Yup - a new one sounds like a good plan. The wear in the plastic tub could become a problem (leaking) in the future as well.
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 3:52 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Took the machine apart. Not particularly difficult, but a little > tedious. It's not the bearing. There's a cast metal brace on the back > of the drum that centers and supports drum on the drive shaft. It's > cracked in two places (pic attached), so the drum was wobbling when it > turned. Smoke must have been where the inner stainless steel drum was > rubbing on the outer plastic tub that contains it, judging from the > scrapes and shreds of plastic at the bottom of the tub. > > Also the washer is a little older than I thought. Date stamps on > internal parts say it was manufactured in 2007. > > New part is $105. > > So I could replace it, and still have a 13 year old washer. And risk > leaks from all the seals and gaskets that I pulled apart. Also the > shocks supporting the bottom of the tub are leaking oil, probably they > have been working hard with the wobbling drum for who knows how long. > > Think I'm just going to buy a new one. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
