washing machine repair help

[Big Black Stilo]

I've got a Beko washing machine and all of a sudden on its final fastest spin it's making a rather loud clicking noise. so far I cannot see anything in the drum like a bra wire, I have removed the sump pipe all is clear, replaced the pump as it was shot and full of water where it shouldn't, tightened the concrete counter balances and to no avail, it's still doing it.
the bearings are fine (otherwise i would have scrapped it).
stuck for ideas now, anyone got any?

 

[Big Black Stilo]

this is exactly what mine is doing

 

[dave]

checked motor bearing too or just drum?

 

[Didge3]

Here's how to repair your washing machine.



:devil:

 

[Dobbsy1994]

 

[Dcthebear]

Lol, like the vid. You'd be suprised what makes a washing machine noisy. Once found a screw driver bit inside a drum. How the hell it got through the drain holes we'll never know but the lads at Hotpoint in Peterborough said it could have been there since it was built 5 years earlier! Just never made a noise for that long.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

all bearings seem ok, looks like I'm cracking the drum open

 

[Big Black Stilo]

must add this noise starts all of a sudden once its at speed.

not heard on any other speed settings.

just run it with the lid and back off and its sounding like its in the drum, what ever it is.

 

[dave]

did you check end float play?

 

[Big Black Stilo]

is that the drum moving in and out? I know how to check end float on a VW air cooled engine!!

 

[AndyRKett]

this is of no use to anyone but I feel that @Didge3 posted the wrong version of the video.

so i feel obliged to post the better version

 

[dave]

is that the drum moving in and out?

yes.

probably not that though, probably is bra bone but you just not found it when you looked. sooner we make women fix the washing machines the sooner they will wash the things by hand

 

[Big Black Stilo]

it's solid.
I guess I'm just trying to see if there's anything else to check before I strip the drum which looks an absolute ball ache

 

[custard]

t time we had one do that.
the weight on the front of the drum had statrted to break up on the bolt mounts
In the end I replaced it as I could get a reliable way of bolting it down (it was a bitch to access)

 

[Big Black Stilo]

this has counterweights top and bottom, I have tightened them up and still does it. there's no sign of fatigue on either of them

 

[dave]

just shut the kitched door and turn tv up, job done

 

[Big Black Stilo]

i've got two trains of thought here, 1) cracking the drum open could do more harm than good and 2) just run it till it dies as it might last ages (noisilly)

 

[custard]

i've got two trains of thought here, 1) cracking the drum open could do more harm than good and 2) just run it till it dies as it might last ages (noisilly)

pretty much what we did.
once the weight started to fall to bits, we saw a deal on a new one so got it

 

[Big Black Stilo]

just found a thread on the web where someone changed the bearings, changed the springs and dampeners, belt and pump and still had this issue. no-one seems to have solved it!

ive tightened both sets of concrete and theres no concrete dust under there.

whats annoying is the drum bearings are fine, motor is fine, loads of life in the brushes and its got the new pump on it, apart from this noise, it works ok (the mrs is deaf and she didnt think there was anything wrong with it once the pump was changed)