indesit wg 820?

indesit machines tended to use 2 sorts of bearing arrangements.
1 is a sealed plastic drum where it is inpractable to change the bearings - indesit themselves change the complete assembley.

The other sort is where the bearings are fitted into a drum support assembley on the back of the metal drum. In this senario, it is possible to remove the support assembley and take out the bearings (or replace the complete support). The drum pulley is held on with a screw with a torx head. Once removed you can take off the pulley. The support is held on by two screws at its four ends. Again you will need a torx bit to remove these.
Once you have taken the support off you are in a position to remove the bearings. Recommend using a bearing puller built for the job, however old-school way would be to knock them out with a drift.

Take a lot of care if you wish to attempt the above. Note there are a lot of sharp edges on washing machines, and ensure the machine is un plugged.

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August 2008