Zanussi Washing Machine Drum Seized Up

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Zanussi FS1555W drum jammed and would not turn during wash

The problem

A Zanussi FS1555W stopped mid-cycle after a screeching noise. The door still opened, the controls remained lit, the drive belt was reported as still in place, and the drum would not spin at all by the user's check.

Likely cause

The accepted reply says seized drum bearings were possible, especially if there had been prior deep rumbling on spin, but thought it was more likely that something had jammed the drum. Suggested examples were a nail or coin, or a broken belt tangled around the drum pulley. No single cause was confirmed in the thread.

What fixed it

Recommended action was to have the machine inspected to determine whether the drum was jammed or whether the bearings/tub assembly had failed. The reply noted that on many machines bearing repairs require a new rear tub half with bearings fitted, or even a complete tub, making repair potentially expensive. The exact repair was not confirmed.

Checks to try

• Back removed and belt checked; belt was reported not snapped
• Drum found not spinning at all
• Accepted reply advised considering whether there had been deep rumbling noise on spin before the failure