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Hello Experts (and SupermaticJames, if you catch this). I am a proud owner of a Hotpoint 95360, which I have fought to maintain (and not sell) since once, years ago, I read on this forum that it was uber rare. I have just ordered the tub seal from the forum shop. The one on the machine was pretty crusty…..while I was trying to clean it ‘in situ’, the retaining spring that wraps around the seal came out. I imagine that once I get the replacement, and get the front panel off, installation will be somewhat self explanatory, but I was hoping to perhaps get a heads up as to how to install this. The washer has the retaining spring at the rear of the seal, and the front of the seal is held on with two brackets that screw into the front of the machine. I’ve also ordered the bearing and seal set for the tub – there are videos on the internet that show how to put them in. Fortunately, it appears far easier on the Hotpoint than on other models, as it looks like you don’t have to disassemble the whole washer. Please be kind in any responses – I’m old, cranky and female…..LOL
Actually, disregard the above! I figured it out. Far easier to understand (and do) with the front panel off. 🙂
if you have only ordered the bearing kit without the spider then inspect it carefully for corrosion as these fail quite often when the arms snap
dave
Will do. Thanks for the heads up. I’ve had the back of the machine off – the spider doesn’t look bad, but I’ll inspect it more carefully. I can also see that the bearings are apparently trashed, as there was wet grease all over the back of the spindle. I’ve ordered the front seal/rubber gasket at the door, from your website. Frankly, if I had known about the shop here, I would have ordered all from here. It’s not the easiest thing to get parts for the 95360, and the Hotpoint website was no help at all. I have a handy friend of mine coming to knock the bearings out, when I get everything ready. I’ll disassemble down to the bearings before he gets here, and then it will probably be my job to clean all the gunk out of the machine. Ugh. Thanks again for the advice……
You cannot see the ‘spider’ from the back, what you can see is the drum pulley. The spider is inside the outer drum, attached to the inner drum. Sadly in most machines of this age removal of the bearings if they have collapsed often leads to damage to the alloy collar the bearings are seated inside.
A full strip down before ordering any parts would be my advice.;)
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