--- title: "Washing machine bearing & drum repair" description: "Miele washing machine bearing and drum repair: the top of the laundry list, and the one repair on this site where the honest answer is sometimes no." url: "https://mielemiami.support/services/washing-machine-bearing-and-drum-repair/" date_modified: "2026-08-22" --- # Miele washing machine bearing & drum repair ### The one repair with a real decision in it Most of what is on this Miele site is worth doing without much thought. This one is a genuine judgment, and it is made out loud: what the machine is, how old, what it has already had, and what it would cost to replace with the equivalent. ### What actually goes wrong - **The bearings**, announced by noise on the spin months before anything stops. - **The shock absorbers**, which allow the drum to move and imitate the above. - **A counterweight fixing**, which knocks rather than rumbles. - **Transit bolts**, free, and worth ruling out on any machine that has been moved. ### What we say before quoting Whether we would do it on our own machine. That is the whole of it, and on a twelve-year-old washer with an already-replaced bearing the answer is usually not. What this involves Noise diagnosed before anything is quoted The straight answer on whether it is worth doing Drum and bearings replaced as an assembly where that is correct Rule out the free causes of noise Transit bolts still fitted after a move, feet not all on the floor, a machine standing on a surface that flexes. All three sound alarming and none of them is a bearing. Listen at the right moment A bearing announces itself on the spin, rising with the speed and quieting as it slows. A knocking during the wash is more often a load or a damper. Check for the second symptom Play at the drum, and rust or water marks under the bearing housing. A noisy machine with neither is worth a second look before a large part is ordered. Say whether it is worth it Age, hours, history and what else on the machine is close to its end. If the answer is that it is not, that is the answer. The one repair with a real decision in it Most of what is on this Miele site is worth doing without much thought. This one is a genuine judgment, and it is made out loud: what the machine is, how old, what it has already had, and what it would cost to replace with the equivalent. What actually goes wrong The bearings, announced by noise on the spin months before anything stops. The shock absorbers, which allow the drum to move and imitate the above. A counterweight fixing, which knocks rather than rumbles. Transit bolts, free, and worth ruling out on any machine that has been moved. What we say before quoting Whether we would do it on our own machine. That is the whole of it, and on a twelve-year-old washer with an already-replaced bearing the answer is usually not. ### Is a Miele washer really worth repairing at this price? Frequently yes, and that is not a sales line. These machines are designed for around twenty years of domestic use, so a bearing at ten years is a part fitted to a chassis with half its life ahead. The calculation changes if the machine has already had bearings, or if the drum itself is damaged. ### It only makes the noise when it spins. That is the classic bearing signature and it is worth acting on rather than waiting. A bearing that is allowed to run to failure can take the drum and the shaft with it, and that turns a repair into a replacement. ### Could it be something cheaper? It could, and it is checked. Shock absorbers, a loose counterweight, a foreign object between drum and tub — all of them make a serious noise and all of them are a fraction of this figure. --- **[Read full article: Washing machine bearing & drum repair](https://mielemiami.support/services/washing-machine-bearing-and-drum-repair/)**