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Re: Hotpoint TCM580 Belt not lasting
Ive noticed on quite a few of the Hotpoint CTD & VTD types, that as it stops to gomin to reverse tumble, that the drum hasnt completely stopped turning before the motor has been switched to turn in the other direction, hence allowing motor pulley to freely spin on the belt…and this is when drum is unloaded!
MartinRe: Hotpoint TCM580 Belt not lasting
Thanks for the information.
kwatt wrote:If there’s something up with the jockey wheel or pulley it’d throw the belt before it burnt through it or the faulty would have been that it was as noisy as hell.
K.I don’t know how many of these jockey wheels I’ve changed for one reason or another but the customer doesn’t mention it being noisy but I agree with your point if the load is too heavy for whatever reason it is likely to slip at the pulley. When these wear I find the belt shreds before it breaks.
iodom wrote:The jockey pulley on these does seize up occasionally , belt stays on but binds on pulley.
Do to the use this machine gets and the lifespan of these pulleys I think I will replace it anyway.
Muv wrote:
Ive noticed on quite a few of the Hotpoint CTD & VTD types, that as it stops to gomin to reverse tumble, that the drum hasnt completely stopped turning before the motor has been switched to turn in the other direction, hence allowing motor pulley to freely spin on the belt…and this is when drum is unloaded!I will check for this, I have noticed this before on other machines.
Thanks for the advice everyone.
Re: Hotpoint TCM580 Belt not lasting
In reply to that last point, if the drum spins freely during reverse then the belt is unbelievably slack and would wear through in no time. Never, ever seen a belt so loose that the motor will spin freely. ❓
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