How do I fit a drive belt to a hotpoint wf340 washing machine. the belt wont fit over the drum wheel and stretch over the motor.

Paul, May 2009

fred you are a star i have just fixed my washer the same way it worked a treat

shelley, September 2010

Glad it worked OK - Fred

Fred, July 2009

I tried securing the belt with cable ties as suggested and it worked, simple, why didn't I think of that.

John walker, July 2009

Hi Paul - I had a similar machine and had trouble getting the belt on. The solution is to put the belt on the motor pulley first and then get as much of the belt on the drum pulley as you can and then secure the belt (the bit that is just before it veers off the pulley) onto the drum pulley with cable ties. You need quite strong ones, something about 5mm wide and maybe two to four. This keeps the belt on the drum pulley as you rotate it. When the belt is seated on the pulley, carefully cut off the ties with wire cutters. After struggling for some time this tip worked fine for me.

Fred, May 2009