I have a good motor with good brushes but the front bearing howls to heaven. The replacement motor offered by Asko has 25% less power and costs big time. I would like to know how the pulley is affixed to the shaft and how to remove it without damage so that I can slip off the bearing. I have spoken with local Asko repairers and have searched the net but to no avail.

Leonard Lukian, May 2008

All but impossible. According to ASKO in Melbourne "When the bearings or the brushes are worn out the motor is worn out and not worth replacing."They quoted about $600 for a new motor and then asked who was going to fit it, I told them I was an electrician and do appliance repairs (I really am) "oh in that case the motor is $450". When the brushes were worn out I replaced them with some made from the same type of carbon as the originals made by De Rossi Industrial in Lidcombe when the bearing failed I threw the machine out. The Asko 10504 was expensive to buy, regularly had water leaks, the back panel of the tub had to be replaced twice because of cracks.
Very poor quality machine, I would never buy again and only recommend to my worst enemy.

Fred, August 2022

also, mine is leaking from the main hose that goes from the soap hopper to the bucket. Its just a double lipped fitting on the hose at the bucket end. How tight are your hoses? I get water leaking passed it when I set water level to high with a big load.

btw, I got my 10504 off ebay here in Australia for 10 bucks as it had worn its motor brushes to the safety stops and wouldn't spin. So far its cost me a pair of brushes (just cut down some to fit and soldered to the brush carriage) and soon a pair of 6202 bearings. I'm happy so far.

mark, June 2008

bugger, got to do this on the weekend, a good squirt of inox into the rear facing bearing has bought me some time, but pulley removal sounds like as much fun as hugging a crocodile.

mark, June 2008

Ok, that didn't come out quite right... hopefully you can understand this...

Well, after much searching i couldn't find the answer either. So, i don't think there is an easy way to do it other then buy a new motor. However, if you want to take the hard road - the one litter with explitives - here's how i did it. The pulley is a press fit. The best method i found was to heat the old bearing and get a bearing remover tool onto it to slide it up the shaft. I then found a bolt a bit smaller then the diameter of the end of the shaft. You'll then need a oxy torch to put some serious heat into the pulley and use the bearing remover tool to get a good grip on the old bearing (my tool kept slipping off the pulley) and use it to force the pulley off the shaft. I ended up using a hydraulic press to get it off completely once i had it starting to budge. Putting it on is really easy with the press, getting it off is a real PITA!! Just did it today, will be interesting to see how it goes...

555Ron, June 2008

Well, after much searching i couldn't find the answer either. So, i don't think there is an easy way to do it other then buy a new motor. The pulley is a press fit. The best method i found was to heat the old bearing and get a bearing remover tool onto it to slide it up the shaft. I then found a bolt a bit smaller then the diameter of the end of the shaft. You'll then need a oxy torch to put some serious heat into the pulley and use the old bearing to get a good grip on the old bearing and use it to force the pulley off the shaft. I ended up using a hydraulic press to get it off completely once i had it starting to budge. Putting it on is really easy with the press, getting it off is a real PITA!! Just did it today, will be interesting to see how it goes...

555Ron, June 2008