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Whirlpool washing machine element support bracket bent and scraping off drum

  • 08-05-2019 08:17PM
    #1
    Insulationnewb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    There was a scraping noise when the drum of my whirlpool washing machine - when it turned. It’s a awo/d 4306 model.
    I figured it was coming from the heating element area and when I took the heating element out and looked in the wire support that supports the heating element seems to have bent and is scraping off the drum. It a bit in and would be difficult to straighten but I’m not sure 1. Why it got bent in the first place 2. What it should look like. Any ideas ?

    Images here

    https://ibb.co/Yc1CTD5
    https://ibb.co/54F1LjF


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  • #2
    washman3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    Is it scraping continuously as you rotate the drum by hand or just scraping at one point?
    At one point would indicate a dent on the drum which is unlikely,but possible.
    Check the steel drum for any play within its plastic housing which would indicate worn drum bearings.


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