Check out the answers to bearing replacement on WM63 machines...I think they'll be the same. It's worthwhile dismantling as much as you can, more than the answers tell you. The large pulley wheel at the rear undoes like a normal nut, you may think it needs a special puller, it don't! It may need a couple of gentle taps to free it. I took away the whole front with the door to make access easier...it's not as difficult as you may think. Then you need to prise out the seal from within the drum...a small screwdriver does this. The problem you may have then is removing the old bearings from inside the drum....a very large socket is the answer...one that just fits over the bearing. The 'spider' mst be removed from the back of the drum...easy, provided the bolts haven't rusted. The same applies to the bearing in the back of the machine...drift it out with a large socket or whatever you can find that will fit. Then tap the new bearings in with the socket. I was lucky...I'm an ex-car mechanic with loads of old tools, etc. Then its just a matter of putting everything back together again....plenty of grease on everything helps if you have to dismantle it again at any time. I leant my maching backwards to work on it...propping the front up on a couple of bricks and leaned the back on something (axle stands) to stop it falling over backwards. Made access easier. The dismantling is easier than it looks at first glance...once you've got it apart, then you can see how the bearings come out. Don't start it, though, unless you're confident you have adequate tools to remove the old bearings and push the new ones in. Best of luck!!!!
Denis Langley (flatcat15)
March 2005
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