How to change the cuff of the washing machine?

If your washing machine has served you faithfully for a long time, then do not be surprised if it has a damaged or leaky cuff of the hatch. The cuff is needed so that water does not flow out of the washing machine during washing and does not get inside the device itself or out. That is, so that the water remains in the tank during all operations.

Why can the cuff be damaged?

1. As already written above, the reason may be in the prolonged use of the machine. Absolutely any details of household appliances have their own margin of safety. And with regular and long operation, they can fail.
2. The cuff consists of rubber. This material may become unusable if you use too many detergents that are added to the laundry.
3. When the machine is in operation, contact may occur with some internal structural elements. That is, friction about them. Rubber can perforate from this friction.
4. Friction can also occur on the solid elements of clothes being washed or on large things, such as shoes, clothes that use a lot of metal parts, etc.
5. In addition, sometimes a fungus may appear on the rubber surface, which over time worsens its quality.
6. You can also easily spoil the cuff with inaccurate loading and unloading of erasable items.

How to remove the hatch cuff?

For some models of washing machines, the design provides for the ability to change the cuff without removing the part of the body. For others, it is necessary to remove the front wall. For all repairs, you don’t need any special skills. Everything is done quite simply. However, do not forget about accuracy, especially when installing a new cuff. Before you begin work, you need to make sure that your new replacement part is identical to the one we want to remove.

After we checked the identity of the cuffs, we proceed to remove the old one. First we need to remove the locking clamps. The outer part of the cuff is deepened into a special opening of the outer wall of the housing. There it is fixed with a clamp. This clamp can be made of both plastic and metal (wire). In order to remove the clamp from plastic, it is necessary to take on the part where the latches are connected and pull in their direction. To remove the clamp from the wire, you need to unscrew the screw or pry off with something a flat spring.

Next, we need to find the mounting mark on the removable cuff. She notes the necessary location in relation to the tank of the washing machine. Only proper installation will help to avoid leaks.

If you could not find this mark, then you can indicate the location of the removed cuff using a marker.

This action will help us navigate the correct location of the new cuff. After we found the mark (or made it ourselves), remove the second clamp and remove the cuff.

How to install a new cuff?

Before starting the installation, prepare the place. To do this, thoroughly clean the necessary surface from any dirt. Then it is necessary to apply a soap-water solution to the installation site. Thus, we will make it slightly slippery. This will make installation easier.

Then we need to put the cuff on the tank. This part of the job can be quite challenging for someone. In this process, it is important to remember the correct position of the cuff relative to the tank. And do not forget about our grades. Let's combine them and marks on a tank. Now we need to put on the tank recess cuff. To do this, take it from the inside with your thumbs and pull it in a circle. We prepared the edge using a soapy water solution. Therefore, everything should go like clockwork.

There may be some difficulties during the replacement process.Often the following happens: when pulling on the cuff, when most of it is already installed in its place, then its edge may fall out. To solve this problem, we can continue to put on the cuff at the same time from two edges. And so on until the very end.

We put on collars

Next we put on the inner and then the outer collar. If the first is regulated by a screw, then weaken it to the desired diameter of the clamp. Then install the clamp on the cuff and fix it by tightening the screw. If the clamp is on a spring, then it will be necessary to tinker with it a little longer. We will need to fix it at the starting point of tension. In order to finally fix it, we will use a screwdriver. We insert it all the way into the lock opening. Then we put a spring on our tool, pull it off and insert the clamp in its place.

On those machines that were bought long ago, in order to fix the clamp, it is necessary to use pliers. With the help of this tool, hooks are disconnected and connected, which create the necessary clamp tension.

After installing the internal clamp, it remains for us to fix the external. This is done the same way as with the first. Therefore, we will not paint.

When our cuff is installed and fixed with both clamps, we only have to check the tightness of our washing machine. To do this, select the rinse mode and start the machine. After a few minutes, add water. Then we tilt the machine and examine the bottom, floor and the cuff itself for leaks. If we did everything right and the cuff was working, then we will not find any traces of water. With what I congratulate you!

And in order to make this difficult process more understandable, I suggest watching a video on how to change the cuff of a washing machine: