Hi, No there is no need to replace the drum. This looks more of a drum bearing failure. The major symptom is excessive up and down play in the drum which can be checked for by lifting the drum up and down from the drum lip behind the door seal. Another symptom of drum bearing failure can be a brown rust patch underneath the washing machine and down the back of the outer drum, underneath the drum pulley although this patch is not always present. There are usually two small holes at the back of the drum bearings where water that has got past the drum bearing seal trickles out, and it's usually stained with grease and rust if water has got into the bearings. Check these I am sure you do not need a drum replacement. Let us know if you want something more else please accept the suggestion. Thank You for contacting Fixya.com
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Hi,
No there is no need to replace the drum. This looks more of a drum bearing failure. The major symptom is excessive up and down play in the drum which can be checked for by lifting the drum up and down from the drum lip behind the door seal. Another symptom of drum bearing failure can be a brown rust patch underneath the washing machine and down the back of the outer drum, underneath the drum pulley although this patch is not always present. There are usually two small holes at the back of the drum bearings where water that has got past the drum bearing seal trickles out, and it's usually stained with grease and rust if water has got into the bearings. Check these I am sure you do not need a drum replacement.
Let us know if you want something more else please accept the suggestion.
Thank You for contacting Fixya.com