As subject line ... Can anyone give general advice on how to replace the drum bearing of a washing machine?
The machine is an antique Hotpoint electronic. As far as I can see, the bearing is mounted in a removable back plate to the static drum. The rotating drum has a spindle through the bearing to a large pulley driven by a belt from the motor. Is the correct method to:
- remove the back plate from the static drum bringing the rotating drum with it;
- remove the pulley allowing the rotating drum and spindle to be taken out of the bearing
- extract bearing
- re-assemble by reversing the above
Presumably the back plate has a gasket to the main body of the static drum? It would seem likely that this would need replacing at the same time.
All advice gratefully received - TIA