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"misterroy" writes:
hotpoints come with a five year parts guarantee, when mine went I got teh
whole drum assembly replaced, practically a new machine. I'd speak to the
shop first before touching anything. Its a common fault

In my case, the machine was ~18 years old, and the really maddening
thing is I misdiagnosed the problem -- there was absolutely nothing
wrong with the bearings I removed in the first place.
Been kicking myself ever since...

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Andrew Gabriel