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I tried replacing a few drum bearing on washing machine without much success After removing the back bearing i am usually unable to remove the front bearing They are usually corroded and broken leaving the outer part of the race jammed in the back halve. Can you recommend any tools too remove them or any technique?
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paul161201 wrote:I tried replacing a few drum bearing on washing machine without much success
You have been so unlucky with your washing machines Paul you must be in despair by now I would imagine?
This year alone you’ve gone through a Hotpoint, a Servis, a Zanussi, another Hotpoint and now you want to bash out the bearings of a Hoover…!!
Best of luck with that and yes brute force the only solution to successful inner bearing race removal I’m afraid. 😥
All the best with that anyway! 😀
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my way of dealing with this problem goes back years
1 clean clean in front of old bearing ring any rust or corrosion will make it harder to remove. wd40 around ring and where it is about to slide
2 buy a second front bearing open bearing and break cage. take bearing to bits so you left with 2 rings and a pile v of ball bearings
3 with drum on its side place 5 of these balls in the remains of the drum bearing with grease to stop them slipping
4 take the inner ring of the diamantled bearing, place it on top of the balls you put in and then with a small screwdriver push the balls around the ring equally so it all stays in place
5 keeping an eye that the bearings dont move turn drum so old bearing can be knocked out downwards being careful bearings dont move and drum is not damaged
find a steel bar and knock out bearing (wear eye protection)
sounds a bit long winded but has got me out of a few scrapes and you can keep bearing parts to do same job again in future
Dave
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