What's wrong with my washer?

littlechezza

Washing clothes fine just making a hell of a racket when it is spinning, like a clattering noise, is this something which is cheap to fix? Can it wait until pay day to be seen?
Any advice welcome.
Thanks

Browntoa

probably the bearings but may be worth pulling forward, remove the back and checking to see if the belts frayed which is a cheap and easy fix

bearings on the other hand expensive to fix (lot of time to dismantle)

this shows how to check the bearings are gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG5HWQ0x2s0

littlechezza

Will sound thick here but are the bearings the things that wear down after a few years because I had that replaced last year at £90 so hope it won't be that again, are the belts something we can easily replace and how would we check this.
Thanks

Browntoa

this shows the belt assembly at the back of a machine

http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/washing-machines/a/7/37/replacing-a-washing-machine-drive-belt.html

the cover is normally held on with 3 or 4 screws on the back

you are looking for damage to the edge of the belt anywhere or to see if its loose ( maybe the bottom motor is loose or you can see other bits loose in the back)

paulsad

If its the bearings cheaper to get a new washer - I had a motor failure - replaced the bushes and belt myself (lots of cut hands and swearing) went like a dream ... for about a week then the bearings went - so new washer for me then. Can also be the drum balance weights or something trapped behind the drum (bra support wires are notorious but wouldn't be a clattering sound) - try rotating drum by hand - again awkward to fix as you have to do some dismantling.

littlechezza

Seems to be somthing that's fallen out of the bottom and has disintegrated loads of little ball type things over the floor seems to be something from inside the machine looks like it may be part of a circular part, guess it maybe easier and cheaper to get a new machine - does anyone agree?

paulsad

Yes bearings - big costly job not far off the price of a new machine then something else will probably go - sure nowadays these things have built in work life. Best shopping around for a replacement - I got a Beko £180 odd quid free delivery - its been great so far.

aboard_epsilon

Its had it..
.when it first started rumbling ..that's the time to replace them ..

After it gets to the knocking stage, it's often too late ..as it will then have destroyed the housing.

What you have done, is go beyond the knocking stage, to the complete failure stage ..your housing will be definitely mullerd ..and now the machine is un-economical to fix.

Perhaps the housing was already damaged when the first lot were replaced ..hense it failing shortly after...or he used the cheapest bearings he could buy.

all the best.markj