Hi WE have a Sunbeam Bread Maker , I think its a 5890 model or looks similar. Its approx 8 - 10 yrs old and has performed Very well and baked lots and lots of loaves. It has just failed in that the wheel I will call it at the bottom of the compartment which the base of the tin fits down into is spinning arond freely when you spin it with your fingers. Is there a band that works it that has broken ? or is it something else ? Thanks Harold.

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Thank you for this , I was not to sure of where I was at with the site and backed out or so I thought as I was not sure how I was going tomake a payment. Anyway I had missed seeing the embedded model no on the bottom . Its a B M 3500 and my son found that he could view the bottom pulley through the slots and that the small spring circular clip that holds awasher on which keeps the belt on had gone weak and come of the shaft. I thnk I have this right. When you say take the metal plate off, I assume that the one down inside the maker. Has 2 screws holding it plus the screws around the wheel that the pan fits down onto, How does one fit a replacement spring clip back on under the shaft ? thanks so much for your help. It has been a tremendous machine great bread. Hi Dary Thank you for this , I was not to sure of where I was at with the site and backed out or so I thought as I was not sure how I was going tomake a payment. Anyway I had missed seeing the embedded model no on the bottom . Its a B M 3500 and my son found that he could view the bottom pulley through the slots and that the small spring circular clip that holds awasher on which keeps the belt on had gone weak and come of the shaft. I thnk I have this right. When you say take the metal plate off, I assume that the one down inside the maker. Has 2 screws holding it plus the screws around the wheel that the pan fits down onto, How does one fit a replacement spring clip back on under the shaft ? thanks so much for your help. It has been a tremendous machine great bread.

I'm not clear on a couple of things now. Are you saying you have a Sunbeam 5890 or some other model# (B M 3500) . Also I am not clear on what is/has come off. Is it the big wheel that the belt is on, or the other smaller wheel that the other end of the belt is on ( that drives the paddle). What I meant by the "metal plate" is the underside of your machine. There is usually a large metal floor plate that can be removed that the feet of your machine are attached to. That's the plate you need to take off and see if you can figure out what is loose. You may find your loose spring clip in there. I'm not clear on a couple of things now. Are you saying you have a Sunbeam 5890 or some other model# (B M 3500) . Also I am not clear on what is/has come off. Is it the big wheel that the belt is on, or the other smaller wheel that the other end of the belt is on ( that drives the paddle). What I meant by the "metal plate" is the underside of your machine. There is usually a large metal floor plate that can be removed that the feet of your machine are attached to. That's the plate you need to take off and see if you can figure out what is loose. You may find your loose spring clip in there.

Sorry, I got my model numbers mixed-up! It is a Sunbeam BM3500. The problem was with the spring 'castle' (name?) washer on the bottom of the motor shaft. This washer/clip has come off and that let the cup washer that holds the belt up on the drive cog move down and slip-off. The problem now is that the body of the machine is one piece of plastic (with only very small cooling slots cut into it) with no way of opening the bottom to get a new washer/clip hammered down onto the motor driveshaft. The only way I can see of getting the body off is to remove the plastic piece around the bottons/digital screen, I'm just not sure which way to push or pull without ripping all the lugs off inside, any ideas?
Thanks for you replys and I hope I haven't wasted your time. Sorry, I got my model numbers mixed-up! It is a Sunbeam BM3500. The problem was with the spring 'castle' (name?) washer on the bottom of the motor shaft. This washer/clip has come off and that let the cup washer that holds the belt up on the drive cog move down and slip-off. The problem now is that the body of the machine is one piece of plastic (with only very small cooling slots cut into it) with no way of opening the bottom to get a new washer/clip hammered down onto the motor driveshaft. The only way I can see of getting the body off is to remove the plastic piece around the bottons/digital screen, I'm just not sure which way to push or pull without ripping all the lugs off inside, any ideas? Thanks for you replys and I hope I haven't wasted your time.

Ugh,,,the machines with the plastic casings are so difficult. I can't really offer any good guidance on them because my efforts on rarely ended well! Best Wishes, Daryl Ugh,,,the machines with the plastic casings are so difficult. I can't really offer any good guidance on them because my efforts on rarely ended well! Best Wishes, Daryl

Hi Daryl Thanks for yor time and knowledge. My son has managed to push the original spring clip back onto the pulley shaft. We have baked two loaves and if it falls off again we thing we might cut out a couple of the plastic bits between the slots directly beneath the end of shaft so that we can fit a new spring clip, be able to measure the shalf dia as well to get the right clip or one similar to the original. If and when anything else breaksdown most probably best to buy a replacement maker. At repair costs per hr this one might not be worth the outlay esp., given your experience. regards Harold. Hi Daryl Thanks for yor time and knowledge. My son has managed to push the original spring clip back onto the pulley shaft. We have baked two loaves and if it falls off again we thing we might cut out a couple of the plastic bits between the slots directly beneath the end of shaft so that we can fit a new spring clip, be able to measure the shalf dia as well to get the right clip or one similar to the original. If and when anything else breaksdown most probably best to buy a replacement maker. At repair costs per hr this one might not be worth the outlay esp., given your experience. regards Harold.