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I’ve very little experience of shock absorbers ever causing problems unless they are physically damaged at mountings or have been subject to water ingress. But I have read posts on here indicating that Miele ones can wear and become less resistive over time. Is it true? My pet Miele W828* is reputedly “wobbling” a little and I’m wondering whether to get the spares (£38.50 pair delivered off ebay) before going back. What’s the consensus?
Mike.
*http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/forumsphpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64603Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
if there is a dollop of grease underneath them then yes they do go off. I have changed several, mainly at customers request and not had a call back yet.
Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
Yep !
Very common problem take them out and you will see there is no obvious resistance left in them.
Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
New ones on their way. Will do job Friday and update when done. Perhaps the heavy drum of Miele is what does it? Or perhaps it’s just because the machines last so long, whereas on cheaper machines these things don’t get a chance to wear out. Part no. used by some online sellers is 43ML01 which sounds to me like a Maddocks?/ Europart? number. So they may be available a lot cheaper to us somewhere.
Mike.Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
I have had to change suspension units on Hotpoint WMA and later machines recently, non of them water damaged, all of this type of suspension unit will deteriorate over time but as you say most of the machines will have been discarded before then.
Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
Well, did it yesterday and, sure enough, the old ones were completely useless, giving hardly any resistance to movement at all. I had thought the drum a bit easy to bounce when I did the circuit board but, being used to old Hotpoints, thought it could be just normal.
Now I want to get back to a second example of this fault I did a couple of weeks back and catch it before it blows the board again.
But £40 seems a lot to pay for what looks like a pair of old Bendix legs. The new ones were 43-ML-01 europart.http://www.europart.co.uk/s.nl/it.A/id.15226/.f They are marked 120N. The originals are 115N. (Newtons, I presume.) Has anybody got a Maddox a/c and can give me a price?
I’ve a strong feeling Connect’s SUS932300 for Bendix 7128 @ £3.70 ea would be the same beast. Somebody out there has the answers.
Mike.Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
that part number comes up as £15.50
searched europart for your model and this part number is not listed but it may well fit
you could also look at
http://www.nettoparts.co.uk/shop/shock- … 4889p.html
this lists your modelhave used them before and they are very quick
Dave
Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
That’s encouraging, if it means I can get them for £15.50 a pair. Bit confused by your post Dave. That is the part number on the bag of the ones I fitted so, whether or not Maddocks list W828 under them is of no great importance – they fit! Confused more by the fact you’re paying more than I did to get them from Denmark when it looks like you’ve got a Maddocks a/c :hmm:
Mike.Re: Miele shock absorbers. Can they just go soft?
sound good to me cant remember what model i needed them for but did search for your model and it seems maddock dont know they fit either
did not know about maddocks ones last time i used them but nettoparts it was a lot cheaper than miele and this site is worth knowing lots of usefull infoDave
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