How easy is it to access the front bearing pads on White Knight 447?

There is a fairly loud rubbing/rattling noise coming from the front of my White Knight 447. It's loudest when the drum starts spinning or changes direction and gets a bit quieter when the drum has picked up speed.

Apart from the noise the machine works fine.

I thought it was a slack belt but running it with the top off shows the belt is fine and the noise is coming from the front of the machine. I think it's likely that the front bearing kit needs replaced but I want to have a look at it before ordering the part.

I've got the service manual for the drier and looking at it it seems that it is just a case of unscrewing the back panel and pulling it back with the drum attached to expose the front bearing.

Is this all there is to it or is there anything else I need to look our for?