I'm a newbie to the board

[n175h]

Hi All,

I just found this website from a post on the carwash forum. I've been in the laundry business for 21 years and carwash bus. for 19. I had a great time reading your past threads.

My latest dilema: I'm overhauling one of my Maytag/Unimac 35lb washers. Unfortunately, I have play where the bearing is pressed into housing/trunion, and I have a worn shaft. A new shaft is about $1K, and the bearing/trunion assembly with seals and bearing is $271, so I've ordered a new housing/trunion and bearing assembly.

For the shaft, I took a center punch and punched indentations about 1/16" apart all the way around the shaft. I made 6 rows of these holes. The bearing now fits tight as new. I've heard this works well. This is my first time to deal with a worn shaft, so I'm on new ground here.

Hopefully, it will work. We shall see. It takes me about 8 hours from dismount from the base to back in service to do this. It is one heck of a workout to wrestle these beasts by myself, but I've been at it a loooong time.

David

[troy]

Do the indentations really work? I will try it next time.

You can use the Loctite Quick metal #660, a retaining compound, it work very well with the housing, shaft gaps.

[n175h]

I don't know if they will work or not. I didn't want to buy a new shaft, so this was my easiest option. I have heard of guys milling the shaft down and inserting a bushing/sleeve over it to receive the bearing. I figured I would try this first.

If I can get 3 to 5 years out of it, I will be happy. Thanks for the tip about the Loctite.

David

[MSKLAUNDRY.]

There is also a place up here in New Jersey that build up the worn down shafts and gets it back to spec. Have done many many ones like that and it has worked out well.