How to Check to see if your Washing machine bearings are worn.

Washing Machine Bearings

To order your Washing machine bearings you will need your full model number. (This is normally around the washing machine door frame on a sticker)

Checking to see if your Washing machine bearings are worn or your drum spider broke making the machine noisy.

Customer question: My washing machine is noisy on spin.

Answer: This can be a symptom of drum bearing wear. A quick check for wear is to see if the inner drum moves up and down relative to the fixed outer drum. It should only move a small amount. If it moves more than a millimeter or two, it is probably worn bearings. You can obtain bearing kits for most makes around this page.

Customer question: my clothes are getting oil stains on them.

Answer: This is also a sign that the bearings main seal has gone and needs replacing, it’s a good time to do the bearings as well as you have caught the problem before the bearings have started to wear or collapses.

How to Check to see if your Washing machine bearings are worn.

If it is making unusual noises while washing, check there is not a bra wire or similar object trapped between the inner drum and the outer drum. A high pitched whine is sometimes caused by the motor bearings.

NOTE: when replacing bearings, ensure that any bearing seals are replaced with the appropriate new ones from the bearing kit, as many bearing failures are the result of failed seals allowing water to get into the bearings.

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