$% washing machine case back on it frame took
much longer. Then as I was just getting my tools put away the wife told me
it was leaking. Turns out there is a small 3/8" clear plastic tube I had
forgotten to connect - just push on not even any clamps. Fortunately I
could till the machine over on its side and reach it so did not have to take the
case off again.
I particularly like your approach to house hold
problem fixing - I wonder if it would work on my wife {:>) I think I'll
postpone finding out.
Ed
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Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:42
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Washing Machine
Was [FlyRotary] Re: The Verdit! c wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on Sun &
Fun{:<(
Ed, not that you need help but RepairClinic.com is a super site
when it comes to fixing appliances. They have a drill down feature that will
quickly identify the problem, provide guidance on the repair and sell you the
parts. Very quick. My method when something breaks is to give this reference
to my wife and very generously tell her she is welcome to use my tools.
Jerry
On Monday, April 11, 2005, at 02:08 PM, Ed Anderson wrote:
I
don't know, Finn. I was under the impression that the seals (not
counting Tracy's seals) were fairly brittle and broke before they bent.
I
have the engine back in the shop and was starting the tear down, when the
wife came down and informed me the washing machine wasn't working
AGGHGGG! Of course, the appliance makers now assume no one does
home repair so there is not so much as a parts exploded diagram. But,
managed to get it apart expecting to see belts - but nope - direct
drive. But, I do spot the problem there is a plastic coupler between
the motor and the gear box and it is clearly broken. Well, because of
no parts diagram have to search the inter net to find a diagram, locate the
part number and find a store that had one. But, great the store will
print me out a diagram of the system! Wife goes to get part while I
return to engine. Comes back with part, but because the lady I talked
to had gone to lunch the new lady didn't know which diagram to print out
ARRRGGG!
Anyhow
as I write this the wife is cleaning up the mess around the washer and she
has just called, so its back to putting the washer backtogether and then
maybe to the engine
Arrrrrrgggg!
Ed
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From: Finn Lassen
To:
Rotary motors in aircraft
Sent: Monday,
April 11, 2005 8:44 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: The Verdit! c
wasRe: [FlyRotary] No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<(
Ed Anderson wrote:
It appears that Al's
assessment may be correct that particularly because of the apparent
orientation of the electrode when I screw it into the hole ending up such
that the apex hit the curved back part rather than the end pointed toward
the center electrode. It appears the apex seal did bounce over that
curve part for a while and either the apex seals finally gave way or the
springs under them did. Perhaps Lynn would know if its possible to
break the springs while leaving the seal intact.
Could the seals be bent to the point
they no longer can more freely in the
grooves?
Finn
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