In a previous article, I shared how I replaced the suspension rods on the Fisher and Paykel (Model WL80T65CW1 Product Mkt 93114-B) washing machine, HOW TO FIXING OUT OF BALANCE ERROR ON FISHER AND PAYKEL WASHING MACHINE. In that article, I only talked about changing the suspension rods (dampening rubber bands) because I thought that was the only thing that needed to be replaced. Since then, the washing machine has been working fine until a few weeks ago when I started hearing a louder when the washing machine was in spin mode. I thought I’d check the insides again and noticed that 2 of the suspension traps broke which was definitely causing the noise as most likely the drum was hitting the sides. I decided to purchase a new set and replace all four straps.
Here’s a picture of the old vs a new strap. As you can clearly see, you will notice the old strap stretched and is much longer than the new one.
I replaced the suspension straps with one I found here: https://ebay.us/mthPy8
To replace the suspension just follow these steps:
- Open the lid and you will see these two covers on the bottom corners of the washing machine.
- Use a small screw driver to pry the covers open
- Remove the screw on each side of the washing machine
- Lift up the cover and rest it on the end. I used some tape to make sure it doesn’t fall down
- As you can see from the above photo one side of the suspension strap snapped. Also the top left hand corner broke as well. There was a bit of dust that gathered so the plan was to also give it a good wipe inside and outside.
- Replacing the strap is pretty straightforward. All you need to do is unhook the ends of the straps that connect to the washing machine drum.
- Once the old suspension strap is removed, install the new one by connecting the suspension strap to the plastic rod holder which has the holes for the suspension straps.
- Then connect the ends of the suspension straps to the side of the drum
- This is how it should look like after installing the new suspension strap
- Perform this process to all four suspension straps and give the washing machine a good clean
- Here’s a picture of the new suspension straps and a clean washing machine. You just need to put the lid back now and then put the screw and cover on.
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Hope this helps and here’s a video of the process:
