Tumble Dryer Teardrop Rear Drum Bearing for Hotpoint, Indesit, Whirlpool Replaces C00142628, C00208205, 482000022961

When the tumble dryer started making a grinding sound my partner checked and this was the part that had been worn down. For just over £3 the tumble dryer is working perfectly again with u tube tutorials that made it very easy.

Order this for my Indesit tumble dryer. After one drying cycle started to squeak again and when I check the bearing was worn as is not the same material like the original one. I do not recommend!

This part was for a Hotpoint tumble dryer, it was due its annual service( hoover out the unit and clean out the rear 3 bar/coil heater matrix ), The bearing is a bronze type, over time the weight of the drum elongates the bearing downwards resulting in a inner drum not being level to the front, this will result in a loud squeak as the drum rotates. Ensure you unplug the tumble dryer, they is no need to remove the back of the tumble dryer, simply remove the split pin remove the small screw (Allen key), remove the bearing cover (it just pulls off), remove the old bush (bearing), clean the shaft with wd40, then slip the new bearing on, you may need to push the drum upward to ensure the bearing pushes on, then put back the small screw, then bearing cover, then new split pin or use the old one if you do not have one, saves you around £80+ if you feel confident, its an easy job ,if you can change a plug fuse you can do this.

Sadly the pin that goes through this bearing had already been weakened and within 3 weeks it had ovalled the new bearing and sheared off. For an extra £10 I could have bought the full bearing kit and saved the tumble dryer. Ah the benefit of hindsight🙄

I have purchased this product multiple times and each one has only lasted between 4-8 weeks. At first I thought it was because of wear to the bearing shaft but then I purchased a bearing shaft and one of these teardrop bearings and it still only lasted around 8 weeks. My advice is buy an official Indesit / Hotpoint part. This price may be cheap but the metal is soft and wears out too quickly. You have to remember that these are not really bearings as such. It's basically a reinforced washer where the whole weight of the drum rests on the bottom surface causing friction as the drum rotates.

Over time our drum had ground a groove into the rear bearing making it noisy. This replacement fit perfectly for our Hotpoint Aquarius TCFS93B. Seems to be made to the same quality materials as OEM at a better price!

Fitting it today 8 November 2024 1630 time will tell if it lasts 4 weeks or 8 weeks or even longer,Only time will show the results and I’ve used ball bearing grease before and after and this tumble dryer does get used daily .

Junk. Soft metal which lasted just 14 weeks before it wore away and damaged the dryer. See photo. Avoid at all costs unless you want to buy a new dryer soon after.

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