Noisy spin cycle - bearings ?

[coupleojars]

Good morning all,

I have a Zanussi Aquacycle 1000 that's making alot of noise on its spin cycle. The performance is fine it's just very noisy ( It's about 5 years old ) A guy in a shop said that the bearings have probably gone and will cost over £140.00 to replace which will take 2 weeks. Is this accurate ? Any ideas what it could be ? Is this a job I could do myself ? I have the average handyman tools and skills.

If anyone knows how I could diagnose this \ change the bearings I'd really appreciate the advice.

Have a good Easter break in advance.

Jars

 

[johnxl1s]

that's not a bad price, but you could buy a new one with another £100

john

 

[niel]

yes more than likley bearings
how to check? open door and hold outer drum steady then see if inner drum rocks up and down independantly if so bearing gone.not an easy job is gone.
hope this helps.

 

[Sleepyhead]

Just did one today. 2nd Zanussi this week.
Whole tub assembly has to come out.
Chances are the drum shaft is stuck solid to the front of the 2 bearings and the inner race will be left in the tube.
Can be done OK. Takes around an hour and a half to strip out, seperate the parts, fit the new bearings and reassemble (only if you've done it several times before) and refit to machine.