How to Troubleshoot & Replace Frigidaire AP2152237 / 5308002401 Washer Spin Bearing Washer

The repair guy told me if I have him fix it I should just buy a new one. I like my washer and dryer because it's a combo and takes up little space so I decided to fix it myself. Not sure if I got lucky but appliance parts pros had a video with almost my exact washer which made repair very easy. 

I watched lots of you tube videos. I took off the front door and watched a full cycle. I determined toward the end of the wash cycle the belt actually quit turning but the squeal continued. That lead me to believe the problem was the spin bearing. I shopped on the internet for different companies and determined that AppliancePartsPro offered the best details, clearest descriptions and competitive prices. With two day shipping the parts arrived quickly. I had the washer tore down by the time the parts arrived. The hardest part of the disassembly process (aside from the fact that doing the job with out removing the top dryer did not give you much room to work with) removing very rusty bolts holding the agitator and the bar clamping the inner drum to the motor shaft. It took lots of Rustoleum Rust Buster and hours of soak time to loosen them. I ordered the spin bearing, the spin bearing washer and the drive belt (figured since it was a 15 year old unit, while I was at it should go ahead and replace the drive belt. 

Replaced the tub seal and while it was apart replaced the spin bearing, thrust washer, snubber ring and the torn tub cover seal. First I watched the videos on the website so that I would not break something else while taking it apart. It was an easy repair done with basic tools. Took longer to clean the tubs and lint filter than to reassemble the washer. Used vise grips to remove and reattach the tub springs. Washer works great - machine is quieter and clothes are cleaner. Had to call to get the part number of the tub cover seal. 

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The noise turned out to be the bottom bearing between the belt pulley and the transmission. Once apart an easy replacement. But you did need some tools to replace the bearing as in snap ring pliers and bearing puller. The water leak was the top rubber seal which is part of the seal kit. I had to make a puller out of some chain and a 2 jaw-bearing puller to the top of the transmission shaft to get the trunnion off but once it was off the rest was a snap. The video was a big help. Tested the washer yesterday and no noise in spin cycle and no water leak. Thanks for the help but with fed ex freight it did that over 2 weeks to get my parts. A USPS flat rate box would have cost just a bit more and would have been hare in 3 to 4 days. I'm in Alaska so freight up here is killer using Fed Ex or UPS as anybody outside of the Continental US will understand. No free freight to here. We pay the full cost on freight. 

Went to you're web site looked at symptoms & possible causes. Looked at the parts diagrams & how to videos and was able to order all the necessary parts. Job was pretty easy after watching the how to videos, when you see how the unit comes apart and what to do its not that difficult. Thanks to you my 15yr old unit is running good as new after replacing the worn parts on my stack-able washer dryer unit and I couldn't happier. My unit is in excellent shape and just needed some maintenance, not replacement. Thanks AppliancePartsPros! 

Replace spin bearing and washer. also replaced the tub seal while the machine was apart 

Watched the video, and followed directions. 

Works like new. 

So my Grandmother's washer dryer combo was leaking and it was leaking from under the tub. After looking it up on YouTube, Matt from AppliancePartsPros.com set me in the right direction to fix the problem. There was another video which outlined the spin bearing (bushing) and washer replacement- and if you have the inner tub removed to replace the tub seal, you may as well undo the drain hose, the motor cover's two screws and the three bolts holding the outer tub to replace the bearing and washer. The hardest part, well there were two, looking at the unit, there are two bolts bolts on the left securing the dryer to the washer that are a bear to remove and reinstall. Stay vigilant. The next, and is not a huge deal, but you need two people to lift the dryer off of the washer. It's not heavy, but awkward. It took about 30 minutes to disassemble, about 10 minutes to install the parts, and about 45 minutes to reassemble everything to working order.