75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

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  • July 9, 2014 at 8:00 am #416074
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Indeed iadom, only when I got the back off did I discover the ‘small nuts’ you referred to which were retaining the rods. I think I shall write a manual how to replace the belt on this model!! regards

    July 9, 2014 at 8:08 am #416075
    iadom
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Well considering that yours is the only request for one as old as this that I can remember in the past few years, and that it must be at least 7 or 8 years since I last did a belt on one the need for such a manual would be very limited. 😀

    July 10, 2014 at 9:44 am #416076
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    It was half a joke — the manual would be for my children!

    July 10, 2014 at 10:46 am #416077
    Martin
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    frdcre wrote:It was half a joke — the manual would be for my children!

    I like your reasoning, thinking long term. My Bosch dryer is a similar age and I have a good stock of belts and drum bearers (the only things that wear out in time) 😉

    July 10, 2014 at 3:59 pm #416078
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Perhaps I ought to have bought TWO POL-03 belts!

    July 10, 2014 at 4:10 pm #416079
    Martin
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    frdcre wrote:Perhaps I ought to have bought TWO POL-03 belts!

    A good investment. 😉

    July 12, 2014 at 8:17 am #416080
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    03 Belt also TOO BIG! You wont believe it, put it all (bar back and front) back together and re-tensioned pulley, but it is about 4cm too long. Any ideas or is time to cave in to my wife’s demands for a new one!

    July 12, 2014 at 11:52 am #416081
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Further thought — is there an elasticated belt that will do the trick?

    July 12, 2014 at 11:56 am #416082
    Martin
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    frdcre wrote:03 Belt also TOO BIG! You wont believe it, put it all (bar back and front) back together and re-tensioned pulley, but it is about 4cm too long.

    Are you sure you’ve put it around the jockey pulley the right way?

    You measured the old belt and said it was 192cms long. A POL03 is 191cms long so it should fit OK. I’ve checked and double checked the size of one listed for an ancient TD400 and it comes up with POL03. So I’m struggling to comprehend the issue short of it not being threaded around the jockey pulley the right way…???? 🙁

    July 12, 2014 at 11:57 am #416083
    Martin
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    frdcre wrote:Further thought — is there an elasticated belt that will do the trick?


    Elasticated not recommended, no way!

    July 12, 2014 at 1:13 pm #416084
    iadom
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Agree with Martin once again, sounds like belt is routed incorrectly, can you post a picture of the belt in situ?

    July 12, 2014 at 2:25 pm #416085
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Tks, thought I had followed iadom’s exploded view of the pulley. I have a photo but the site says the attachment is too big for this site, so I’ve asked your main admin email for an email address where I can email a downsized attachment — unless there is a way to downsize an attachment here.

    July 12, 2014 at 4:20 pm #416086
    Martin
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Iadom’s image isn’t that clear TBH. But here is the basic idea……..

    July 12, 2014 at 8:30 pm #416087
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Thankyou Martin, that is clearer, and as you will see from my downsized photo I have got it wrong, so tomorrow I’ll try again

    July 12, 2014 at 8:37 pm #416088
    frdcre
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    Re: 75/400 Creda tumble dryer (bought 1978)

    Martin, from your diagram I don’t see how you get the belt round the drive below the pulley!

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