Hi Hettyboddy,
I found this how to (below) on drum bearing replacement for your specific Zanussi washer and edited it to just reflect the drum removal part.
Power off, remove covers. Disconnect drive belt, remove drive pulley.
Remove heater, thermostat and pressure switch. Check if drum splits at
front, rear or the middle. If at front or middle, drum will prob. need
removal from machine. This involves dismantling the suspension and
damping system and removal of door seal and concrete weights. Undo the
drum fixing system - either a clamping ring or a series of peripheral
bolts and split the drum.If the drum splits at the rear, removal from
machine probably not required. Remove the clamping system and pull off
the rear plate. Seal and bearings will come away with the plate. Refitting is, as
they say, a reversal of the above process. You do need to
have significant mechanical skills. If you're the type of guy/gal who
works on their car, it would be no problem, if you're a novice, I'd pass.
I wouldn't think that the offending object would make it to the pump, but would probably want it out myself as that is a very nice washer (highly rated). and the idea of having something rattling around in it would be annoying to say the least.
I hope this helps and Good luck.
It sounds like it's actually stuck between the bottom of the agitator and the basket (assuming you've got an agitator). The top of the agitator is usually for bleach or maybe it's fabric softener. Pop off the top (like the lid off of a can) and that should expose a nut or bolt in the center of the agitator. Remove this bolt (make note of how tight it was just after you've broken it free) and lift to remove the agitator. Remove any foreign objects and feel free to clean up anything else down there. Replace the agitator and tighten the bolt approx as tight as it was when you removed it (be careful not to overtighten). Snap on the top of the agitator and you should be good to go.
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Thank you both for your quick response - think will have to get a mechanically minded friend round for this one, but again, thank you!
Have the same problem as zanussi washer, but it is a whirl duet sport frontloader. I took the front gasket off but it doesn't let me in between the drum to get out the offending object that is scraping. What is the easiest way that this can be taken apart to get the object out. I haven't run the machine since this happened on the last load. It spins freely counter clockwise, but sticks when spun clockwise.
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