Hi,
The drum bearing has gone on our Servis Quartz Plus 1150 washer/dryer. Has anyone any experience of repairing these, how do you get at 'em?
I've so far got the back panel off and at least confirmed by the rust marks that it is the drum bearing(s). Does the drive pulley come off next?
Local suppliers suggest that parts are no longer available for this model, does anyone know a source or might these be available as a standard fit from a bearing supplier?
TIA
Did the drum bearing on a horrible Ariston washer dryer years ago. Part of the problem might have been that some of its concrete blocks were damaged and no longer mounted securely.
I don't remember all that much about the job itself but I got new bearings from a specialist supplier called something like EW Bearings in Oxford because I lived in that part of the world then. What I'm saying is don't pay over the odds to the machine manufacturer when you can get many sorts of bearings for a few quid.
Jon
Long, long time since I replaced bearings on a washing machine. ISTR we had to unbolt the pulley, unbolt and remove the backplate to the outer drum (bringing the inner rotating drum with it), remove the rortating drum (spindle slides out of backplate) then drive out/drift in the bearing. Then replace backplate with new seals. But the outer drums I've seen recently are one peice mouldings (casing and backplate are one piece) so would probably have to be withdrawn from the casing before the spring clips can be prised off and front plate removed. Expect to replace several seals (water may have got past them to rot your bearings) - you may have a problem if they're not available. Bearings are probably standard parts - try
Maybe it's possible to leave the outer drum in place - remove front panel, remove frontplate of drum, remove rotating drum, drive out bearings in situ.
Jonathan Schneider laid this down on his screen :
I always go to bearing and seal specialists as a first choice, even for my car parts. In this case it seems manufacturers parts may no longer be available anyway.
I had one of these, or a similar Servis Quartz "electronic" model, many years ago and it got through more than one set of bearings, due, I was told, to the high spin speed coupled with imbalances knackering the seals allowing water in to rust the bearings and so increase the wear. I've replaced only one set of bearings myself since I had an extended contract (they were new at the time...) that actually paid for itself with a few year's of replacements of the spike-prone electronics board.
I seem to remember it wasn't a huge dismantle job, being done in situ from the rear. I think there is an "official" tool but since I didn't have one... There's a bearing pre-load bolt on the end of the shaft that must come off first - and get the loading right on return. At the time I got a talk-through from a main agent by pretending to be a small service outfit here in the wilds of Scotland... :-) I think I was told to use the same bearing withdrawal tool that is used for an ??? (Common make ... memory fade) so I removed the bearings from the tapered shafts with a "tap" (belt) from a hammer.
At the time, I was able to get a full replacement kit that included new aluminium-type washers (only use once, since they are squashed on replacement) and seals. If you can't get the full kit, then I think you may be in for a complete machine replacement due to the shaft tapers and special washers.
In the end, I decided it would cost more to keep working than to replace it with a simple mechanical programmer model that's lasting twice as long to date. We were only using a couple of programmes anyway so the electronics were overkill.
Sorry I can't be more explicit or talk you through it, since I've forgotten the details. I'd never buy another Servis...
I understand there was an early Quartz model which proved to be less than reliable, but this one is one of the last ones they made and supposedly better. Certainly it has not given any problems apart from coins caught in the pump, a new drive belt and the computer complaining that the motor needed new brushes. Certainly our most reliable machine so far - hence our preferring to try to repair rather than replace it.
Thanks anyway, it might well be the same drum.
You can't buy them anymore, they sold out to another company :-)
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