Repair of the drum of the Indesit washing machine

Many owners of modern household appliances ask the question: is it possible to independently repair the drum of the Indesit washing machine or will you have to contact a service center? Failures associated with the drum are very serious and can cause the device to break completely. First of all, remember: if you are with the technique purely on “you”, then you should not take up this, frankly, difficult work. If you have the skills of self-repairing equipment, you can try to replace the bearings yourself, strictly following the instructions from specialists.

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Preparatory work

Before repairing the bearings of the Indesit washing machine, some preparatory work is required. First of all, make sure that you really need a drum repair. This may be indicated by special icons on the display when starting the equipment. Read the detailed transcript of all possibleIndesit washing machine error codes. If you still have to do such a laborious job, buy branded oil seals and bearings for the washing machine.

The reasons for purchasing genuine parts are as follows:

• They are guaranteed to fit your technique.
• If bearings are to be replaced, the seals must also be changed. Damage to one component is associated with another.

In addition, for a successful repair, you will need such tools:

• Two screwdrivers with a cross sting: with a long and short shaft.
• A block of wood.
• Little hammer.
• Carob type heads and keys.
• Hex wrench.
• Pliers.
• Liquid WD-40.

Important! Are the tools ready to go? Now it remains to prepare the workplace. In any case, it is necessary that there is enough space in order to place the washer and provide free access to it. Work in tight spaces should not be.

Get ready to lay out the parts in the order of dismantling so that no component is lost.

After the workplace is ready, you can proceed directly to the repair.

Important! Remember that if the equipment is still under warranty, it makes sense to send it to a service center for free troubleshooting. How exactly this happens, in what terms and on what conditions, find out from our post “Warranty repair of washing machines”.

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Preparation for repair - disassembling the washer

Remove both walls of the washing machine - front and back, without damaging the sealing gum. First, unscrew the appropriate bolts and remove the top cover of the device. After such preparation, dismantling the back wall is not difficult. It is enough to unscrew the fasteners.

As for the front wall, the situation here is a bit more complicated. The procedure for dismantling it is as follows:

1. Remove the washing powder cuvette. Pull it toward you all the way, then lift it up and pull it out.
2. Locate and unscrew the fasteners holding the front panel.
3. Loosen all the screws holding the front wall.
4. Remove the rubber cuff, remove the bolts that hold the hatch blocker.
5. Remove the front wall of the device.

Thus, access to the internal parts of the washing machine is open.It is possible to replace oil seals and bearings without much difficulty:

1. Remove the belts from the motor drive and drum pulley.
2. Then, using a wooden block, securely lock the pulley.
3. Unscrew the fastener holding the pulley.

Further work is very responsible:

• Carefully remove the drum pulley.

Important! The whole difficulty is that the pulley along with the drum is tightly mounted on the axis. If you try to remove it with tools, you may damage the pulley.

• After the pulley has been successfully removed, the spacer bar can be removed.
• After that, unscrew the fasteners of the counterweights and carefully pull them out.
• Disconnect the wires from the electrical elements of the washer, and then unwind the mountings of the movable assembly on the drum.

Important! If the screws are rusty and it is difficult to unscrew them, moisten them with WD-40 liquid before unscrewing.

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Do-it-yourself Indesit washing machine repair: bearing replacement

The next stage of repair is the most responsible: the dismantling of the drum with the subsequent replacement of failed parts. The procedure in this case is as follows:

1. Remove the clamps holding the tank cap.
2. Remove the gaskets and the cap that covers the tank.
3. Pull out the drum along with the assembly on which the bearings are located.
4. Check the gasket on which the movable assembly is located. If the rubber is very worn, replace it with a new one.
5. Take the movable part to a car service center, where the craftsmen will press out the bearings for a small fee. You are unlikely to succeed in doing this yourself. In addition to professional skills, special equipment is required here.
6. Fit new bearings and seals. Reassemble the washer in the reverse order to removal.

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Common mistakes when replacing bearings

There are several such errors. Some of them are eliminated quite simply, while others can lead to complex and expensive repairs associated with the replacement of entire units of the washing machine:

1. Damage to the pulley when trying to pull it off the drum axis. There is not enough power to dismantle the pulley, a certain skill is needed. When removing the pulley, gently rock it from side to side, and then carefully remove it. You cannot hit the axle with a hammer.
2. Failure of fastener heads. Quite often it happens that fasteners, unable to withstand excessive pressure, breaks. Of course, such a breakdown cannot be called fatal, but it will require additional efforts. Drill the bolts and re-thread at the fit points.
3. Damage to the temperature sensor, wire break. There is only one way to avoid this trouble: handle the tank lid more carefully. If the failure still occurred, you have to spend money on a new thermal sensor.
4. Damage to the movable assembly when trying to self-press bearings. As already mentioned, it is advisable not to tempt fate and turn to professionals in a car service, where they will cope with this task incomparably better than you.
5. The gasket was not replaced with the movable assembly located on it. If the dispersion of the rubber gasket is neglected due to absent-mindedness, the probability of repeated repair of the movable assembly is very high.

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How to recognize a bearing malfunction?

You are convinced that repairing the washer is a painstaking and time-consuming task. How to recognize a situation when the bearing requires replacement? The so-called “blind diagnosis” will allow you to deal with possible problems:

• Listen to how the washing machine works when the drum rotates at maximum speed. If the bearing is defective, then you will definitely hear extraneous suspicious sounds.
• Unplug the washer, remove items from the drum. Try spinning the drum from side to side with your finger. If a rattle of metal or a suspicious knock appears at the same time, this indirectly indicates that the bearing is defective.
• Remember to check regularly for moisture under the bottom of the unit. The constant appearance of puddles indicates that the movable element of the drum is defective.

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Thus, repairing the drum of an Indesit washing machine with your own hands is quite possible if you have experience repairing equipment. It is important at the same time not to allow amateur performances and act strictly according to the instructions.