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CTURNER86 · 14 Jan 2011

when the drum spins sounds like a fork is scraping on the outside of the drum even whens its empty and turned by hand ive also removed rhe drive belt and turned it and it makes the same noise still, am i right to guess maybe the bearings? any help or advice most appricated thanks

jj4091 · 14 Jan 2011

Sounds more like a bra wire has got between the 2 drums. If you carefully examine the inside of the drum with a bright light you may be lucky enough to see an end still sticking out & be able to pull it back. If not remove the drain hose from the botoom & turn the drum by hand until it comes round to the hole.

rocks1 · 14 Jan 2011

Or you can remove the lifters inside the drum they slide towards the front then you can see in the drum.

CTURNER86 · 15 Jan 2011

Thanks for the help, i looked inside with a tourch and saw some sort of wire, not 100% sure what it was but it was fully inside the drum, so simply pulling it out is not an option but i managed to push it out the way so its not scraping on the outside of the drum and now the noise has gone, but in the future i would like to remove it, is there an easy way to get inside the drum ? i see you mentioned remove the lifters do you mean the bars inside the drum that help turn the cloths ??

rocks1 · 15 Jan 2011

Yes one of the lifters need to come out then it's a big hole , pair of needle nose pliers will get it out it's poss a bra wire stuck it won't cause any damage.

CTURNER86 · 16 Jan 2011

thanks again, these lifters... ive pulled them towards me and they move a lil bit but not sure how supost to come off?? do i need to pullit towards me till pops off or does it lift up?? having lil difficulty getting a lifter off

rocks1 · 16 Jan 2011

Yes pull forward then lift up. To refit place over the holes and slide back till it clicks into place.

CTURNER86 · 18 Jan 2011

able to move lifters, but not actualy get them off

is there any lil ways of taking them off??? ive put screwdrives in the holes of the lifters and tried pull them off but no luck, dont supose anybody knows the trick to get them off?

rocks1 · 18 Jan 2011

slide the lifter towards the front of the drum then lift up .

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