Help needed Hoover DXOA 410C3B top lid removal
Hi all thanks for the add.
I have a hoover DXOA 410C3B washing machine that has a damaged door seal, I have seen a tutorial advising to take the top wood panel off to reveal the bolted seal on the inside of the drum.
Problem I have is I've unscrewed the back but the wood panel is stuck in a plastic channel on each side and won't budge, I have it about 2cms away from the front barely exposing the inside but I don't want to do damage by yanking anything.
All help will be appreciated.
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Hoover DXOA 410C3B top lid stuck during door seal access
- The problem
- The top lid on a Hoover DXOA 410C3B washing machine would not slide off after the rear screws were removed. It had moved only about 2cm and was still stuck in the plastic side channels while the user was trying to access a damaged door seal.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply says the most probable cause is water having got onto the wooden lid, making the edges swell so the lid becomes stuck in the side channels.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to ease the lid out gently and evenly from the front a little at a time, avoiding pulling one side more than the other as this could jam it further. The accepted reply suggested using gentle leverage and spacing the gap progressively. The thread was marked solved, but the user did not return with a confirmed repair result.
- Checks to try
- Rear screws had already been removed
- Lid had moved about 2cm from the front but remained stuck
- Accepted reply identified probable swelling of the lid edges from water exposure
- Parts or tools mentioned
- large flat screwdriver
- blocks of wood
1 Answer
Hi. I presume you managed to sort this. What probably happened is that some water has got onto the lid and caused the edges to swell up. So the lid is probably just stuck in place and needs gently forcing out a bit at a time so that it comes out evenly. The worst thing you can do is jam it further by trying to force out one side more than the other.
I would use a large flat screwdriver and using leverage between the gap at the front just gently ease it out a bit at a time. As the gap gets bigger maybe use some blocks of wood or something to fill the gap and allow the screwdriver to continue gently forcing the lid out.
Only Hoover ever used these lids and they are a terrible design, not least because this often happens, but also you cannot take the lid off without completely disconnecting and pulling the washing machine 3 or 4 feet out in many cases.
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