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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3183  
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If it's shredded the seal and you had a hammering sound it means the three armed "spider" on the back of the drum has failed.
Either one of the arms has fractured due to corrosion, or one of the rivets on the drum has failed. lt can be fine in a wash and only manifest itself on a high speed spin with certain loads in the drum. Sadly it's not really economical to repair. Pointless replacing the seal, as it's not that. Last edited by lightning on 8th Jun 2025 7:15pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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12th May 2025 7:46pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5991 
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Thanks, I will do some reading up on the three armed spider - sounds like something from a kids book. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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12th May 2025 7:59pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3572  
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What lightning said. One of the spider (sometimes also called cross) arms cracked allowing the drum to go offset. Generally the spider is aluminum…. We are too familiar with corrosion.
Note that many modern washing machines are not even repairable with plastic welded/sealed tubs. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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12th May 2025 9:05pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3183
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Yes, a whole new tub often has to be purchased, rarely economical to repair.
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14th May 2025 7:39am |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 885  
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Just as an aside, my son went to Uni, and is a BEng (Hons). He hasn't found a job...
I mentioned to an engineer that it didn't surprise me, to use a screwdriver he has to remind himself: "Righty tighty, lefty Lucy" I got snapped at: "What do you think an engineer does - repair washing machines?" Peter |
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21st May 2025 10:36am |
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| RoadForce Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: Holland Posts: 349  
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Haha, I am an engineer, yet I found myself spending a couple of hours last weekend trying to keep our 20+ y.o. washing machine in working order
In the past 6 months I have replaced the brushes on the motor and the pressure switch, I hope that's enough to keep it going for some years to come. Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000 |
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21st May 2025 7:11pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2403
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You will end up with “Triggers” washing machine at that rate.
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21st May 2025 7:22pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2267 
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I think I’ve got Trigger’s Defender…
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21st May 2025 8:47pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3620 
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I was chatting to an appliance repair bloke a couple of years ago. Nearly all of his work was warranty. He said that for the price of a call out, working out what the problem is, a return call plus the price of the spare part, it made repair questionable on an out of warranty expensive machine and just not worth it on the White Knight / Beko end of the market.
He worked for himself and had trained his wife to field calls from the owners of cheaper machines as it was just a waste of everyone's time turning out. I can't remember the make, but there was one sold through Argos and Curry's that had an annoying habit of blowing the processors. The bit was £200 on a machine that cost £299 plus two call out charges to add on top. It made no sense. At 18 months old, if you hadn't taken the extended warranty, it was time to go and buy another one. Probably a sad inditement of the ecologically aware world in which we live in that white goods have virtually become un-repairable and are seen as a throw away, sorry a use and recycle item. Good to hear your are keeping a 20+Year Old machine ticking along, RoadForce  |
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22nd May 2025 12:42pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2403
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So so true for all of us  |
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22nd May 2025 1:08pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3183
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"but there was one sold through Argos and Curry's that had an annoying habit of blowing the processors. The bit was £200 on a machine that cost £299 plus two call out charges to add on top. It made no sense."
l think it's a Logik branded machine he's referring to. lt looks like the processor has failed but there's a diode (D7) on the relay board that's gone short circuit, very unlikely you'd find it unless you knew about it. Replacing it with an uprated part, machine repaired for a parts outlay of £1. I've done half a dozen of them this year. My call out/repair charge is £68 plus the part so well worth it. But it's a dying trade. l know of nobody gone into the appliance repair trade in the last two decades. Being self employed l usually hear about any new businesses in my area. All my friends in the trade have either died or retired. Same with "brown goods" HI-FI etc l am pretty much the only one round here. l repaired a high end CD player yesterday for someone, he'd trawled the internet for local repairers and l was the "only one" lt's a shame really. Throwaway world we live in. There's only one spares supplier left, that l use. There used to be five that l had accounts with. White goods spares are better, but for how long l wonder. |
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24th May 2025 10:54am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3620
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It’s a sad world. There is a guy in Norwich who does electronic repairs and I only know that because they did a series on telly about him, but I agree, you are an endangered species and in a world where we should be repairing and reusing things, that is a disaster.
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24th May 2025 1:16pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8286  
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Yep, my washing machine is lacking quite a few of its originals parts now. Thankfully bushes are OK. Cheers James 110 2010 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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25th May 2025 8:02am |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5297
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My parents washing machine is doing the same thing sadly, From what i have seen video wise on what the problem could be, its not going to be worth repairing sadly. A new replacement model is going to be well into 500 quid.
The one they had before i replaced the heater element, i think that was cheap and a quick fix. My mam was over the moon about that, and also replaced an element on the old cooker we had. I have kept our Dish washer a live, a little plastic pump thing costing 30 quid, i have managed get hold of and my dad replaced it. We suspect its been down to the hard water we have. The little fan just seizes up. It failed twice, on the second time, my dad said buy another one for spare and a new seal. So we have them in stock. I am always up on keeping stuff working, as things to me are getting a little bit of a throw away. If you think about it with TVs, to me i couldn't see why we all had to bin off the CRT TVs for what we gained. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025 " we will work something out" |
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25th May 2025 8:05pm |
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