How to put gum on the drum of a washing machine

If you removed the cuff of the drum in order to replace it or this elastic just for some reason has fallen off, you need to put it back on. The elastic of the drum ensures the airtightness of the hatch, if it moves at least 5 mm, the hatch will begin to leak, and this cannot be allowed.

The cuff must be “seated” perfectly, but this is not as easy as it seems. In this publication, we will try to explain as detailed as possible how to put the cuff of the drum of the washing machine no worse than the specialists at the factory do.

What materials and tools are needed?

In order to put on the cuff of the drum of the washing machine, you will need only two tools: pliers (preferably small) and a small flat screwdriver. Yes, and the list of materials is not great, but you need to talk about materials a little more.

• Cuff. When purchasing a new cuff, make sure that it is identical to the old rubber band that was previously put on the drum or at least compatible with your model of the washing machine.
• Internal and external clamps. If, after removing the old cuff, you still have whole "native" clamps - fine. If the clamps are damaged, they need to be thrown away, and in return to buy a set of cheap plastic clamps for the front-loading washing machine door cuff.
• Fine sandpaper, soap, water and a sponge. These materials will help to prepare a seat for elastic. To clean the metal edges of the hatch from deadly dirt, wash them with soapy water.

Using soap, we will not only wash the seat under the cuff, the soap will act as a lubricant that will help put the gum where you need it. Just don’t think of using WD-40 or machine oil as a lubricant - it will then get into things during washing.

Cooking seat

To facilitate the installation of the cuff of the washing machine, it is better to first remove the front wall from the washer. It is especially tedious and time-consuming to do this on purpose, but if, for example, you were repairing any part and the wall was removed, it is better to put the rubber on the hatch first and then return the wall to its rightful place. How to remove the front wall is described in the article. Dismantling the washing machine, which is published on our website.

You can put the cuff without removing the front wall of the washing machine, but this will be somewhat more difficult. First, let's examine the seat. After 3-4 years of operation of the washing machine, a layer of water stone, powder residues and other rubbish accumulate under the cuff. We try to wash the seat with a sponge, soap and water. We make sure that all contaminants cannot be removed in this way, we take up sandpaper. We clean the dirt, and then wash off its remnants with soap and water, the preparation is finished.

Pull the cuff

The most important stage of work begins - the installation of the gum rubber. Unpack the cuff and clamps. We figure out which clamp is external and which is internal and put them aside for a while. Next we do the following.

1. We rub the cuff seat with a piece of soap, paying special attention to the edges of the hatch.
2. Lubricate the groove of the cuff with soap.

Do not stain with soap the entire gum of the hatch. Soap gum will slip in your hands, and a slippery part will not be "planted".

3. We find on the cuff a rubber protrusion in the form of an arrow, it must be combined with the mark on the hatch of the washing machine.
   
4. Now the most time-consuming stage of work - starting from the top edge of the hatch, pull the cuff on the edges in a circle. In this case, an extraordinary effort will be required, so do not be afraid to stretch the cuff to the limit, but still do not overdo it.
5. Inspect the cuff. You need to make sure that the rubber part fits snugly around the seat. If necessary, the gum should be corrected.
6. We dress an internal plastic collar.This item is put on very simply, just insert the free edge into the latch and tighten it.
7. Fill the outer edges of the cuff to the edge of the hatch and pull them with an external clamp in the same way.
   

Installation is complete. Now we check how the hatch closes. If the hatch does not close, then the cuff is not installed correctly, you will have to reinstall the part or at least remove the external clamp and fix it. If the hatch closes, it means that we are trying to start the wash, while we must carefully watch so that water does not flow out of the hatch and does not drip. The new cuff should ensure absolute tightness of the hatch.