AWD12 bearing job?

Re: AWD12 bearing job?

Looking at the diagrams it is the one with the bearings in a spider at the back of the drum.

Not that bad a job as long as the drum shaft is not damaged. Worth checking it out first. If the shaft is badly damaged then it would need a complete drum assy, almost £90 ex vat. 😯

Ah ok, well I’m not sure I’d want to spend any decent money on it, considering what it is etc.

Two different types of spider and also different bearing sizes so all in all, best strip it down first.

Ok, will do. I nearly started it tonight but that would be 3 machines in bits .. !

Removing the nut that secures the pulley is often a bit of a pain, a bit of heat then a few sharp blows with a knockometer usually breaks the loctite seal before your torx bit snaps. 😉

Yup, and nothing much to lose using a bit of heat ..

Oh BTW, make sure you have plenty of plasters or bandages handy.

Yeah, I read that here somewhere … I actually have to thin rubber gloves with fabric backs that are supposed to be cut resistant.

All the best ..

T i m

Re: AWD12 bearing job?

iadom wrote:

T_i_m wrote:

What, talk about that here and get told off .. I down’t fink so!

Told off, :rolls: Nay, there are a good many people longing to know how the project is progressing. 🙂

Jim.

Well, seeing as you asked ..

I have had the tub in half, cleaned everything up, new bearings and seal fitted (backed by white waterproof grease), pulley back on and was just considering the best way to joint the two halves back together again.

I was intending doing it yesterday but unfortunatly the wifes mother died.

In light of the Ariston exploding tonight, I decided to use some 12mm diameter neoprene, wedged deep into the std seal groove and then the joint, (bolt holes spaced apart with ss washers to replace the material sawn away when the tub was split) additionally sealed using some CT1 and bolted up.

http://www.ctecuk.co.uk/

Tomorrow I’ll put it all back together and let you know how I get on.

All the best ..

T i m

Re: AWD12 bearing job?

Penguin45 wrote:Sorry to hear the news, T_I_M – update us when you’re ready. Iadom’s right – we are actually quite fascinated.

Penguin45.

Ok, thanks on the MIL. She was a good ole stick but smoked most of her life. A life that may have been quite a bit longer if it hadn’t been for the emphysema. It finally happened very quickly in hospital and my wife and her eldest were there at the time. May she now RIP (peace without the oxygen machine and constant coughing).

Ok, I hope to pop the machine back together today ..

I noticed the door rubber is quite stained and reading here it seems there isn’t much you can do about it (short of buying a new one). I may well do that once I know it’s working again.

All the best ..

T i m