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How do i replace the bearings on a hotpoint WF215 washing machine?

I need to replace the beaings on my hotpoint WF215 washing machine. i have sourced a bearing kit but some kits come with a spider too do i need this? and could i get some step by step instruction s on how to do it, i am reasonably mechanically mind and capable. is this a job i can do or do i need to pay a repair man
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Ian
October 2008
You shouldnt require the spider unless the old one is cracked or broken.
As for changing the bearings.........
Power off, remove covers. Disconnect drive belt, remove drive pulley. Remove heater, thermostat and pressure switch. Check if drum splits at front, rear or the middle. If at front or middle, drum will prob. need removal from machine. This involves dismantling the suspension and damping system and removal of door seal and concrete weights. Undo the drum fixing system - either a clamping ring or a series of peripheral bolts and split the drum.If the drum splits at the rear, removal from machine probably not required. Remove the clamping system and pull off the rear plate. Seal and bearings will come away with the plate. Seal needs to be dug out with a suitable lever and the old bearings hammered out with a punch from opposing sides of the backplate. Refitting is, as they say, a reversal of the above process.
Thats it in its briefest form. You do need to have significant spanner skills. If youre the type of guy (or gal) who works on their car, it would be no problem. If you're a novice, dont even go there, get a professional to do it, but its going to have to be a judgement call taking into account the high labour costs (at least £120) and the condition and value of the machine.
Check out www.2ndwave.co.uk/manual.html

dannyboy
October 2008
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