Hoover Oph614-80 - Can You Replace The Bearing?

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

Hoover OPH614-80 noisy drum with suspected failed bearing

The problem

The washing machine had become noisy and the drum had noticeable movement. The tub appeared to be in two halves, but the owner could not find any screws or separate it and suspected the drum bearing had failed.

Likely cause

The accepted reply said many modern tubs are welded and cannot be stripped down, so the bearing is not separately replaceable in the normal way on this machine.

What fixed it

Diagnosis was that the tub is likely a welded assembly, so a simple bearing-only repair was not supported. The owner stated there was still a parts warranty and that replacement by the manufacturer would cost £119, but no completed repair was confirmed in the discussion.

Checks to try

• Machine noisy in use
• Drum had movement/play
• Owner stripped the machine down
• Plastic tub looked like two halves but no screws were visible and it could not be separated