Hoover washer dryer making noise and won't finish cycle

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Hoover HBWD 8514TAHC stopped before final spin due to likely unbalanced load

The problem

A Hoover HBWD 8514TAHC washer dryer was stopping before the final spin. The owner also reported a new intermittent high-pitched noise and thought it seemed to come from the motor area, including when the drum was turned by hand with the machine switched off.

Likely cause

The strongest supported diagnosis was an unbalanced load preventing the machine from entering a fast spin. The accepted reply noted the drum and motor appeared to run unevenly. The intermittent high-pitched noise was heard, but no definite fault was identified from the discussion.

What fixed it

The recommended action was to retry the appliance with no laundry in it to rule out load imbalance. The owner then tested it with other loads and reported that it seemed to work again. The noise remained present, so no confirmed repair for the noise was documented.

Checks to try

• Back panel removed to listen more closely to the noise
• Drum turned manually with the machine switched off
• Machine observed stopping before final spin
• Load during one test was a small but heavy wet towel
• Further testing carried out with other loads
• Accepted advice was to try a cycle with no laundry in the drum