Hoover Oph614-80 - Can You Replace The Bearing?

[Pezza4u]

The machine has become noisy and there is movement in the drum so the bearing has gone. I have stripped the machine down and the plastic tub looks to be in 2 halves but I can't separate them, are they welded? There are no screws to be seen so I'm thinking they are and the bearings can't be replaced.

[Whitegoodshelp (Andy)]

Many tubs are now welded so they can't be stripped down, which is an outrage.

[Pezza4u]

Thanks for the reply Andy.

That's a shame as I could've repaired it cheaply if it wasn't welded.

The machine is just under 4 years old so I have a year of the parts warranty left. This will cost me £119 for them to replace it, which although is cheaper than a new machine I'm wondering if it's worth it - do parts sell for much? I read a while ago about this model being one that explodes, which although it's unlikely to happen I've not trusted it since.

[Whitegoodshelp (Andy)]

If it's one of the "exploding" washing machines it's unlikely to have the fault if they fit a new drum because it would be a modified one. It was caused by a fault in manufacture several years back.