Thread Number: 39312
/ Tag: Major Appliances
Wolverine toy washer restoration |
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Post# 417093   12/9/2019 at 22:37 (1,570 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Found this heap a couple days ago for the whopping price of $7. The back and bottom were covered in rust and it only had half the lid. After opening it up, I discovered that it had been modified to fit a motor, explaining the lack of the crank. It had the original batteries in it, which is what leaked and covered the bottom in heavy rust. Yesterday I threw away the base after tearing it off the back and ground off the rusted through spot. It was so bad that it dripped rust when moved around. Thankfully, The battery hole and rusted out spots made a big enough hole to stick my hand through and move the gear, enabling it to work until I can get a donor with a nice shell and crank. Yesterday I gave it a test wash to clean it out, It is still water tight! It even has both a wash and spin dry setting! I will make more updates through the restoration.
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Post# 417125 , Reply# 1   12/10/2019 at 21:22 (1,569 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 417138 , Reply# 2   12/11/2019 at 08:04 (1,568 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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And by someone who actually knew what they were doing. It had stuff out of a Suzy Homemaker washer and custom made riveted brackets for the motor and batteries. Forgot to mention, the circled part in pic 7 is the other battery and terminal before I opened it up.
Basically what it is supposed to do: ~K |
Post# 417162 , Reply# 4   12/11/2019 at 18:54 (1,568 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 417436 , Reply# 5   12/19/2019 at 20:00 (1,560 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.)   |   | |
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Such mechanical detail. I always thought these toy appliances were just for show. Certainly didn't think they'd go as far as putting in gears.
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Post# 417507 , Reply# 6   12/22/2019 at 12:55 (1,557 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 417608 , Reply# 7   12/26/2019 at 10:59 (1,553 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Got the donor, it had an intact lever and a nicer body. I could not replace the top as it is riveted to the tub. On the donor, the agitator stopped connecting with the gear, and one of its gears was completely worn out. The mechanism was also more rusted. I need to figure out how to get the wash setting to work, so right now it just works on the spin dry setting. I might end up drilling out the rivets to replace the top in the future, but for now this is it.
~K
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