Removing the clamp on the washing machine

Sometimes situations arise when it is necessary to change the cuff of the washing machine hatch, and then another task appears: to remove the clamp on the washing machine. At the factory, manufacturers put them very tightly, so the average user has to try to remove them. However, nothing is impossible, if there is a desire.

How to remove the cuff clamps?

In fact, the cuff is held by two clamps: external and internal. There are no problems with removing the external clamp. It is dismantled quite easily: slightly unscrew the cuff, and you will see it inside the fold, near the edge of the front wall of the CM. To pry the clamp, you will need a flat, but not sharp screwdriver. Hook the clamp with it and carefully move along the perimeter until you find the spring. Then slightly stretch the spring and remove the external clamp.

It is not as easy to get to the inner clamp as to the outer one. Some craftsmen who "make a living" repairing washing machines generally prefer to completely dismantle the front wall of the washing machine in the process of repairing the cuff and removing the clamps, respectively. However, for owners of Samsung, Ariston, Indesit, LG, Candy and other models, there is an easier way.

• After removing the outer clamp, use the fingers of one hand to lift the edge of the cuff and use the fingers of the other hand to feel the inner clamp underneath it.
• Use a screwdriver to pry up the clamp.
• Lift the bracket slightly and pull it off with a screwdriver.

Once you remove the clamp from the inside, the cuff will easily come out of the grooves and can be replaced with a new one.

How to install a new cuff?

The next step – installing a new cuff – is also not easy. The thing is that the material of the product, which has just come off the conveyor, is very elastic and dense (the cuff becomes more flexible only over time, so it is easy to remove), so you will either have to call someone to help or gather all your strength and skill to pull the cuff onto the grooves. Below is a procedure that will help you install the seal and do it correctly.

• First, check if the cuff is defective.
• Locate the installation mark on the seal.
• Press the seal into the grooves so that the mounting mark and the mark on the machine body match.
• Press the cuff firmly against the inner edge and secure with the inner clamp. Make sure the clamp fits securely into the groove.
• Fix the cuff on the outer edge and pull it around the perimeter of the hatch.
• Secure the result with an external clamp.

Why do some craftsmen still prefer to disassemble the front wall to replace the cuff? The thing is that the front panel significantly complicates the process of tightening the cuff; it is much easier to do this without the end. But for a simple user, dismantling the front wall may not seem any easier, so it is better not to waste time on this, but simply open the hatch door and remove the cuff in the manner described above.