WMA Bearing Kit

[Phidom]

I received some 1604080 bearing kits from Washvac this week. I just opened one up to use it and find the seal is the old type with the visible spring. Should I just use them or send them back and demand the Mk3 type? Has the Mk3 seal cured the bearing failure epidemic on these machines or are they doomed to failure, due to the omission of the phosphor bronze bush?

[Dave_Conway]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

1604473 is the superseded part number for the MK3 bearing kit, it would seem Washvac have old stock and still selling them before they move on to the new part number.

You can ask I guess but as you ordered 1604080 that’s what they have supplied, try ordering the new part number and see what happens 😉

Dave.

[iadom]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

This kit must be good, it is listed in Partfinder as a ‘Premier Bearing Kit’ :rotfl:

Do you guys manage to refit these bearings with the original Hotpoint supplied removal/fitting kit that comes in the red plastic box. I have had to use this plus a couple of bits from a much older kit.

[Phidom]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

Oops 😳 I usually get them from Connect, who must just send the later part number without telling me ( I just type in the part number from their catalogue in their website search). I got someone to make me an insert for removing the front outer race but it has not been too successful, probably because it is too soft. I often end up running a bead of MIG weld round the I/D of the race to stop the insert from pushing out. If you then spray water on the race + insert and extract the bearing while the alloy housing is still warm the expansion makes it slightly easier.

[Martin]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

Phidom wrote:If you then spray water on the race + insert and extract the bearing while the alloy housing is still warm the expansion makes it slightly easier.

Sounds a bit messy but interesting stuff nonetheless, this link will show a guaranteed to work method with no need for that useless Hotpoint Removal Tool either 😀

http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … asy+remove

Martin

[Phidom]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

Thanks for the link. I do drill holes like that for some machines but the big WMA bearings take some shifting and I’m not keen to go down that route. The tool for 6205 bearings sounds like the one included in the Homespares Hotpoint extractor kit. The one I had made is simply a scaled up version of this. I know some people fit the complete half drum but I would not get many of these jobs if I had to charge £100+. It would be handy to have a couple of spare half drums so I always had one ready to go.

[Martin]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

Phidom wrote:I do drill holes like that for some machines but the big WMA bearings take some shifting

They’re virtually the same size and are just as easy to shift using this method. Are you sure you have tried that method or just humouring me? Spending way over £100 on the Hotpoint kit is sheer folly…….(You can have mine…only slightly used ’til I found out it was useless waste of time..for £10 if you like :rotfl: )

Martin

[Phidom]

Re: WMA Bearing Kit

I’m talking about the 6207 bearing. Virtually the same size as what? The hole drilling method is what I use on Zanussi 6205 bearings, particularly if the race has split down the middle.

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