HPT Grease felt bearing?

[pmb]

Hotpoint tumble Dryer TDL30
Front felt drum bearing
Are you supposed to grease them when fitting new one,
If so is it a special grease

[wilf]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

not unless you want to call back and try to explain how to remove grease from fresh cleaned laundry!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wilf

[iadom]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

You are supposed to change the drum and duct kit, the felt bearing seal will fail again in a short time if it has the metal duct at the front.. The whole shooting match was modified some years ago. Kit includes new drum, stats, seals, duct, bearing pads, filter, fans etc. It is the only way to effect a long term repair, that said it is often to expensive for most people.

Jim.

[pmb]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

Thanks
I have changed them before, without grease but thougt am i doing the right thing.
we are having trouble with rubbing drum at the back on one of those machines
I think the cabinet needs struts Its hard to get cabinet square their so flemsy,
I might try a large washer on bearing shaft between drum and bearing
if the lock pin will go in, It might get the drum a little bit further away from the backplate where its rubbing,

[iadom]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

There is also a modified drum with a rounded profile at the back to prevent it from rubbing on the cabinet back panel for the VTD models, not sure if the drum for this model has this alteration.

Jim.

[kiddo66]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

No jim it is virtually the same drum not like vtd,the drum and duct kit is a pig of a job to do and guess who has one on in the morning in the pokiest kitchen ever :rolls:

[iadom]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

Lucky you, I have done several but it is hard to bring it in at a reasonable price.

jim.

[lerch]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

If the drum is rubbing on rear of cabinet you will need to fit Hotp1703080 which is a modi shaft kit. This has a new front felt bearing, rear sponge blue felt bearing, a new rear shaft for drum and washer. The only bits that I fit and sorts the problem out 99{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time is the blue rear felt bearing and the washer on the inside of the drum between shaft and back panel. I would fit above before fitting the drum.

[iadom]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

This is a TDL dryer, 😉 completely different set up to the VTD that uses the 1703080 kit.

Jim.

[lerch]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

Sorry misread model but still think I have fitted one and solved the problem have to check next time and report back.

[pmb]

Re: HPT Grease felt bearing?

An extra thick washer worked a treat,

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