Zanussi fx1465w pully removal

[hopper]

Fx1465w pnc 914792707

Bearing job. Having trouble removing the pulley screw, countersunk jobbie with M6 hex socket.

Zanussi spares site shows M10 x 25, 5191350270. Small piccie there, and better one on your site, shows some kind of locking coating on some of the threads.

Couple of questions:

1. Right hand or left hand thread? (Can’t see clrarly fron the pics.)

2. Ideas on the best way of shifting the brute.

Thanks.

[Martin]

Re: Zanussi fx1465w pully removal

Apply a little heat from a blowtorch first to dissolve the Nutlok fluid applied to the screw on install. Then unscrew anti/clockwise (conventional thread). 😀

[timdowning]

Re: Zanussi fx1465w pully removal

I would give the pulley bolt one swift hit with a cold chisel & lump hammer (anticlockwise) Hit it on the outer edge!

[hopper]

Re: Zanussi fx1465w pully removal

Thanks folks. Helpful advice.

Just got back to say that I managed to shift it, slight variation of method.

1 Warmed up the centre of the pulley and screw with the red hot wrench (TM) and applied a little Laco Rustbuster to the interface between the screw and pulley.

2. Left it for a while to allow the cooling process to draw in the lubricant.

3. Repeat.

4. Checked the pic on the Zanussi spares site. Clear enough to suggest a rh thread.

5. Wacked the head of the screw smartly with a hammer.

6. Earplugs. Makita impact screwdriver on reverse. Bingo.

Like the idea of using heat to soften the screwlock compound. I’ve used that on Austin Metro suspension swivel pin joints in the past, but I would have been a bit worried about damaging the plastic drum in this case. Until I saw the size of the back bearing.

The shaft does not want to knock through easily, so I’ve tapped it in about half an inch and applied more Laco to let it soak down before I go any further. Don’t know at this stage if it’s the shaft coming out of the bearing or the bearing coming out of the drum.

I’ll have to separate the 2 halves of the drum anyway to go any further.

I’ve always found that Laco to be good stuff, one of the best I’ve used.

Many thanks.

[Author]

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