Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal against
metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

I've had the back and top of the machine off and the supports appear to be
holding the drum securely enough with no obvious signs of anything
physically wrong.

So I thought this might be the bearings. Is this a straight forward job if
it is the problem.

Cheers

Steven.

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

Stuart Noble wrote:
Steven Campbell wrote:
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal
against metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

I've had the back and top of the machine off and the supports appear
to be holding the drum securely enough with no obvious signs of
anything physically wrong.

So I thought this might be the bearings. Is this a straight forward
job if it is the problem.


I had this a few years back on a Servis WM. Kept meaning to look at it
but after a few weeks it righted itself. Must have been a piece of grit
or something because it's been fine since.

Me too. In my case a dreaded bra-underwire. If so, if you don't move it
it will either move and cause damage, or it won't and will eventually
rust away by itself...

David

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

Steven Campbell wrote:
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal against
metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

I've had the back and top of the machine off and the supports appear to be
holding the drum securely enough with no obvious signs of anything
physically wrong.

So I thought this might be the bearings. Is this a straight forward job if
it is the problem.

Cheers

Steven.



I had this a few years back on a Servis WM. Kept meaning to look at it
but after a few weeks it righted itself. Must have been a piece of grit
or something because it's been fine since.

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

In article ,
says...
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal against
metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

Sounds more like something's got between the drum and the tub. Bearings
sound more like a jet-engine on take-off. Loud roaring.
--
Skipweasel.
Never knowingly understood.

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

In article ,
Skipweasel writes:
In article ,
says...
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal against
metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

Sounds more like something's got between the drum and the tub. Bearings
sound more like a jet-engine on take-off. Loud roaring.

Also for failed drum bearings, you may find the you can move the
inner drum relative to the outer drum quite a bit -- gently lift
the inner drum and see if there's any loose movement.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

"Steven Campbell" wrote in message
...
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal
against metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

I've had the back and top of the machine off and the supports appear to be
holding the drum securely enough with no obvious signs of anything
physically wrong.

So I thought this might be the bearings. Is this a straight forward job if
it is the problem.

Thanks all for the suggestions. Spent yesterday taking the heater out and
rotating the drum but couldn't find a thing lodged in-between.
The noise only happens when there is a load of washing in. Looks like it
will be a costly call out!

Steven.

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

On Dec 2, 3:18 pm, wrote:
On 2 Dec,
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
Skipweasel writes:
In article ,
says...
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal
against metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

Sounds more like something's got between the drum and the tub. Bearings
sound more like a jet-engine on take-off. Loud roaring.

Also for failed drum bearings, you may find the you can move the inner drum
relative to the outer drum quite a bit -- gently lift the inner drum and
see if there's any loose movement.

High pitched screech can be motor bearings. The brush end can usually be
changed (improves brush life no end). Unfortunately the other end is usually
only replacable together with the armature or motor.



I had that on mine after I replaced the brushes. It ate through the
new set in now time with lots of lovely sparks.

...but, when I thought the bearings were going before that, I opened it
up and found several screws and nuts under the machine. Some when back
in bits on the top and that stopped the noises but others remained
unattached as I couldn't see where they went.

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

wrote in message ...
On 2 Dec,
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
Skipweasel writes:
In article ,
says...
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal
against metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

Sounds more like something's got between the drum and the tub. Bearings
sound more like a jet-engine on take-off. Loud roaring.

Also for failed drum bearings, you may find the you can move the inner
drum
relative to the outer drum quite a bit -- gently lift the inner drum and
see if there's any loose movement.

High pitched screech can be motor bearings. The brush end can usually be
changed (improves brush life no end). Unfortunately the other end is
usually
only replacable together with the armature or motor.

Could also be a slipping drive belt. I'm sure we've all heard that appalling
noise that some cars make when pulling away when the alternator belt is
slipping. Sounds metallic but isn't.
--
Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
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wrote in message
...
On 2 Dec,
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
Skipweasel writes:
In article ,
says...
Our Indesit washing machine has started to make a high pitched metal
against metal sound usually only during the high speed spin.

Sounds more like something's got between the drum and the tub.
Bearings
sound more like a jet-engine on take-off. Loud roaring.

Also for failed drum bearings, you may find the you can move the inner
drum
relative to the outer drum quite a bit -- gently lift the inner drum and
see if there's any loose movement.

High pitched screech can be motor bearings. The brush end can usually be
changed (improves brush life no end). Unfortunately the other end is
usually
only replacable together with the armature or motor.

Could also be a slipping drive belt. I'm sure we've all heard that
appalling noise that some cars make when pulling away when the alternator
belt is slipping. Sounds metallic but isn't.


Thanks Dave but it definitely sounds like metal against metal. Its not even
a regular noise which would indicate something stuck or something striking a
part of the drum while it is spinning. It only happens when there is a
washing in and it is on high speed. And like I said it is a random striking
/ high pitched noise.

Thanks all for the suggestions.

Steven.

Does this sound like the bearings in a washing machine?
 

"Steven Campbell" wrote in message
...
Could also be a slipping drive belt. I'm sure we've all heard that
appalling noise that some cars make when pulling away when the alternator
belt is slipping. Sounds metallic but isn't.


Thanks Dave but it definitely sounds like metal against metal. Its not
even a regular noise which would indicate something stuck or something
striking a part of the drum while it is spinning. It only happens when
there is a washing in and it is on high speed.

Which is the most likely time for the belt to slip.

Whip the back plate off and see if the belt looks shagged or the pulleys
glazed up. You could even watch it during a cycle and get a better idea of
where the noise is coming from.
--
Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines