Whirlpool AWM 049 Door seal rubbing and noisy spin

[markyrp]

Hi,
Hopefully someone can offer advice on this problem. About a month ago I changed the drain pump and door seal on this machine. Everything was OK but in the last few days the machine has developed a problem. The door seal appears to be rubbing in one place only and when on fast spin it is incredibly noisy. It is an integrated machine so I have pulled it out to see if there is anything obvious. All springs, struts and counterweight appear to be OK and there doesn’t appear to be any play on the drum bearings.
In order to try and see what the problem is I have just run through a fast spin with an empty drum and the machine carried out the spin program without any problems. As soon as I load the drum and do a fast spin the drum is bouncing all over the place.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Mark

[markyrp]

Re: Whirlpool AWM 049 Door seal rubbing and noisy spin

Forget the last post. On further investigation I’m pretty sure that the drum bearings are shot.
Anyone changed them on this model? I’m not sure about splitting the tub as it appears to have clips all around as opposed to bolts. Are these clips reusable or do they have to be replaced?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Mark

[Mr Phil]

Re: Whirlpool AWM 049 Door seal rubbing and noisy spin

I think they are reusable like the old Hotpoint WM clips.

Mr Phil

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