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Re: Panasonic drum bolts plastic cover
Unfortunately didn’t opt for the extended warranty – just two years – so well out of warranty. Always the way I guess – bought a tumble drier at the same time which came with six year warranty.
Re: Panasonic drum bolts plastic cover
Great minds think alike. I trimmed the cover so it would fit flat on the back of the machine, roughed area up a little with some sandpaper and glued it in with Araldite. Put the little screw cover cap back on and so far so good – three washes and it is still stuck fast. If it comes off I will try again with full Araldite (only had Araldite Rapid to hand).
Re: Panasonic drum bolts plastic cover
Thanks all for looking.
After breaking the tips off four impact driver bits, gave up in the end and called for a Panasonic Service guy from Panasonic’s support site. He came round on Weds, took one look and said no point trying, the machine is scrap. He said its a common problem and that nothing will budge that screw – their service engineers had tried everything and never managed to get one out. It seems it is a design flaw that the drum bolt heads (needing a cover) are inside the drum. Machine is just 4 years old – was not a cheap washer by anyone’s standards, so I am going to take this up with Panasonic. Probably won’t get anywhere, but worth a try I guess.
