How to replace motor of AEG Lavatherm tumble dryer

Written By: LarsWH
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How to replace motor of AEG Lavatherm tumble dryer

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

This guide documents how I ended up replacing the motor of my 3 year old Tumble dryer AEG Lavatherm Exclusiv Protex Plus Model: T97689IH3 Type: TC12H6THP Prod. No.: 916 097 440 06

When running, the tumble dryer is very noisy. It sounds a bit like metal scraping against metal. It is a bit disappointing to see this kind of problems in a 3 year old machine.

Before I started out I looked up several resources on the internet. e.g.:

Warning: make sure you disconnect the tumble dryer from mains whenever you touch anything inside, and also beware that the capacitors are likely charged, so you may want to discharge them.

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    • Before you begin, disconnect the dryer from the power socket. Be careful not to touch any large capacitors—they can electrocute you. You can manually discharge them by making a discharge tool.

    • Bring the tumble dryer into service mode by following the instructions in this video: https://youtu.be/MPirZGgntmE

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    • By spinning the drum using service mode #3, and by simply turning the drum by hand, you can hear that something is not right. I suspect that it has to be a faulty bearing, or worse: the motor itself. https://youtu.be/v1mC68JpMK4

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    • To further narrow down the problem, you should lift the belt of the drive shaft. https://youtu.be/5y6D12VbnWw

    • With the belt lifted of the drive shaft and running test mode, it is clear that the motor is the source of the noise. https://youtu.be/7E6duSL5qig

    • The motor is labelled: Nidec db085d50e00 cl.180 P/N: 807252401

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

LarsWH

Member since: 05/03/16

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4 comments

Where did you buy your replacement motor?

Yotam p -

I bought it from the local (Denmark) official distributor https://shop.aeg.dk/

LarsWH -

Thank you! Just replaced the motor on my AEG heat pump tumble dryer. Great instructions.

lucy Knight -

Thanks. Helped replace the belt

Michael Lajlev -