Indesit washing machine won't spin

jos28

As the title says, my machine won't spin. It makes all the right noises but the drum won't go round. I emptied all the wet clothes out and they were covered in grey flecks of some sort. The empty drum is loose and can be moved around easily. Does this sound terminal ? Is my machine only fit for the scrapheap?

jos28

I have taken off the back of the machine(I thought it might be the belt) and the belt is intact. It is as if the inner part of the drum has become detached. The machine goes into spin cycle but the inner cylinder fails to move. Any ideas anyone ?

galway1973

was there still water in it ?it wont spin if it detects water.

jos28

No evidence of any water. I cleaned out the filter and there was no deluge.

galway1973

try a spin with nothing in it.
check that rinse hold button is not pressed

jos28

The machine doesn't have a rinse hold button. I tried spinning it with nothing in it and the belt and cogs spin normally while the inner drum stays static. If I move the inner drum manually it makes a grating sound. Hope this makes sense.

galway1973

sounds like the bearing has gone.was it noisy for a while?
ring around and see how much to fix it. big enough job

jos28

Thanks Galway, I will do as you suggest. I'll let you know how I get on

jos28

T'was exactly as you said Galway - It was the bearings which cannot be replaced on this machine. The entire drum would have to be replaced as the bearing are sealed inside it. So it's going off to the recycling centre while I get a new machine. Well diagnosed, thanks !