How to replace the belt on a Hotpoint WMA58 washing machine - the quick and easy cable tie method9/15/2010 Our 6 year old WMA 58P washing machine stopped turning on Saturday (yes, the same day as my mother passed away). This week I replaced the motor brushes after a friend helped me get the motor off. But getting the belt back on (a new one as the old one was splitting) was decidedly difficult, especially as this is a fixed non-adjustable motor and there is no access to the back of the drum except from the top lid. The man in the spares shop said I would have to use brute force as it was supposedly a stretchable belt.
So I struggled with it and Googled for solutions without much success. Then I thought maybe I should buy the £5 downloadable repair manual from Selfix, but wondered whether they would give the same apparently ineffective solution as others. But in fact, when I looked through their FAQ I found the really ingenious answer. It's here: http://www.selfix-uk.co.uk/Belt-fitting.html The belts on the WMA and WMM range of Hotpoint Washing machines are loosely classed as stretchy belts (although you would never think it to look at them). This means that there is no adjustment on the motor. To fit a new belt (or even to replace one you have just removed) is simple if gone about in the right fashion. Whilst standing at the front of the machine, with the top and back inspection panel removed, lean over the machine and hook the belt over the motor pulley then feed it onto the right side of the main pulley as far as it will go. Hold it in place with a few cable ties wrapped around it and the pulley. Put your left hand inside the drum and rotate it slowly anti clockwise. This will draw the belt onto the main pulley and the cable ties will snap as the drum rotates. Incidentally I: * didn't put my hand inside the drum * cut the cable ties off with scissors once the belt had popped into place * adjusted the positioning of the belt by hand (to make it more central) afterwards
41 Comments
denise
1/25/2011 03:29:27 am
Thank you took my partner seversl hours to try to get belt on.Found you on the internet took me 10mins Thank you Genious
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cally
7/16/2011 04:23:02 am
marvellous idea but my hotpoint aquarius wma58 model only the top comes off so it's almost impossible to get to the back of the machine ... it;s impossible to see what you're doing or needing to do
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mrs whitton
2/10/2012 10:08:09 pm
you are a god sent after my darling husband tried to fix the belt with brute force watching numerous videos your advice and brilliant instructions were incrediable the belt was fitted in 3 mins thank you so much.
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allen
4/12/2012 11:21:56 pm
struggled for 2hours then saw your idea........took me 10 mins brill thanks
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david
4/23/2012 05:29:55 am
worked on my wma54 too. Thank you so much for posting this
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Dave
5/14/2012 01:04:01 am
Thank you was puzzled for ages and got bruises to prove it
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Rob
5/30/2012 05:43:13 pm
Pure genius! Cheers struggled for ages searched for a Method and this took 10 min!!
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Paul
6/29/2012 05:43:10 pm
Brilliant - I didn't have any tie-clips handy so used a little string instead - worked just as well and belt back on and machine working within 20 mins start to finish - superb!
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Jill
10/13/2012 02:55:50 am
This sounds an excellent as my husband have been struggling all morning but to no avail.However, I am having trouble getting the top off the machine as there are two minute nuts one at each side which seem unmanageable?
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10/13/2012 08:04:25 am
I can't remember as we don't have the machine any more. It went wrong in some other way and we bought a second-hand Bosch, which smelled as we don't use bio detergent due to skin problems in our family. So in the end we bit the bullet and bought a Miele which we hope will last our large family for some years to come, and has certainly been very good.
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bushnaq
3/7/2013 09:39:49 pm
thanks . it worked with us .after a day with trying lol .
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stuart levine
3/25/2013 03:25:48 am
I've given up trying.have a hotpoint aquarious with only a small access panel.after Two hours trying I've booked an engineer to come and do it.
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Bruce
6/12/2013 04:58:10 am
fantastic - works on a Hot point aquarius wd440
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Gareth Graves
7/12/2013 05:26:56 am
Thanks for this fantastic bit of info- didn't think the belt was the right size and would have ended up injuring myself!
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Tim Parker
7/12/2013 10:02:54 pm
Fantastic - saved my life this morning - 2 hours trying to stretch the belt and 5 minutes with your technique
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Alastair harvey
9/3/2013 10:57:26 pm
Just read the method and about to try it at my daughters house, but according to others it should work easily. Thanks for the info.
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Roger
12/28/2013 07:54:51 pm
Genius! Took me just 10 minutes
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Lynne
2/28/2014 01:48:08 am
Thank you so much for your invaluable advice, After a 45 minute struggle we read your advice and my husband replaced the belt in a couple of minutes.
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Liz
4/30/2014 08:33:36 pm
You saved our washing machine, and our sanity! Thankyou!
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Peter Wood
6/6/2014 06:21:41 am
Struggled for over an hour, pinching fingers under the belt. Took your tip and got the belt on first try. What an ace idea, Thank you for sharing it.
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ips
8/5/2014 02:07:20 am
you are a genius
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Paul O'Reilly
8/19/2014 09:57:07 pm
I fit the belt your way twice but it still comes off after the first wash
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Keith Need
9/5/2014 07:20:24 pm
Brilliant tip took me 5 mins to fit belt.
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Stan Weeks
9/17/2014 12:29:37 am
Excellent piece of advice. I had determined that the electric motor spindle could not be drawn closer to the drum pulley, but was at a loss to understand how the belt could be stretched to fit both. Now I know for sure. Thanks very much. Job done!
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suhair
10/18/2014 12:55:08 am
Thanks a lot,,,your tip helped me greatly !
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Peter O'Neill
11/22/2014 12:18:32 am
3 minute fix after an hour tug-of-war! Thanks for sharing.
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Gordon
11/25/2014 04:12:55 am
Genuis great idea
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Thanks for cable-tie tip,worked a treat but cable-ties did not snap,once belt was on rotate pulley in opposite direction till cable-ties become acessable then cut off.Got to wait till machined used next time to see if belt stays on.Our machine is an Aqarius WMA52 model.
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Edward Coates
12/10/2015 04:20:12 am
Worked brilliant thanks for the tip
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jo smith
1/19/2016 03:03:08 am
Thanks. This worked! I manged to do it in 10 minutes. Great idea!
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Peter Reynolds
3/8/2016 08:54:42 am
That's because, if you're anything like me, you only have two hands and they are big clumsy things that are difficult to get in small spaces and co-ordinate.
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David Savage
8/30/2016 01:22:44 pm
I spent a whole afternoon trying to fit the so called flexible belt. Went online more in hope than anticipation and found your elegant solution. Job done in 5 minutes. Thanks very much indeed.
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Rick Rugg
9/26/2016 02:09:01 am
I can't thank you enough. I tried bad tempered brute force last night and skinned a lot of knuckles. This is a great tip ! Job done in no time .
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Raj Bhaidas
9/30/2016 12:12:52 pm
Struggled for hours and two attempts and much swearing before finding this post as my hotpoint only opens at the bottom and top just to make it double difficult to put the belt on. It took 10 mins with your method genius best instructions I have found
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Chris Ryan
10/3/2016 08:19:39 am
Brilliant, what an easy solution!, had ran out of ideas, thanks again
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Juan Ferrer
6/8/2017 12:03:39 pm
I LOVE YOU! After two days of struggling with that belt, hands almost bleeding, I found this amazing tip. You're the best, man. Thank you.
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Joanne Hanna
6/22/2018 10:28:38 am
Wow! Easy with this technique! Husband was struggling for a good 30 mins before I found your post and with these tips had it changed in mins. Ours is a hotpoint WMD960
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Ken Rankin
7/23/2018 04:52:08 pm
Thank you thank you thank you! I knuckle busted for an hour before I smartened up and googled your page. It took minutes and I was surprised that I got it right! :) Ours is a top loading GE washer that is over 20 years old, working like a top now!
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