anybody changed one of these recently? is it an easy job or is it a strip the bugger down sort of job?! My new one arrived in the post today, i was baffled cos it was inside out!

Last one I did was from the top. Remove the lid and two clips to hold it on. Easy enough. Funny that because our machine conked the other day, wouldn't spin. There's a balance sensor if the drum wobbles too much and it cuts it out so I bypassed it till I can get one. Next day in the post, a reminder from Ariston that we have had the machine for 5 years and would we like to extend the warranty. Eerie or what?

Depends on the machine very much. We (my Dad and I) have changed a couple. Its a long while since we did one though! IIRC I think they are held on with big springs/clips that wrap around the ends. If you can get to those from the top of the machine you may be in luck. If not it may turn out to be a big job...

That wasnt much help was it....

David

[Edited on 13/1/05 by flak monkey]

spooky indeed! i had the lid off when i first moved in, ISTR that something was amiss then!

cheers paddy, i'll give it a fiddle at the weekend then! cheers monkey too!

[Edited on 13/1/05 by JoelP]

Is the top removable (look for two screws at the rear). Take off the top and if there are two stabiliser springs running back to front holding the tub and drum unit to the chassis, disconnect the front one. This will allow the drum to fall to the rear. There should be a clip of some sort, usually a very long jubilee type thing holding the seal onto the drum. Disconnect this, check for one holding the seal onto the outer cabinet and remove this also and then peel the seal from the casing and then the drum. Replacement is as the Haynes manual says - reverse the process -lol. It helps if you have a long screwdriver for any screw type clip, and I do mean long. We used to use a 12" pozidrive. It also helps if you have three elbows in each arm. You'll see what I mean.
It's not a difficult job although there is a bit of a knack to it. I'm sure SWMBO will be impressed when you point out that you have saved the cost of a service call (as this form of extortion is called) approx. !00 quid. Think of the brownie points.
If you need any more information, give us a shout, I used to do this for a living in a previous life.

These big billy clips are great for holding brake shoes in place while you check for wear in the self adjusters with the brake drums taken off

its an absolute bastard, let me tell you... damn it, im tempted to buy a new machine.

the old seal came out easy enough, but the new one is a twat to get in. the tube at the bottom that it drains through needs to press into a small hole, but its fiddly beyond belief - bad enough that im sure i will never suceed, not just that it will take a few hours of pissing about.

anyone know if the bottom tube needs some sealant on it?

cheers...

ps, brownie points are long gone, its been leaking for months, plus the kitchen still isnt finished, started in november!!!!

dont you fit kitchens for a living!



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steve

doctor heal thyself

my washing mc when tits up a couple weeks back.

made a whizzing noise, and drum didnt turn.

aha. broken drive belt. so sure was i that i didnt take it apart - no reason to have it in bits whilst im out buying a new belt.

eventually i buy a belt, not exactly right width, but supposedly right length. then i remember another place across town, and get the right belt. now ive spent 16 quid and have two possibilities.

imagine my delight when i find the belts not broken. its just jumped off the pulley cos it needed tensioning!

i junked it anyway, fitted a new one, and have a spare im likely to never need!

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steve

This thread is dripping with "honeydews".......





Honey,,? could you do the mowing?..
Honey ..? could you the washing mashine seals?.....

no, mine was much worse

it was

'honey, you need to buy a new washing machine'

fook that!


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steve

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Originally posted by thekafer
This thread is dripping with "honeydews".......





Honey,,? could you do the mowing?..
Honey ..? could you the washing mashine seals?.....

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i think i am actually...

Try rubbing some washing up liquid around the lip of the seal then feed the seal onto the drum once the seal is fitted to the drum you will be able to rotate the seal to line up the drain pipe again some washing up liquid on that feed the tube right thru the hole in the drum bottom then pull it back thru to its correct position. Although its not that easy good luck

i have just managed to get the drain tube into place!!!! ive got the machine on its back on the floor. I just need to know if i need to seal it first (ie silicone), or will it be ok by itself?! i cant be arsed putting it all back together just to have it dump water everywhere...

cheers!

Dont use silicon use washing up liquid, I've done hundreds of door seals and the only thing i ever used was fairy. BTW what make of machine you got

servis 900 caress

would fairy stop it leaking in future? im puzzled... its like a grommet, the way it fits into its hole. Not sure if its a tight enough fit to last by itself.
cheers dave.

think perhaps hes confused?

fairy helps it on but dont seal it! might be hard to get a sealant to work with fairy around?

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steve

reminds me of the old faithful...


whats a washing machine and an essex girl got in common?

both leak when they are f@^ked


and there was me complaining about smut a while back.


theres also a similar joke about a blonde and a kit kat..... you get four fingers..... oh, you work it out!


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steve

[Edited on 13/4/05 by stephen_gusterson]

well it turns out that it doesnt need any sealant. but what a twat to sort out - if it goes again its getting chucked!!!!

the hoses are a bugger too, cant stop that leaking now! in my experience its very hard to stop them once they've started - tightening it makes it leak more, new washers dont seem to help, so i guess its a new hose too. damn machines...