<VV> Re:WASHER BELLOWS? Nobody fixes anything anymore!

[Eric S. Eberhard]

This is so incredibly true and such a waste!  It drives me crazy.  My 
washing machine leaks a little ... can you get a new gasket to reseal 
it?  NO!  Tried to get parts to fix my garage door opener (stripped gear) 
-- can I get them, NO!  Throttle cable on my not-too-old roto tiller ... 
NO!  Blades for my lawn mower ... NO!  Head for my Stihl weed whacker -- NO!

Everyone want to throw everything away and have you buy new.  It is a huge 
waste of resources and money ... if you are handy enough to fix things 
(nobody is any more).

One huge exception to the above rule is John Deere.  I can get any part I 
want (except castings) for my 1957 420 and 1966 110 John Deere 
tractors.  One of the reasons I purchase John Deere over others ... weed 
whackers, lawn tractors, big tractors, no matter what, I can always get the 
parts forever -- even the 1966 lawn tractor for which I just got a new muffler.

At 10:03 AM 6/10/2005, Ron wrote:
>It's because no one repairs anything anymore, they just buy a new one. 
>Except Corvair folks that is, and we're in a minority.
>RonH
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>Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 9:44 AM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Re:WASHER BELLOWS?
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>>This issue with the bellows is very odd indeed. The "major" washer pump 
>>repair kits have not been available for almost 5 years - and keep in mind 
>>that millions of GM products use them. Also keep in mind that new pumps 
>>are available - so the tooling for these bellows exists. So why not 
>>replacement kits/bellows? It's quite odd. Lon
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