Washing Machine Bearings

BennyC

BennyC

BennyC

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Evening All,

I've an 8 year old Samsung WF08048E which has gotten quite noisy on a full spin, much more so in comparison to when new.

I think that the bearings or other parts may well have worn and be on their way out. No difference when empty on a spin-only cycle.

A local repair business has suggested that if they have gone, it'll be beyond economical repair, so I'm just looking for a second opinion.

Given a I could probably replace with an entirely new unit with a warranty for £3-500 it seems like a no brainer if a repair comes in anywhere near to half that. Just seems a bit wasteful!

Thanks,

BennyC
 
If you feel capable of completely stripping your machine down so you can remove the drum, it could cost you less than £50 to buy new bearings from eBay.
 
bearings are cheap, mine, below, took it apart (4hrs) but I didn't have the dedicated jig to push the old ones out so gave up, sale or return,
bought a new machine with regret;
found the haynes equivalent for it online (several hours)

I had previously changed the suspension struts which were leaking some oil, several years before bearing issue, but caused a sloppy spin.

Description: 62072RS Genuine SKF Bearing, 35mmX72mmX17mm Sealed Metric Ball Bearing 6207-2RS , Item # 320921341254
Qty: 2
Unit Price: 7.12 GBP…
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Depending on the age of your machine, it may be a sealed outer drum. Older machines had a two piece outer drum that you could separate and pop the bearings out from the inside once you've removed the inner drum. With a sealed outer drum unit you have to replace both the inner and outer drum. Last time it cost me £80, but it's an easier job.
 
Some bearings are moulded in. We had a Hotpoint that was like this and I rage-threw it out the back door when I found out how much I needed to spend to fix it myself.

Bought a 14-year-old Miele as a stop gap that we've now had for 7 years. All that it's needed since we bought it are the inlet solenoids replacing (twice, because I bought non-original ones and they died after a few years). It gets utterly abused on a daily basis, doing 1 or 2 full loads per day (3 kids!). The only thing going against it really is that it doesn't look very modern.
 
As above, most modern machines are sealed drums so you cant change them anymore. Gone are the olden days when you could change the bearing. I think now unfortunately it is a case of a new machine as the cost of a replacement drum is nearly the same as a new machine.
 
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