This
is potentially very bad news I'm afraid. Beyond failed bearings, there are very few reasons for the drum to become tight.
To test your
bearings, open the door of the machine and by putting a little lifting pressure
on the top of the inner drum, attempt to rock the stainless steel inner drum up
and down.
The outer
drum is mounted on springs and shock absorbers, so it will rock about (and it
should do this) but the inner drum should not move up and down in relation to
the outer drum. Other symptoms of bearing failure will typically include:
A clonking
noise as you lift and release the inner drum (this is the inner drum rattling
on its bearings)
You will
have become aware of the spine cycle becoming far noisier recently and possibly
even a grinding crunching noise when the machine spins
The drum may
feel like something is crunching or stopping you turning it when you spin it by
hand with the door open
A leak from
under the machine, which you will probably be able to trace to the back of the
machine, coming from the centre of the drum. This is the result of the failing
bearing allowing water to escape through the seal at the rear
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