Bearing change

[Goatboy]

Done this morning, by Goatboy senior (yes, by himself).

Time: 1 hour 20 mins (He doesn’t work fast)
Positives: “It was straight forward enough”
Negatives: He didn’t like the Zanussi style pegs thast hold on the suspension.

He also said that he couldn’t find a reason for the fault, though it was full of water behind the seal 😕

[Goatboy]

Re: Bearing change

He’s just also told me that he removed the top weight, but left the front weight and motor on. Then he disclosed that he couldn’t lift the tub off the springs with that weight on. Derrrrr! So he laid the machine over to removed the tub 8)

ie. Two man job to lift the tub with the front weight on.

[kwatt]

Re: Bearing change

I don’t get that at all GB, that’s the only sniff of a bearing problem we’ve ever had. 😕

Odd.

K.

[Goatboy]

Re: Bearing change

Indeed 😕

Monday morning/Friday afternoon machine!

[iadom]

Re: Bearing change

Front weight only takes a couple of minutes to remove, not worth the struggle. I also dropped the motor off when I did a drum front change before lifting out.

Jim.

[Martin]

Re: Bearing change

Goatboy wrote:He also said that he couldn’t find a reason for the fault, though it was full of water behind the seal

This is a worry? 🙁

Was the spider replaced as well or just the bearing kit? Looking at the graining photo images I can’t see the state of that vital bronze collar? Was there any clothing fibre debris on or around this area when it was dismantled?

[iadom]

Re: Bearing change

How old is this machine Paul?

Jim.

[Goatboy]

Re: Bearing change

It was one of the first machines we put out, so it will be about a year old?

And yeah, he replaced the spider 😀

As you can see from the picture, the area around the seal was cleanish, but I’ll ask GB senior tomorrow if he spotted anything else.

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