AEG lavamat 74640

[ChrisBuck]

The drum bearing has gone, ordered a bearing set from AEG. After inspection now it seems like a major job to replace – do you have to take out the drum unit and split the outside case to get to the bearing? I was sent one bearing only by AEG – shouldn’t thay have sent 2 bearings + seal?

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[Martin]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

ChrisBuck wrote:I was sent one bearing only by AEG – shouldn’t thay have sent 2 bearings + seal?

Yes it should be 2 bearings and one water seal! 🙁

The whole drum assembly has to be removed from the cabinet to facilitate this type of repair. If the bearings are really bad then a new drum shaft will also be needed. Just fitting bearings and seal is often a bodge at best in all honesty. 🙄

[ChrisBuck]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

Done the job and it wasn’t that hard – the front of the drum was split and removed easily in situ, the bearings tapped out and I pressed in a new set + seal with a long bolt and large washers. A power drill with a socket extension is essential to unscrew the 22 drum screws. Saved a fortune.

[petercherry]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

Hi folks,

I have the same job to do. I expected that I would be able to get at the drum bolts from the back, but no they point to the front. Has anyone any idea how this chap did this in situ? Would it have been from underneath?

Regards, Peter

[Penguin45]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

Tub out…………

Deep and profound joy.

Penguin45.

[petercherry]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

OK, split the drum finally, but how do you get at the bearings? (Didn’t have to take the whole tub out, managed to get at all the bolts eventually but its a bi*** of a job!).

I have the rear half of the stainless drum in the plastic case, I can see if I rotate the drum 3 pairs of bolts that presumably hold the metal drum in the case. I’ve removed these, but can’t get the stainless drum out so far to get at the bearing – or so you tap the whole drum out ???

Any help much appreciated, especially since I’ve got this far!

Thanks,

Peter

[iadom]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

petercherry wrote:– or so you tap the whole drum out ???

Yes, drift out taking care not to damage the shaft.

NB. In this thread you have the collected wisdom of around fifty years in the trade, both of them tell you to TAKE THE WHOLE DRUM OUT.

I will add my forty years and repeat once again.

TAKE THE COMPLETE DRUM OUT OF THE CABINET. :lesson:

Jim.

[helo_75]

and for what its worth, in my paltry 22 years in the job

TAKE THE DRUM OUT OF THE CABINET

why make life hard for yourself?

[petercherry]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

Got the bearings out – found an another thread that explained how to do it (tap it through – HARD!).

You are no doubt correct about taking the whole tub out, but now I’m over halfway (bearings in, but not put tub back together yet), I might as well continue. At least I have a bit more experience of how these type hang together. It’s a less scary prospect to only take half out when you’ve not done it b4, now I understand where you’re coming from!

Think I’ll look out for spider type drum bearing designs next time, much easier in comparison. What makes models are good for this? (also have an Ariston Margerita things and changed those, not too bad in comparison to this AEG thingy).

Thanks very much,

Peter

[Penguin45]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

OK – the interesting bit comes next. You need to align the front and rear halves (with the new tub seal in place)( You did get a new tub seal, didn’t you?). It is much, much easier to do this by dropping the front half onto the back off the machine. It doesn’t always line up, as the plastic distorts slightly with age – manipulation often required to make it all fit back together. Also, it’s much easier to get the bolt tension even all the way round.

It’s not an AEG, BTW – it’s a souped-up Zanussi, which may be why you didn’t find too much information on the site.

Good luck,
Penguin45.

[petercherry]

Re: AEG lavamat 74640

Cheers Penguin, it lined up OK. No I didn’t get a new tub seal (the old looked fine), held it in place with a bit of silicon. I greased all the tub bolts first and they went in a hell of a lot easier. It’s ran a load already and another on tonight.

Bought this machine knowing the bearings had gone for £25, its 5 yrs old (says 6 on the tub), so hopefully if the new ones hold for a bit it should give us good service for not much money. Realise now it’s a Zanussi (a bu**ar that, thought it was all German engineering ..), when you say they soup it up – what do they do exactly?? Strengthen it in places ..

BTW – the old bearings were Polish, our local bearing shop had never heard of them.

Thanks for all your help – again!

Peter

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