I need to replace the drum bearings. I have the drum assembly out and need to split it apart to get at the inner drum. How does one seperate the outer drum halves?
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you must be fairly competent to have got this far! So! it now needs a bit of brute force. I assume you have removed the drive pulley? Now lay the unit down, 'pulley side uppermost', support the outer tub from the floor with a couple of bricks at either side to give floor clearance to the inner tub, use a piece of hard wood (to protect the shaft end) and give the wood a HARD BLOW with a 4 pound hammer. The shaft is just 'stuck' in the bearings. Dont mess around tapping the shaft end with a small hammer, you will only bruise the shaft end. As they WOULD say around here
'' GIVE IT A GOOD SCUT WITH A 4 POUNDER''
SOURCE: Hotpoint bearing replacement
remove rear pulley and pull like crazy ..usually have to change rear shell bearing and seal are pressed in be sure to ck spindle on basket for scoring before reassembly if scored replace basket
SOURCE: how to split the outer plastic drum on hotpoint
Unless you can see actual screws securing the 2 drum halves together, then it is not possible to seperate the drum.
More recent models have a one piece moulding which makes it impossible to seperate.
If it has screws, then the whole intrior of washer has to be removed complete, a difficult job, unless you know what you are doing.
Best way to tackle the problem, is to remove the lower rear panel of washer , remove large black hose on bottom of drum, and have feel around from the bottom of drum, and see if you can locate the item that way.
Hope this helps with your problem.
SOURCE: I have a aquarius hotpoint 340, bearing gone
You have to split the drum to replace the bearings
The reason the bearings have gone is that water has leaked into them and the soap content has destroyed the grease
There is a carbon seal on the spider assy which attaches to the back of the drum , this normally cracks so the spider or seal has to be replaced
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This first video shows you how to diagnose the problem
The next Hotpoint video is on how to take the drum out
This Hotpoint video will show you how to change the bearings
in the drum tub
the last one will show you how to change the spider or drum
support as they are known
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