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Re: Washing machine motor repair
Wish I had seen your reply sooner washman3 coz I’d have tried to get the pulley off again and do the job properly but instead I’ve solved the problem solved, for now at least, by refurbing the pulley end bearing in-place.
As I couldn’t get the bearing off the pulley end (coz I couldn’t get the pulley to come off) I decided to kill-or-cure the old unit; at worst I’d have to buy a new armature (if available) or motor. So I refurbished the bearing in-place by popping off the bearing shield (which ended up destroyed), cleaned the bearing, regreased it, fitted a shield taken off the worn bearing from the other end, fitted a new bearing on the other end and voila a nice smooth spinning armature. I also got the commutator re-faced before re-assembling the motor, which is now re-fitted back in the machine and on its second wash. Not bad for £20 total cost (£8.57 for 2 bearings [only one used] £10 for commutator re-facing and the rest for a finger full of grease. Mind you the time it has taken I could have bought several new motors if I’d been at work.
To be honest at high speed the machine seems a little loud but that may be the drum bearings going; I’ll have to keep an ear on it.
Regards.
