Thanks for the video. Spot on. I just did my Hotpoint WMD960. It's pretty much the same with a few small changes in the first steps to get the drum out. Like the comment below the first (larger) bearing was very hard to get out. I had to whack it really hard with a punch and lump hammer. However, with proper support it didn't cause any damage to the drum. It didn't take hours but I did have to increase the weight of hammer. I had to put a jubilee clip on the sump pump tubing as the plastic one did come off on first wash but other than that it was straightforward. A £20 for replacement bearings and four hours work or £700 for a new machine - easy choice.
Well, this was a great video, and I got all the way down to getting the pulley nut off.....there was no way that was going to budge. Will have to think of a ‘creative way to get it off. Great video, of course, and all instructions are top notch.
Sadly, in attempting this, this video makes it look somewhat easy to get those bearings out. It’s anything but. The bearings will most probably be rusted in after all these years - while the video shows a few bangs and the bearings are out, in reality, it make take hours of hammering.
In my case, the inner bearing came out easily! If yours was the original bearing then yes, my original factory fitted bearing did take some shifting! But subsequent ones (and they don't seem to last longer than 5 years now) , pop out quite easily.
@@nicam49 My inner bearing came out easily as well. It was the larger one that was the problem. However, I’m VERY disturbed to hear about the longevity of the replacements, although I should expect this as the replacements that are not original, old new stock (even if they’ve been sitting on a shelf for 30 years) are much more robust than the aftermarket ones you’ll get (or even ones that fit for newer machines). In any event, my machine is beginning to make that ‘tweet’ noise again, which originally led my attention to replacing the bearings. I thought, surely this can’t be bearings again, as I’ve only replaced them a few years ago, and my original ones lasted decades. Ugh.
Thanks for the video. Spot on. I just did my Hotpoint WMD960. It's pretty much the same with a few small changes in the first steps to get the drum out. Like the comment below the first (larger) bearing was very hard to get out. I had to whack it really hard with a punch and lump hammer. However, with proper support it didn't cause any damage to the drum. It didn't take hours but I did have to increase the weight of hammer. I had to put a jubilee clip on the sump pump tubing as the plastic one did come off on first wash but other than that it was straightforward. A £20 for replacement bearings and four hours work or £700 for a new machine - easy choice.
Well, this was a great video, and I got all the way down to getting the pulley nut off.....there was no way that was going to budge. Will have to think of a ‘creative way to get it off. Great video, of course, and all instructions are top notch.
Great video - Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Sadly, in attempting this, this video makes it look somewhat easy to get those bearings out. It’s anything but. The bearings will most probably be rusted in after all these years - while the video shows a few bangs and the bearings are out, in reality, it make take hours of hammering.
In my case, the inner bearing came out easily! If yours was the original bearing then yes, my original factory fitted bearing did take some shifting! But subsequent ones (and they don't seem to last longer than 5 years now) , pop out quite easily.
@@nicam49 My inner bearing came out easily as well. It was the larger one that was the problem. However, I’m VERY disturbed to hear about the longevity of the replacements, although I should expect this as the replacements that are not original, old new stock (even if they’ve been sitting on a shelf for 30 years) are much more robust than the aftermarket ones you’ll get (or even ones that fit for newer machines). In any event, my machine is beginning to make that ‘tweet’ noise again, which originally led my attention to replacing the bearings. I thought, surely this can’t be bearings again, as I’ve only replaced them a few years ago, and my original ones lasted decades. Ugh.