AEG WM loud noise

[FlyingDragon]

Hi all, hope all are having a good weekend. Recently I got some great advice from here in regards to a gas cooker, to service or buy new.
So, I thought I’ll ask about my WM too. It’s a AEG lavamat 76825, it was brought by my father when I was younger, but unsure of it’s exact age.
Googling using the date range feature, I think it went for sale around 2006-2008 which makes it around 18 years old, but I could be wroing as thats a long time.
Anyway, as the title, it’s been making a very loud noise last few months. When its on the spin cycle, its like a jumbo flying over.
It’s not a high pitched noise or grinding exactly but loud bearing type sound.
What could be the possibility, something obvious and common considering the age? Depending on, would a repair be possible (by me) and would part(s) be available?

Thanks all.

[kwatt]

Bearings gone would be the first guess and, if it’s that noisy, the drum is possibly damaged.

K.

[electrofix]

agree does sound like bearing

on the earlier Aeg units the bearings are in a cast spider that bolts to the back of the drum and also supports the motor

if yours is one of these you need to remove it and inspect the drum shaft for signs of damage before you look at replacing the bearing. Aeg at the time only supplied a complete spider but there are bearing kits available from other sources

Dave

[FlyingDragon]

Thanks people for the guidence. I’m a fairly competent person, tackle all manner of DIY and general electrical and electronic repairs but would be first time for a washing machine (repaired toasters, irons, vacuums, maintain my car etc). How complex are washing machines if lets say I inspect the machine and do the neccesary repairs, possible? Any good resources? I’m not sure if service guides are available for such white goods.

[kwatt]

General principles surrounding bearings are here:

https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/fix-it-yourself/washing-machine-washer-dryer/3468-how-to-access-washing-machine-bearings

K.

[JosephBowen]

That loud noise during spin could be a worn-out bearing or something stuck in the drum, common with older AEG machines. I had a similar issue, Best to get it checked early before the problem escalates into a costlier repair!

[FlyingDragon]

Sorry about the very late reply, the complications of life as you know. Anyway, thanks for the pointers, unfortunately the WM was making a louder noise until one day it started to rattle, as if metal blocks were being washed. I stopped it immediately!
I then called some engineers all saying the drum and bearing is sealed so requires a complete kit, which can eb around £200-250, then around £200 or so for labour. The advice given was to replace as value will be lost in the repair, one said he’d gladly do it but seems a waste of my money.
So, my question, If I could get the part(s) could I replace the drum unit myself? Is that advisable and would I require any special bespoke skills/tools to do so?

[electrofix]

no real massive skills just good mechanical know how and the ability to methodical and remember what came off where and when so you can put it back together the same way

let me have the complete PNC number off the label inside the door

lets see if parts are available and price then you can make a decision

dave

[FlyingDragon]

Thanks, I’m sure I can do that. I work on my car often enough, servicing and repairs like brake pads, injectors and electricals.
The Number is 914525313-00, thanks for finding out. I did look on ebay what not, but theres a multitude of parts that don’t neccesarily come up with my model exactly.

On a side note, if I do take the option to replace I’ve narrowed it down to Bosch or LG (my budget). Are they good and if so, which would be better overall? Appreciate the help

[electrofix]

well its not a sealed tub so things get cheaper but its a bigger job

https://shop.aeg.co.uk/search?text=914525313

all you will need is 2 bearings and a seal. provided you have caught it early enough and the drum spider is ok. if not it looks like its no longer available

the seal is about £25 from AEG part no 1249661016

the bearings will not be special and once you knock them out you can source them locally from a bearing supplier

so if all goes ok you might get it done for around £50 in parts

first thing to do is remove the drum and try and strip it to get the drum spider out and check the brass ring where the seal fits is not damaged or where the bearings fit on the spider is ok

can be a challenge to get the spider out of the drum without damage

also if its a plastic drum pulley a normal socket can be used to remove it but the bolt used in the metal ones can be fum and needs an allen key socket I think

Dave

[andyjawa]

“On a side note, if I do take the option to replace I’ve narrowed it down to Bosch or LG (my budget). Are they good and if so, which would be better overall? Appreciate the help.” For after sales spare parts and general reliability Bosch. Lg are good machines, in some respects a better machine than Bosch BUT at the whims of Korean management parts supply could, and sometimes do, go obsolete prematurely (or say they are) at the drop of a hat.
As for your AEG from what you say I reckon the spider is cracked (spinning a brick noise!) and if so that is unavailable as is the s/steel drum. The rear tank which comes with the bearings and oil seal prefitted…..obsolete too. And so you are now down to 1 bearing listed (which is over priced), the pulley bolt, the spider to drum bolt/s, the blue tank seal and the oil seal (over priced). To be brutally honest I wouldn`t bother with it, 18 years is a good innings.
Because crystal balls are notoriously renowned for being hopeless I find it very difficult to recommend any brand even incl Miele of which I would certainly never recommend. I`m not overly convinced that any brand/make are much cop these days but then I`m a proud pessimist of over 40 years in the trade as a repair tech until I retired. I think weighing -up all the variables: cost, spares availability, cost of parts (never cheap, some are just more reasonable compared with others and Bosch parts there is no rhyme or reason as to the price of spares of which some are over priced IMO), under warranty claims, general reliability, and not least how effective at washing clothes(!) Bosch are very popular although I never bought one (on historical grounds which I will not go into, same reasons that I will not buy Japanese stuff) so my washing machine is Chinese: TCL make, 300 ish quid, 2 years warranty, FF series, 8kg 1400 top spin on certain programmes, pretty simple, easy to work on, reasonably made as far as these things go with the disadvantage of, least presently, quite expensive parts if ever required from one source but it is only 2.6 years old so time will tell but I did have to dismantle the tank to grease the oil seal (actually I bought 2 new oil seals just in case but not from Fixpart at 24 quid +p.p EACH but directly from China = 2 of them for 8 quid incl postage! But did not use but no doubt will in years to come AND this is a common failing on so many makes including sealed tanked contraptions of which you cannot grease, change bearings get at the drum so you`d be well a truly stuffed and in for an expensive repair of which, BTW, most Bosch will be sealed tanked whilst Lg are dismantleable tanks) whilst under warranty which I did myself so TCL warranty service I have no idea how good or bad that would`ve been but at a guess more the latter than the former. Internally my TCL looks somewhat similar to an older Lg (belt driven models not direct drive); I`m happy with the thing; gets a lot of use. If I did have the money, or was brave enough, I might have gone for an EBAC made in UK 7 year parts and labour warranty, last I heard at around 700 quid but that is pushing the boat out for me.

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