Indesit Genuine Tumble Dryer Rear Drum Shaft Bearing (Riveted Type)

Excellent product and easy to fit (if you have a little DIY knowledge). Took just over 2 hours along with a full clean.

Perfect. Was t sure that the shaft would be worn on my tumble drier so bought this full kit. Fortunately, didn’t need to have to drill out the old shaft so I’ll keep hold of this for the next occasion. No more squeaking!!!

I am useless at DIY things....but with this kit and Youtube tuition I was able to take dryer apart - it took some fiddling and patience, but..... Dryer works perfectly again.

Fantastic product, easy to fit

This was a good replacement to get the tumble dryer back in action. My only pickup was the bolt heads are a little rough and if you have softer clothes or duvet covers, it catches and almost tore one of our duvet covers. A quick file of the rough parts and seems better.

My Indesit tumble dryer IDC85UK (2015 model) begun making an awful squeaking sound and after some research I identified shaft bearing wear as possible issue. Sure enough, upon inspection (removal of bearing cover at the back) I found the bearing being completely chewed out. I suspected that the shaft would also be worn and I opted for this kit. There is a very useful video on youtube that shows the process (type How to Replace 'New Style' Drum Shaft and Bearings in a Hotpoint or Indesit Tumble Dryer) that requires a torx screwdriver and a 5.5 HSS drill-bit (cordless driver too) to get the job done. For the IDC85UK, it is possible to do the repair without removal of the drum. I removed the top, the 2 side panels, heating element, fan, pump and rear panel to reach the shaft rivets. In retrospect, I wish I have also bought the kit "Indesit Genuine Tumble Dryer Drum Shaft Bearing Repair Kit " from amazon that includes the front drum seal and the 4 front bearing pads and replace these as well, given the fact I have more or less taken apart the appliance at this point. Mind you, you can't use the shaft included in this kit, but you will end up with a spare brass bearing and and it will cost you less than buying the aforementioned spares separately! I was also a bit concerned to find a lot of fluff inside the appliance, a worrying fire hazard. I run a thorough cleaning with the vac and made a note for an annual inspection from now on, to make sure the appliance runs safely and in good condition.

Had to drill out the old rivets. Slow wins the race on that one. Started with small drill bit to get central start and then built up to the point the last one popped it all free. Should be a little clearer in the instructions that the cuts on the nuts should face up away from them drum as hard to see in the diagram without photographing it and using my DIY knowledge. But otherwise seems to be the perfect thing as tumble is spinning again! *without the screeching sound.

When you drill out the original rivets with a 5.5mm HSS bit, you will need to grind the swarf off with a Dremel or similar, as the screws you get are not long enough to get past the swarf - and the swarf will stop you tightening the piece snug and flush to the drum. Two person job - one it back hold the 8mm nut - one in the drum tightening the torx screws. There's a good youtube video of the guys doing this but his rivets had already been drilled (2nd replacement) so he doesn't mention the grinding. Good luck