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Re: WMA bearing change
Thanx lads,yes im a whizz at xanussi bearings just never had a go at hotpoint still got mixed feelings , but i do work for an insurance company and just know these are going to be coming thick and fast. chees to all who replied.
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A small technical point. (I’ve only done the one WMA change).
I don’t recall having any great difficulty with the plastic pegs. Can one of you enlighten me (just to satisfy my curiosity) are they any different from Zan ones? I remember getting the tub out through the front. Would it not be a good idea to use a long socket, as suggested before by Martin, and as you do so slip a quarter inch ext bar through its middle and tap it gently out or at least halfway out if you’re then going to lay the beast on its front.?On the wider question, isn’t variety the spice of life?
Mike.Re: WMA bearing change
leavemetogetonwithit wrote:are they any different from Zan ones?
Exacty like the Zanussi, and as long as you lay the machine down taking the stress equation (gravity – Sir Isaac Newton and stuff) out of the frame, they are just as p*** easy to remove. 😉
It begs the question why Hotpoint came up with the idea of that “Special Tool” to remove them anyway??? 🙄
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I suppose what makes it different is the limited access at the back. What t**t designed that? The other day I had to pull a Hotperloni module out through that hole. What a pain!.
Mike.Re: WMA bearing change
Interesting comments about the Zanussi bearing changes. I must be doing something wrong as get in a right state getting the tub out. I turn down a lot of these as I have always seen it as a very time absorbing job.
Can someone perhaps talk me through the procedure on a washer dryer. I have only done a handful over the years. Practice makes perfect I suppose.
Bob
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The Zanussi tub is heavier than the Hotpoint one due to the front counterweight. You need 2 lengths of strong wire, poke a screwdriver under the hook of a top spring to lift it away slightly from the top chassis plate and poke your wire through. Wind the pairs of wire ends round your hands and lift the springs + tub to disengage the springs then lower the whole issue to sit on the base. You can then just lift it out and Robert is your uncle.
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bobokines wrote:Can someone perhaps talk me through the procedure on a washer dryer
Hopefully you do have a TDS disk first of all, and read through the procedure OK? The only problem the Zanussi washer dryer drum repair has (for me at least) over the usual washing machine is that darned door seal 🙁
Disconnecting and reconnecting that seal from the heater ducting is the only real problem, the rest is a walk in the park (kind of 🙄 )
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Thanks boys. I will have a look at the TDS disk.
Should have thought of that, it’s a very useful resource and well worth investing in at only £20 or so.
Bob
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I lay the Zan on its back, pull the springs out with cable ties, pull out the leg pins and pull the cabinet back up, leaving the tub on the floor.Like Martin, I seem to remember the boot to dryer clamp being fiddly.
Aren’t cable ties wonderful?
Mike.Re: WMA bearing change
Did it once as a trial and decided to refer customers to HP.
Main problem I have heard is that many fail again within 12 months. this is not good for my street cred. Long live WM bearing/spider changes. Cheep,quick,long lasting and plenty of them!(At the moment)Re: WMA bearing change
megawatt wrote:Did it once as a trial and decided to refer customers to HP.
Main problem I have heard is that many fail again within 12 months. this is not good for my street cred. Long live WM bearing/spider changes. Cheep,quick,long lasting and plenty of them!(At the moment)Since they changed to the Rubena seal they do seem to be more reliable, I fitted a couple of the early type that did fail but had no problems with the later ones. If I can get away with just the rear half & drum seal they are one of my best earners.
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From January the remedy for this fault will not entail rear halfs and bearing kits……. just one word ISE 😉
KevinRe: WMA bearing change
kheath wrote:From January the remedy for this fault will not entail rear halfs and bearing kits……. just one word ISE 😉
Kevin
A bit too cryptic for me 😕 Do you mean sell them a new machine? A lot of us don’t sell new appliances.Re: WMA bearing change
Sorry it is cryptic….. 😳
Yes, sell them a new appliance, ISE, if you like. Your commission could be £80.00 including Vat, with an installation fee of £50.00 plus vat. If you don’t install we just might be able to give that to a.n. other repairer in your area, you just do the sell and we handle the install!You of course retain the customer business for 5 years if you are the authorised agent for ISE and the customer ourchases an extended warranty to cover labour.
want to know how you can sell without trying……attend our meeting in February and listen to an expert tell you how. Or further info from admin, ask away at admin@ukwhitegoods.co.uk
KevinRe: WMA bearing change
well if a customer of mine is prepared to have the bearings replaced on a wma then i would go for it, if they werent then i would go for selling them an ise, when its available, even then i would make more money out of the bearing job and when they have another fault in x amount of time i would then advise them accordingly. Im an service engineer first , salesman second.
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