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The belief that anyone over 50 is not tech or IT savvy is a bit of a myth. I got my first PC, a BBC B model made by Acorn in 1981, over 40 years ago. A large number of blokes in their 60’s and 70’s will have cut their teeth on Sinclair Spectrum ZX or Commadore 64 computers. Less so the ladies amongst us I would guess.
While this is totally unimportant, as I was heaving the machine around, some of the brown plastic trim on the machine broke off. It seemed to be glued on with kind of a rubbery strip of some type of glue. I kept the broken pieces. What did they use to glue these on??
Early plastic trims had small pegs secured by push on clips on the inside. Double sided adhesive tape was used later and also issued for replacement trims.
I finally decided to do some laundry. No leaks, so that’s taken care of. But in the middle of the wash, the drum stopped turning. Turns out that the 30mm bolt fell off and the belt came off the motor. Is the ONLY reason why that 30mm bolt fell off because I didn’t tighten it enough? I thought I had, using a breaker bar, but have put all back together again, now watching the machine with the rear panel off. I just want to confirm that there would be no other reason for that bolt to fall off, other than my ‘neglect’……????
It is recommended by the manufacturer and something I always did, you should use Loctite Nutloc on the thread after you have tightened the pulley. Only use the Loctite for the large nut, not the pulley.
OK, thank you. I’ll go get some. In the meantime, I tightened the nut as much as I could with a breaker bar, and it stayed on for the rest of the wash. Just curious, IF I ever had to take the nut off again, after using the Loctite, is it possible??
The nuts where always fitted with Loctite applied from the factory. A sharp knock was usually enough to break the seal, sometimes I would apply some heat with a blow torch to the nut if it was proving difficult to remove.
OK thank you. I’ll buy some, just in case. Sadly, blow torches are a bit beyond my mechanical capability, so fingers crossed that the nut stays on, as it is. If not, I’ll use the Loctite.
never used locktite and only had one come off to my knowlege and did hundreds as we all did in those days
as long as they are locked up firmly it should be ok
Dave
This time I was really vigilant when I tightened it, putting a wooden wedge in to stop the pulley from turning, using a breaker bar, and really tightening it with all my might. I had taken this off once before, when I did the bearings, and it never came out, so hopefully it will stay where it is. The machine worked great…so far. No leaks, etc. But I am being cosmically ‘tested’ with this venture. The socket for the machine was replaced a few days ago, and the electrician also put a new plug on the end of the washing machine, as it was difficult to remove, even from the new socket. I went to use the machine this morning, turned it on, and…..nothing. I figured maybe the wiring in the pump blew the circuit breaker, but no, that was still fine. Finally I checked the fuse in the new plug. It wasn’t good. LOL…one thing after another! I put in a new fuse, and the machine worked great. Whew.
I was always aware that a lot of engineers didn’t use Loctite. I’m just old school. Loctite was used during manufacture, it’s how I was taught at Hotpoints training school and it is in the official repair manuals. See #8 on bearing reassembly in the manual I sent you. 981009 was the van stock number for Loctite. If it stays on great, if it comes loose again you have a belt and braces back up.:)
Ah, thanks for directing me to the manual, as it indicates ‘a few spots’, where presumably would be easier to break the bond of a few spots, rather than slathering it over the threads of the inner tub, which I would probably have been prone to do. I must say, that manual you sent is really invaluable to me. I haven’t studied it as well as I should, but will. I’ll buy some, just in case. And I’ll probably end up buying a 30mm ring spanner, as well. I keep having to borrow the one that I’m using…lol.
I find a little bottle of loctite comes in handy for all sorts of things, the tiny screws in the hinges of my glasses for one. Often use it when assembling certain ‘flat pack’ items if I deem it necessary.
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