How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP4324356 / WH02X10265 Tub Bearing Split Ring

Changed part numberWH38X10017,Shaft/Tube Assemble,bairing was bad,watched video , no problem.,works fine now. 

Tore it apart and replaced several internal parts and power-washed all the parts before reassembly. Will start using Affresh once a month. Purchased 6 tablet box at Lowes for about $13.00. Replaced the water inlet valve, drive pulley and belt, bearing, washer basket nut, tub washer split ring and washer. It works perfect now. 

Took apart the drum and found seal was bad. Looked up parts diagram, found parts needed to put back together. Re-assembled and it works. 

After removing the hub nut, removing the tub was difficult since there had been years of build up. I first tried to clean out as much of the gunk as possible. Then I placed a car jack in the center and a 20" 2x4 board on top of the jack and slowly cranked the jack up to pop out the tub. Eventually it worked but you want to be careful not to bend or damage the tub as you're cranking the jack. That's how hard it can be to pop out. Eventually it worked! The old tub seal was completely deteriorated, so I took it out and replaced it. The new tub seal though was not a snug fit at all on the outer edge, which caused even more leaking when I put it together. So I had to take it apart again, easier the 2nd time around. Using plumbers tape, I wrapped it around the outer edge of the tub seal several (okay, it was a lot more than several) until I felt it was enough to give it a snug tight fit. It worked. Put it all backed together, but it still leaked. This time the water was leaking from the top of the shaft underneath the agitator coupler. So to fix that i found hose washers that would fit on the shaft and that seems to have solved that leak as well. Working great with all the improvisation I made. 

I had to tear down the whole unit to change out the part, but with some mechanic skills was able to do it with no problem. Its really not that tuff. With parts in hand and cleaning the tub and everything before I put it back together, about 2.5 - 3 hrs 

Ordered main shaft, bearing, and seal without actually taking the whole thing apart. Boy, I'm glad I did. The outer tub seal was completely corroded and falling apart. When replacing the main shaft I pretty much had to take the whole thing apart. The hardest part, by far, was getting the tub-nut off. I didn't have a spanner wrench but did have a pretty good set of channel locks and other wrenches. The issue wasn't so much getting a grip that I could hammer, it was just that the nut was really frozen on there. I ended up using penetrating oil, heating it with a torch, and then ended up putting one channel lock on the nut and another channel lock vertically on the handle of the first one to hold it really tight. The second channel lock on the handle actually made a nice place to strike with the hammer. Once that was done everything came apart easily and went back together nicely. Great having the videos from appliance parts pros to refer to. 

I disassembled the entire tub and drive assembly. All the parts were badly corroded so I ordered and replaced the following parts: Hub Washer, Tub Bearing Washer, Tub Bearing, Drive Belt, Tub Bearing Split Ring, Seal Tub, Hub Nut. The belt is extremely hard to install. It was really a struggle as it's the same diameter as the Drive Pulley with no slack. Big pain. Use zip ties to hold the belt on the pulley as it wants to slip off when you try to get it on. 

I completely disassembled the washer and replaced the bearing and the tub seal. The use of the repair video was extremely helpful. I did learn that you have to have the spanner wrench. There is no substitution for this and I would recommend to anyone trying this repair, do not start the job until you have one. I went to my local appliance store and left a refundable deposit to borrow one. 

The order corrected the noise which sound as if the washer was going to take off. 

Trouble shooting videos indicated the cause was a bad tub bearing; however, some people commented that replacing the bearing did not solve the problem. I decided to replace the following parts: tub bearing, tub bearing washer, tub bearing split ring, hub nut, and transmission and brake assembly which comes with a tub seal. I also purchased a spanner wrench to remove the hub nut. The repair video was excellent; however there was no mention of the speed control sensor which is attached to the frame and the sensor magnets which are attached to the transmission and must be saved and installed on the new transmission. The hardest part of this repair was getting the old tub bearing out. Anyone with some mechanical ability can follow the repair video. Washer is now running quite and smooth.