BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

[MrsButtercup]

Hi,

my washing machine is 15 months old and has started making very loud noises over the last 2 days. Its worse during spinning. My husband seems to think it is the bearings. Where can i buy replacement bearings and would we be able to fit the ourselves?

Thanks in advance

[Specialist01269]

Re: BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

Hi: It is perfectly possible that you drum bearings are gone, if you remove the drive belt & turn the drum by hand you should be able to hear a noisy bearing, also if you gently rock the drum up & down you may well feel movement.
Changing the bearings may be possible for a DIYer with the right tools, but be warned it can be a pain & very messy.

If you contact the UKWG shop they may well be able to source the bearing for you at a good price.
If you don’t feel confident tackling the job, please see repairs@ for an Engineer local to you.

PLEASE REMEMBER POWER OFF & PLUG OUT IF OPENING THE MACHINE.

[helo_75]

woah there!!!

id be tipping it back and making sure the bottom weights secure first

[gandh1]

Re: BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

Id also make sure ALL 4 bolts AND rubber gromits are out of the rear in line with manufacturers installation guidelines.

dont ask me why (i think its because they are shifted out as cheap take it away prices & diy fit them) but the basic bekos attract really poor installation as no advice on installing them is given with them at point of sale in the mulrtiples hence shortening the life of the machine hugely.

Any boxed & collected washer we sell always leaves the shop with the customers ears ringing about REMOVING ALL THE TRANSIT BOLTS 😀

Incidentally I read one man claim that he was shocked his beko lasted only 8 months because it had 2more bolts holding his drum on than his previous hotpoint which lasted 15 months on an online review of a 510!.

[MrsButtercup]

Re: BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

Hi,

Thanks for the replies. Firstly we have tiped it up and checked the weight underneath and i’m pretty sure that all bolts that are attatched are meant to be there. Well i hope so anyway, lol.

With the belt off, the drum tilts back and forth so i think it may well be the bearings. Again thanks for your replies.

Emma

[Pat-UK]

Re: BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

Hi

The drum will tilt back and forth, what Specialist01269 said was check up and down movment of the drum, that is the inner drum only.

Put your hand in the drum of the machine and gently lift it up, if the inner drum moves more than the outer drum then it will be the bearings.

He also gave another great bit of advice, take the belt off the back (after unplugging it) , then from the front spin the drum round as fast as you can by hand, you will soon hear if it’s bearigs.

What kind of noise is it ?? grumbling, banging or rattling, if the latter then check the filter, something in the pump will make an awfull rattling noise.

[LJDomestics]

Re: BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

same way u would check a car wheel bearing as with regard to tipping up and down.. not revolving it left and right as that what the drum does do.
Also im not clued up and the particular model… if you popped the top off is there any restraint springs ? could have a snapped one… happens lots with a hotpoint.

[Penguin45]

Re: BEKO WMA510W – making loud noises

gandh1 – apply to admin@ukwhitegoods.co.uk for Trade Access, before you get locked out.

LJD – if you can’t advise, please don’t.

MrsB – open the door of the machine and rotate the drum by hand. It should move smoothly and silently. If the action feels rough or rumbly, the bearings will be at fault. Additionally, putting your hand at 12 o’clock inside the drum, try and lift it. Watch the edge of the drum at the 6 o’clock position whilst doing so, relative to the door seal. There should be no apparent movement between the two.

If they have failed, it’s a cow of a job involving removing the front of the machine, the front of the tub, the inner drum and shaft and having a huge amount of fun with a steel bar and a sledge hammer. Very theraputic for anger management. Bit of info on drum bearings HERE.

Bear in mind that this is a budget appliance – a professional repair (I’d be charging you for an hour and a half plus parts) may be only a marginally cost effective repair.

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Penguin45,
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