Is this fixable / worth fixing?
Hey all.
My hotpoint ariston aq92f-29-fr has been making a lot of noise when spinning recently (for the past year to be honest) - I figured it was the bearings going - after taking the back off, I saw the attached (the belt was still in place before I took the photo)
2 things going on here - the obvious rusty brown water stain coming from the middle of the drum - the second being the main belt wheel (big black 5 spoked thing - I'm no expert!) has worn a groove into the plastic drum housing.
I have tried to remove the torx bolt in the middle to see if the reveals anything, but can't get it to budge (is it reverse threaded?) - I also suspect that it's not going help anyway since it all seems to be spinning off-centre - causing the groove in the housing and, I'm guessing the seals to be compromised hence the brown stain.
I think I can source a whole new drum for around 230 EUR (in France) - but not sure it's worth it as the machine is 5 years old - its likely to have more issues in the future... am I right?
Cheers
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Hotpoint Ariston AQ92F-29-FR noisy spin traced to likely drum bearing failure
- The problem
- Hotpoint Ariston AQ92F-29-FR had been making a lot of noise on spin for a long period. On inspection from the rear, there was a rusty brown water stain from the centre of the drum area and the large belt pulley had worn a groove into the plastic drum housing, suggesting off-centre running.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply identified this as typical drum bearing failure. The rusty staining and off-centre pulley wear support that diagnosis.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that replacement of the washing machine was the better option. Replacing the drum and bearings was described as a very big and expensive job. The exact repair was not carried out or confirmed in the discussion.
- Checks to try
- Rear cover removed for visual inspection
- Rusty brown water stain seen from the centre of the drum area
- Main belt pulley had worn a groove into the plastic drum housing
- Machine had been noisy on spin for some time
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Torx bolt
- Drum and bearings
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Hello there. Yes that looks like typical drum bearing failure. I think you are better replacing the machine. Replacing the drum and bearings is a very big job and very expensive.
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