I am getting a lot of noise and rough feel from manually rotating the
drum on a Hoover Ecologic A3950 washing machine. On spin cycle its
like a jet takeoff!

I figure it is the drum bearings and being a practical chap I wonder
if anyone can tell me, before I start, if bearing replacement is a
straightforward task? I have a pretty thorough tool box but will I
need any specialist Hoover tools?