Lg. Drum screeching
Hi all. I just did a wash on a 40 and towards the end my drum started screeching and spinning very slowly. When the wash finished all I could smell was burnt rubber?! Any suggestions
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LG washing machine drum screeching with burnt rubber smell
- The problem
- During a 40°C wash, near the end of the cycle, the drum began screeching and spinning very slowly. After the wash finished there was a burnt rubber smell.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply suggested a mechanical drum fault is most likely: the drum catching on the door seal, a cracked drum spider, or collapsed drum bearing. If those checks show nothing, the noise may be from the motor rather than the drum. The exact fault was not confirmed.
- What fixed it
- Recommended checks were to inspect for drum damage, see whether the drum moves up and down when lifted, and rotate it through a full turn while lifting/pulling to detect movement at one point, which would support a cracked or broken drum spider. If no drum fault is detected, remove the drum belt and turn the drum to isolate whether the noise is from the drum or motor. No completed repair was confirmed in the discussion.
- Checks to try
- Checked whether the drum is catching on the back of the door seal
- Checked the drum for damage
- Lifted the drum forwards and upwards to see if it moves up and down
- Turned the drum through a full revolution while lifting and pulling to check for movement at one spot
- Removed the drum belt to isolate whether the noise is from the drum or the motor
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Drum belt
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Wow, that noise went right through me
Is the drum catching on the back of the door seal? Carefully check the drum for damage, and lift it towards you and up. Does it move up and down? If so, the drum spider may have cracked or the drum bearing collapsed. If not, turn the drum all the way around a full revolution whilst lifting and pulling towards you to see if there is movement, maybe just at one spot. That would indicate a cracked or broken drum spider (there are 3).
If you can't detect anything, you'd need to take off the drum belt and then turn the drum to see if the noise is definitely coming from the drum, and not the motor.
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