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Have just fixed my w524 thanks to Dave’s tip (couldn’t have done it without you, Dave!) and found some plastic clips (the sort you’re supposed to take off the new shirt before you put it in the wash…) had worked their way up the breather hose (being plastic they probably floated to the top of the pump chamber and thus easily started their journey up the breather hose, unlike, say, a paperclip) – their shape acted like barbs, so they wouldn’t just wash through… had to really squeeze the tubing to get them out – a fine plug of gunk had built up around them. Top panel & side panel (three Torx screws each front, top, back) also had to come off to get the tube out to work on it – the Y piece is behind the side panel. Dave’s synopsis for taking off the front is good, but there might be minor differences in build – the spring-loaded clip that goes round the main door seal on mine is a single piece of wire (bit thinner than coat hanger wire) with a spring to join the two ends, and the spring doesn’t actually detach (the ends of the wire are closed around the ends of the spring). But, the action is still obvious – grab it & pull it off, trying not to damage stuff on the way! Putting it back on is a bit tedious. Also worth a reminder that when reassembling, the emergency pull for the door has to be fed back through the slot, or you’ll be taking the front off again… (At least the clip around the door seal can be left on for this remedial work!)
Thanks again to Dave 🙂
Have just fixed my w524 thanks to Dave’s tip elsewhere on this forum (couldn’t have done it without you, Dave!) and found some plastic clips (the sort you’re supposed to take off the new shirt before you put it in the wash…) had worked their way up the breather hose – their shape acted like barbs, so they wouldn’t just wash through… had to really squeeze the tubing to get them out – a fine plug of gunk had built up around them. David, perhaps you’ve got some sort of gunk built up like a flap, thus creating a one-way valve (the wrong direction!)? A wash through both directions would illuminate…
