A trick for the bearing: Put the bearing (not the seal) in the freezer one night before you change it. Clean the washing machine space very well, take out the bearing from the freezer and put it right away in with ease! Freezeing will shrink a little the bearing for easier installation - doing like that on cars for ages!
In mine was the Hose pipe of the pressure switch broken and the machine flooded my kitchen. So be sure that the hose of the pressure switch is in a position where it can't be rubbed broken. And / or glide a secondary hose over it, just to be sure it can't break by shaking within the machine at a sharp metal👍
Well done on keeping this going! Had a similar issue with a sealed drum, but gave up and bought a new one. Things should certainly be built to be repairable and not require sawing apart!
Thanks for the comment Tolga. I do prefer to repair rather than scrap stuff as long as it’s economical to do so. We throw to much stuff away. 8 years doesn’t seem long enough really?
Good job mate, I've got one same with sealed drum. I'm just a bit concerned about how well the glue will hold up in time with vibration, and water leaking onto motor.
Great video, I'm in the process of doing mine, I'm finding it hard to get a replacement bearings other than that I have it took apart and the old bearings out, I'll probably have to watch this video a few more times before I get it all back together 👍
I had a duff bearing on mine the other year - hats off to you for making the video. How bad is it that for the sake of a few quid they make the machine virtually a write off for most owners when a bearing inevitably goes. I bought a new drum off ebay for mine (for £80 I think) because I didn't fancy the cutting but am going to do this to the old drum if it gets noisy again.
If its a sealed drum the only way to get bearings is to measure the old ones and search online for bearing specialists, you can get high speed/quality bearings and seal for 1/2the price of "genuine". Very satisfying job and not that difficult.
A trick for the bearing: Put the bearing (not the seal) in the freezer one night before you change it. Clean the washing machine space very well, take out the bearing from the freezer and put it right away in with ease! Freezeing will shrink a little the bearing for easier installation - doing like that on cars for ages!
In mine was the Hose pipe of the pressure switch broken and the machine flooded my kitchen. So be sure that the hose of the pressure switch is in a position where it can't be rubbed broken. And / or glide a secondary hose over it, just to be sure it can't break by shaking within the machine at a sharp metal👍
Well done on keeping this going! Had a similar issue with a sealed drum, but gave up and bought a new one. Things should certainly be built to be repairable and not require sawing apart!
Thanks for the comment Only me. The bearings and bearings cover were sourced from a bearings specialist. Enjoyed putting life back into scrap 👍
Thanks for the comment Tolga. I do prefer to repair rather than scrap stuff as long as it’s economical to do so. We throw to much stuff away. 8 years doesn’t seem long enough really?
Last time I did a drum it was bolted together from the manufacturers.
Good job mate, I've got one same with sealed drum. I'm just a bit concerned about how well the glue will hold up in time with vibration, and water leaking onto motor.
When removing the pulley wheel from the back of the drum what size/type of 'bit' was required for the screw?
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what bearings did your bought size or model i need,please let me know
This is a great video. Many thanks for taking the time to make it.
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Excellent video. Thanks a lot. My new Hotpoint washing machine only lasted 4 years before it started to rumble.
Thanks for the comment. I realised this afterwards and reversed this brace. Indeed it did cause excess noise that way round.
Great video, I'm in the process of doing mine, I'm finding it hard to get a replacement bearings other than that I have it took apart and the old bearings out, I'll probably have to watch this video a few more times before I get it all back together 👍
Absolutely Mint Rich,
I had a duff bearing on mine the other year - hats off to you for making the video. How bad is it that for the sake of a few quid they make the machine virtually a write off for most owners when a bearing inevitably goes. I bought a new drum off ebay for mine (for £80 I think) because I didn't fancy the cutting but am going to do this to the old drum if it gets noisy again.
Well done!
If its a sealed drum the only way to get bearings is to measure the old ones and search online for bearing specialists, you can get high speed/quality bearings and seal for 1/2the price of "genuine". Very satisfying job and not that difficult.
Hi Michael. If the bearings are not listed it’s probably moulded together so cut and glue required. It’s naughty and very unenviromental.