How to remove the bearing with a drum washing machine

Without household appliances, no modern home is impossible. Women are no longer aggravated by the hard work of manual washing and use the washing machines. And who in our time will refuse such an invention? Machines automatic very firmly put roots into our daily life and provide us with help that it is difficult to underestimate! Only this "assistant" is able to save precious time and strength, and make its work qualitatively, no complaints.

And how to annoy the knocks and grinds the "patient mechanism" during washing, who speakers that the car fails. The data "Symptoms" tell us that the reason for the "illness" is the wear bearings. And here should not be upset. This detail of the machine can and need to be changed independently, without contacting the service center and spending heaps of money! In time, changing bearings, you will not only extend the service life of your car, but also improve its work.

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What is the bearing of the washing machine and what does it look like?

This detail of the washing machine is very often in disrepair. It is created to serve as part of the support supporting shaft. It is the bearing that firmly fixes the shaft and provides rotation. It, in morestally, he takes on all the load, and then evenly distributes it to the rest of the nodes.

The function of the bearing indicates the quality of the work of the entire mechanism. It is possible to determine the breakdown of the bearing. If during the operation of the machine, and especially in the "Spin" mode, you hear noise, crossed, knock, squeak and vibration - be sure that it is necessary to pay attention to this particular item. Visually, this problem is also defined as simple: push the drum, and if you feel Loft - this is a bearing fault.

Ignoring and postponing repairs, you encounter yourself to a more serious trouble: the broken bearing forms the sleeve on the crusade of the drum. And, if it happened - the replacement of crossmen is required. It is much more expensive and problematic. And, do you know that water can be frozen from under the worn bearing? To get such water can be on the heating element and provoke a closure.

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Cooking the tools to remove the bearing with a drum washing machine

To remove bearings, you need to prepare a number of the simplest tools in advance. Such every man will be easily found. Depending on the model of the washing machine, you may need:

spanner 17 mm;
wrench 19 mm;
pliers;
screwdrivers;
wooden bar;
head key (all sizes);
chisel;
rubber hammer;
hexagon 6 mm;
puller;
new bearing.

It is best to acquire a universal puller who has the opportunity to approach any bearing size. Basically, all the work is to assemble and disassembling the washing machine. The complexity and simplicity of work will depend on the brand of the manufacturer and modernity of the machine.

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Instructions for removing the bearing with a drum washing machine

Debel the washing machine and disconnect from the water supply system.
If there is a water hose - to merge it.
With a screwdriver, unscrew the rear wall of the washing machine - it will give access to the drum and bearings.
Block the wooden bar pulley and remove the drive belt from it.
Unscrew the screw from pulley and remove the pulley.
Extremely carefully remove the counterweight and the spacer plate, the fastening ring, as well as the lid.
Unscrew the bearing assembly, remove the ground bar.
Gently remove the device tank and the bearings knot. Remove the seal, the fastening ring and the tank cover of the washing unit. All these manipulations are very accurate - so as not to disturb the integrity of the wire going to the temperature measurement sensor.