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Dingz - 25/2/08 at 10:45 PM

Anyone know how difficult it is to change the bearings on a Hotpoint Aquarius WD440, and how it comes apart?
Thanks

onzarob - 25/2/08 at 10:50 PM

I haven't change bearing in that model, but its fairly straight forward.

you will need to take the back off, from there it simple and will be self explanatory

westf27 - 25/2/08 at 11:05 PM

complete front off,tub assy.out and split into two halves.drum out check shaft and change bearings

Mr Whippy - 25/2/08 at 11:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by westf27
complete front off,tub assy.out and split into two halves.drum out check shaft and change bearings


eh?

just take the back cover off and you'll see the pully. Take the belt off and then remove the bearing holder casting (usually bolted onto the frame), then press out the bearing. Very straight forward so long as you have a vice.

here's a link there all boringly similar -

http://www.eveshamsquash.co.uk/appliances/aeg_bearing.html


a quote from it - 'I've had the AEG 6350 for nine years. For the first seven years, we were doing between 15 and 20 washes a week (babies' terry nappies and lots of squash kit). That's 6,000 washes!' - remind me never to have kids...

[Edited on 25/2/08 by Mr Whippy]

westf27 - 26/2/08 at 08:25 AM

Whippy its what I do for the day job.They have moved on.Very few if any are like your old AEG and most likely your next AEG will have moved to this type of build

Mr Whippy - 26/2/08 at 08:38 AM

oh great they used to be a doddle, typical

Dingz - 26/2/08 at 08:39 AM

Many thanks chaps, it is my daughters, and about 15 miles away, thats what she thinks has happened to it but it is only about 2 months out of warranty. The last one I took right to pieces had to come out of the top.

pif - 26/2/08 at 09:46 AM

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=62863

try this ink if it applies to your machine

pif