Can anyone tell me how to open up a Creda 37275 compact tumble dryer in order to
fit a new belt.
I've undone every screw I can see but still can't get the casing off. What am I
missing?

Tom L.

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Can anyone tell me how to open up a Creda 37275 compact tumble dryer in
order to
fit a new belt.
I've undone every screw I can see but still can't get the casing off. What
am I
missing?


If it's anything like my full size Creda, you need to undo the ones you
can't see as well. More or less every fastener that exists on the beast has
to be undone so that it dissembles itself into its constituent parts and
spreads over the floor like a hot air balloon collapsing. Crap really - I
don't think they expect anyone to actually mend them. When I bought the belt
the man said "oh it's no good telling me the model number, they're different
from machine to machine - you'll have to bring the old one in". Got there in
the end though, so persevere!


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If it's anything like my full size Creda, you need to undo the ones you
can't see as well. More or less every fastener that exists on the beast
has
to be undone so that it dissembles itself into its constituent parts and
spreads over the floor like a hot air balloon collapsing. Crap really - I
don't think they expect anyone to actually mend them. When I bought the
belt
the man said "oh it's no good telling me the model number, they're
different
from machine to machine - you'll have to bring the old one in". Got there
in
the end though, so persevere!



We have a Bendix tumbler (could be about 20 or so years old by now!)

I needed to dismantle it a couple of years ago 'cos SWMBO smelled singeing
everytime she used it. I got the top/sides off (one whole square inverted
U-shaped pressing) whereupon the remains completely collapsed onto the
floor!

Cleaned out *LOTS* (and I mean *LOTS*) of fluff/lint/crud/scary stuff from
it, and with all five arms and three legs re-assembled it :-)

How on earth these things are mass produced on a production line is beyond
me! They should be banned!

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Thanks for the advice, Bob & Paul.
The key is the fact that the top & sides are one piece and do lift away from the
front & innards after removing the screws at the bottom (but NOT the ones
holding front bottom to innards), removing the 2 s/ts and 2 bolts behind the
door and just slackening the 4 holding the door hinge. These last 6 pinch a
bracket on to flanges on the sides of the case. After that, a lot of jiggling
frees the sides/top unit.
New belt now fitted (£8.23), huge amounts of high-grade fluff removed and all
appears OK (for another 25 years?!)

Regards,

Tom L.

Can anyone tell me how to open up a Creda 37275 compact tumble dryer in order to
fit a new belt.
I've undone every screw I can see but still can't get the casing off. What am I
missing?

Tom L.