I'm sorry to say that tis
is potentially very bad news. the problem you describe is almost certainly
because the main bearing on the drum is worn out, allowing the inner drum to "flop about".
To test your
bearings, open the door of the machine and by putting a little lifting pressure
on the top of the inner drum, attempt to rock the stainless steel inner drum up
and down.
The outer
drum is mounted on springs and shock absorbers, so it will rock about (and it
should do this) but the inner drum should not move up and down in relation to
the outer drum. If the bearings are bad enough
then symptoms will typically include:
A clonking
noise as you lift and release the inner drum (this is the inner drum rattling
on its bearings and or hitting the outer drum)
You will
have become aware of the spin cycle becoming far noisier recently and possibly
even a grinding crunching noise when the machine spins
The drum may
feel like something is crunching or stopping you turning it when you spin it by
hand with the door open
A leak from
under the machine, which you will probably be able to trace to the back of the
machine, coming from the centre of the drum. This is the result of the failing
bearing allowing water to escape through the seal at the rear
To add to my previous notes, I should say that if what I suspect is the case, this To
is NOT a job for the uninitiated DIY enthusiast as it will mean stripping the machine
and removing the drum from the chassis, splitting it, removing pressed in
bearings and then sourcing and re-fitting new bearings.
be frank, the cost of a bearing set (if they are replaceable, and most are)
will be about £20 ($30) or so. But its a long and horrible job if you haven't
done it before. I know professionals who claim they can do a bearing change in
under an hour, I've done a few and it takes me about 2 hours by the time I
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