Hotpoint WML540GUK.C, Service Information

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Indesit Company
Service Manual UK English
N Top Balance Weight
1. Remove the table top (A).
2. Remove three balance weight fixings screws.
3. Lift the weight off the drum mountings.
O Heater / Thermistor
1. Remove the rear access panel (B).
2. Remove the heater wiring and detach the thermistor plug.
3. Slacken off the 10 mm heater fixing nut and withdraw the heater from the drum.
P Drum Pulley
1. Remove the rear access panel (B).
2. Carefully peel the belt off the motor pulley taking care not to trap fingers.
3. Remove the fixing bolt in the centre of the pulley.
4. Pull the pulley off the drum shaft.
5. To ensure adequate pulley security always fit the correct pulley bolt (high tensile with dog-point).
If refitting the original bolt apply an engineering Nutlock (Part No. C00981009) to the bolt threads.
Q Suspension Damper
1. Using suitable protection lean the appliance onto one side.
2. Remove the 10mm nut securing the damper to the cabinet.
3. Push the damper on the rod until it comes out of the cabinet.
4. Remove plastic expansion rivet which fixes the damper to the tank.
R Suspension Spring
1. Remove the table top (A).
2. Unclip any wiring retained within the integral clip on the spring bearing keeper plate.
3. Gently lever out the bearing keeper plate with a small flat bladed screwdriver.
4. Unhook the spring from the cabinet top rail bearing.
S Dispenser
1. Remove the table top (A) and dispenser drawer (C).
2. Remove two screws around the dispenser recess and two screws from valve support panel.
3. Ease the dispenser backwards to unclip it from the cabinet top rail.
4. Remove the dispenser outlet hose, and any harness retention ties.
T Drain Pump
1. Remove the kickplate. Using suitable protection tilt the machine backwards.
2. Remove the screws securing the drain pump to the cabinet.
3. Disconnect the drain hose from the pump and unplug the wiring connection block.
4. Using a suitable container to catch any water, remove the drain pump.