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Colin wrote:
Hi,

The washing machine makes a loud banging noise when spinning. It is at least
twenty years old and so not doing too bad.

Had a look at it today, the drum seems to have a lot of slack in it and I am
assuming that the bearing is going.

Does this sound plausible? If it is the bearing, is it worth repairing or
should I buy a shiny new "AAA" rated washing machine?

Are you sure it's not the dampers that have failed, allowing the drum to
knock against the housing when it's spinning off-balance? The bearings
are quite likely available from a bearing factor at a reasonable cost,
but the dampers might be rather more difficult and expensive to obtain.