How to change the bearing in an Indesit washing machine

Sooner or later, many people have to ask themselves how to change the bearing in an Indesit automatic washing machine, because this breakdown is considered quite serious and can lead to the machine breaking down completely. Communicating with technology purely on “you”, one should not undertake such work, nothing good will come of it. But if you had to carry out repairs of various equipment yourself - it is worth trying to change the bearings with your own hands, strictly adhering to the instructions of specialists.

Getting ready to make repairs

The process of replacing a bearing in an Indesit automatic washing machine is preceded by some preparation. First of all, you must purchase original bearings and seals for the Indesit typewriter, because, firstly, when purchasing original spare parts for a washing machine, you have a guarantee that they will fit. Secondly, if you change bearings, it is also necessary to change the seals, because in most cases the bearings are broken precisely because of faulty seals - one breakage pulls another.

Continuing the process of preparing for the repair of the Indesit washing machine, you need to choose the right tool. By the way, nothing special, such tools can be found in the pantry of any good owner. We will need:

• two Phillips screwdrivers, one with a long shaft, the other with a short;
• small hammer;
• wooden block;
• set of open-end wrenches and heads;
• Allen key
• WD-40 fluid
• pliers.

Tools and accessories for now put aside and proceed with the preparation of the workplace. You should not work in a confined space, there should be enough free space to conveniently place the machine with all the parts removed from it. Arrange the removed parts so that you don’t lose anything, not a single fastener, not a single contact or wiring. Once the place is prepared, you can proceed with the repair.

We make repairs: step by step instructions

First you need to properly remove the front and rear walls of the Indesit washing machine without damaging any of the rubber bands. First remove the top cover of the Indesit washing machine by unscrewing a few bolts. After that, removing the back wall is not difficult, just unscrew a few fasteners, but with the front wall, the situation is more complicated. How to remove it correctly?

1. First we remove the cuvette for the powder of the washing machine, which you need to pull towards you until it stops, then lift it up and pull it out.
2. We find and unscrew the fasteners that hold the front panel.
3. Now we have access to all the screws holding the front wall of the washing machine, unscrew them.
4. We remove the rubber cuff, after that we remove the bolts holding the hatch blocking element and dismantle the front wall of the washing machine.

So, we got access to the "insides" of the Indesit machine. Now replacement of seals and bearings will be made freely. First of all, it is necessary to remove the belts from the drum pulley and engine drive. Then you need to securely lock the pulley by inserting a block of wood into it and unscrew the main fastener that holds this pulley of the drum.

The next stage is very responsible, you need to carefully remove the drum pulley. The fact is that he sits quite tightly on the axis along with the drum and if you try to tear it with the help of tools, you can easily harm him. If the drum pulley can be pulled off successfully, you can proceed with the dismantling of the spacer bar. Next, unscrew the fasteners of all the balances and carefully pull them out.

Disconnect all wires from the electrical elements of the washing machine, and then unscrew the fasteners of the movable drum assembly.Most likely, the screws will be rusty and “stick” to the metal, so before unscrewing you need to spray them with the composition of WD-40.

Important! If the screws are difficult to loosen even after greasing, do not use excessive force, otherwise the head will be torn off. Try to heat them slightly with a blowtorch and then cool them, only then you can unscrew them.

We proceed to the next crucial stage - disassembling the drum and replacing damaged parts. Here you need to adhere to a strict procedure.

• Remove the clamps that hold the tank cap.
• Carefully remove the gaskets and the lid covering the tank.
• We take out the drum with the movable unit, where the bearings are located.
• We check the gasket on which the movable unit lies, if the rubber is spoiled, then it is necessary to discard the old gasket, replacing it with a new one.
• We load the moving part with the remnants of the drum into the car and take it to the nearest car service, where we ask the locksmiths to press out the bearings. You can do this work yourself, but it is very risky, because for this you need skills + equipment that we don’t have.
• We install new bearings and seals, and then assemble the Indesit washing machine in the reverse order.

Speaking of assembling and disassembling the washing machine, there are a lot of good videos. And if you are interested in information about the features of bearing replacement in washing machines of other brands, then it will help you this article.

Replacement Errors

Under this item, we decided to state the warnings of specialists regarding all stages of repair of an Indesit washing machine. Some errors can be easily fixed, and some are too expensive and lead to the fact that it is necessary to change the entire units of the repaired “washing machine”. What are the typical mistakes our "homemade" makes and how to avoid them?

1. Break the pulley, trying to pull it off the axis of the drum. To remove the pulley, you need skill, you can’t help the cause, you can only do harm. Try to swing it from side to side and at the same time pull. But in no case, do not hammer along the axis with a hammer.
2. Tear off the heads of the fasteners. If any of the bolts could not stand your pressure and broke it is not a fatal mistake on your part, but it will require additional fuss. It will be necessary to drill the ripped bolts, and then cut a new thread in the seats.
3. They break the temperature sensor, including breaking its wire. There is only one recipe against this problem - more accurately with a tank cap. Otherwise, you have to buy a new thermal sensor.
4. Damage to the movable assembly during artisanal pressing. In this case, we already advised you to go to a car service, as it is 10 times more difficult to do this work with available tools.
5. They forget to replace the gasket on which the movable assembly is located. Inattention of the master, who looked at the rubber gasket, may result in repeated repair of the movable assembly.

Important! Before mounting the back and front walls of the Indesit washing machine, do not forget to connect all the sensors and electrical units. It will be a shame because of one dangling wiring to disassemble the machine again.

Symptoms of bearing failure

Dismantling and assembling the Indesit washing machine is still a rather time-consuming process that requires time. Therefore, without acute need, no one will do such work with their own hands. How to make sure that it’s really time to replace the bearing of the machine without climbing into its body? In this case, methods of blind diagnosis will help us. What should be done?

• First we need to achieve the rotation of the drum at maximum speed. To do this, set the appropriate spin mode of things (for example, 1000 rpm) and carefully listen to the sounds made by the machine - the bearing will give itself away.
• Next, you need to make sure that this is really a bearing, for this we disconnect the machine from the network, remove things from the drum and try to twist it with your finger, then one way, then the other. Hear a knock or a metal rattle - another indirect evidence in favor of a broken bearing.
• Regularly check the area under the bottom of the Indesit washing machine for moisture. If puddles regularly appear there, it is possible that the problem is in the movable element of the drum.

In conclusion, we note that any person who is not alien to working with equipment can replace the bearing in the “washer” from Indesit. The main thing in this matter is to do without initiative and act strictly according to the instructions, then everything will surely work out. If you did not understand any stage of the work, you can watch a video on this topic, where the replacement of bearings is illustrated in more detail.