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    ricky5050
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    hi i have a few question about my dishwasher , if any one can help!

    I collect vintage appliances and like to use them as daily appliances and in my vintage styled kitchen they look the part.

    I ideally would like an early top loading dishwasher like an original Kenwood from the 1960’s if anyone knows where one can be got! but in the mean time i have a 1975 ish (guessing year) thorn bendix super 12 dishwasher model number 7864 serial A-5-15 000780 (made in France)

    This machine has developed a slightly metalic squeaking tinkling noise from the wash motor during the hot parts of the wash and rinse and i was wondering if this means the impellor seal is failing and the main wash bearing may be starting to go. This machine has a very high pressure wash pump with only one outlet that goes to lower wash arm with upper wash arm being fed from the centre of the lower one. Can i get a seal or bearing kit or anyone got good secondhand motor as would like to continue to use it or if anyone has anything more suited to 50’60’s let me know!

    #258748
    rogue_element
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    Re: vintage bendix dishwasher question

    HI

    WASH PUMP OBSOLET , UNSURE IF THERE IS A BEARING REPLACEMENT KIT

    ROGUE

    #258749
    Penguin45
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    Re: vintage bendix dishwasher question

    You need to join our slightly mad friends at Automaticwashers.

    Our problem is that we’re all working engineers and are unlikely to hold stock dating back that far.

    If your motors’ problem is purely that the bearings are noisy, the assembly could be stripped and the bearings replaced. Tracking down the seals is likely to be the real problem – they never were a spare part from Philco/Bendix.

    Penguin45.

    #258750
    ricky5050
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    Re: vintage bendix dishwasher question

    Thank you for your reply i will keep looking!

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