Hi, my 4 year old indesit W123 washing machine is making a noise like a jet engine, and am sure it's the front bearing that has collapsed. I've taken off the top and small back panel, but can't see any obvious way of splitting the drum. There is a join in the drum about one third of the way back, but no fixing bolts, bands etc. I have removed the four inspection plugs in the backplate, but these only lead to what appear to be blind holes - I expected to see bolt heads or Allen screws. Any ideas of how to split the drum?
Many thanks
Many thanks