Noisy bearings

[Arbman Al]

Hi Guys,

I have a real problem. The old girl fired up today - all seemed to be going really well, makes a lovely sound at low speeds - after about half an hour things started to pear shaped

As she got faster and faster, there was this horrible really loud noise, like something spinning at high speed that that was loose.

After listening for a while longer it appeared to be coming from the bearings, then I had to switchher off as I could not bear it any longer.

Does any one know how to change the bearings??

Rgds Al.

P.S nearly forgot the model I have is a ....







Hotpoint Aquarius WMA32!!!:P:P

[monstag265]

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arbman101 wrote:

Hi Guys,

I have a real problem. The old girl fired up today - all seemed to be going really well, makes a lovely sound at low speeds - after about half an hour things started to pear shaped

As she got faster and faster, there was this horrible really loud noise, like something spinning at high speed that that was loose.

After listening for a while longer it appeared to be coming from the bearings, then I had to switchher off as I could not bear it any longer.

Does any one know how to change the bearings??

Rgds Al.

P.S nearly forgot the model I have is a ....







Hotpoint Aquarius WMA32!!!:P:P

Maybe a few days early with this thread


The boy who cried wolf :P

[GDPR]

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You may be going straight to hell for that one Al.....:dude:

[TimShoubridge]

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Got worried there..

[Arbman Al]

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Soorrryyy - It is wet and I was bored, and all I could hear was the washing machine, sounding like it was going to take off, in the background!!

[Greenstag]

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It really will break now you know

You'll need this

http://www.espares.co.uk/part/washin...html?k=bearing

[sjm]

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Hi Al

You did'nt put the sump pan in the washing machine!

[Arbman Al]

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sjm wrote:
[quote]Hi Al

You did'nt put the sump pan in the washing machine!
[/quote

Yeah, but you should see it, it's gleaming!!
Don't tell SHMBO:shock:

[Arbman Al]

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Greenstag wrote:

It really will break now you know

You'll need this

http://www.espares.co.uk/part/washin...html?k=bearing

Nice one David, thanks. Thats a tenner cheaper than the site I was looking at. Now just got to work outhow to do it! The Stag's easier

Al.

[Bob Heritage]

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What you need is a can of S.T.P. in the final rinse