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update 27/12/11

So I have removed the bearings and fitted the small one and the large bearing 3/4 of the way. The spider is now attached to the drum and will be tested tommorow. Pictures to follow.

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Inner bearing fitting..

I found the easiest way to ensure the inner bearing was in and seated correctly was to use the old bearing on top of the new one and hammer them in you just remove the old one out the way. It helped to make sure you get it in straight and then use a little vaseline around the black seal to get it to go in easier. Boy it takes me back seeing the insides of that washer I had many a one of those in bits in my old shed :)

Keep up the good work.

Austin
 
Well done! A sterling effort by you (and your Dad).

I've just watched the video and it's not behaving quite as mine does:

1) it's definitely NOT pumping out...at least not properly. The original pumps on these machines are pretty noisy and you'd hear it as well as see full drainage. It's possible you need to look at the sump catch pot and that area in general to check for a blockage, otherwise it may need a new pump or - more tricky - something is up with the wiring/timer.

2) The drum seems a bit stiff: it decelerates very quickly

3) I'm not sure it hit 800...although this may have been due to water remaining in the drum. Out of balance situations can also mean it goes from 500 to 700 but you don't get that last final ramp up to full speed. This could well sort itself out though!

I do have a video of mine but due to being filmed on a phone the sound quality is poor.

 

Incidentally, these machines have a zero delay door lock - once it clicks off the spin position (near O - they never did get the dials to line up properly) you can open the door. Also, if ever you switch it off during a spin sequence, note it will restart from the beginning.

 

Hope things sort themselves out as you progress!
 
hi again

Henry- DEFINITLY!

Alex- During the vid we had forgotten to connect the pump up but it works fine now.And I used the wool spin.

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Hotpoint WM12

Thanks. We had a hotpoint wm64 in beige for 7 years. It was in ecellent condition until the timer shot on it.
 
Hotpoint WM12

A shop near me throws alot of these machines out, Even machines that only need a new door latch! Goes to show how much money people are wasting rather than be like us - To restore them to their glory, and use them again. Even the drum bearings, especially on the hotpoints - they are so easy to replace. Take the top, back, and front panels off the machine, detach the pulley wheel from the back, and slide the drum out... Manufactures reused to make washing machines with 50/50 tub, so you cant change the bearings - All to make you buy a new machine.

In my zanussi - I had to get the whole tub out of the machine to get to the bearings...

Henry
 
Hi Henry.

We have loads of shops that throw out appliances and one of so where the wm12 came from. Also, i thought i might tell you 2 things, More pics to be posted tommorrow and i may get a wm64 at the end of feb.

Bye!
 
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Excellent... As soon as i get my workshop sorted out, i will upload more videos onto youtube. I hope to get a machine that has a shot timer on it (Hotpoint WM63) and fit my own circuits onto it. I created a thread called "Henry's Project" and cant do much more now until I find the command for drain (Pump Out)... About the WM64, If you get it, I can gurantee that you will really enjoy using it. They were great machines and lasted well. They were known at one time to be the last decent built hotpoints until everything went downhill with the WMA Series Etc...

http://www.youtube.com/hotpointwml540
 

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