How to Troubleshoot & Replace Lg AP5977996 / MAP61913707 Washer Tub Bearing

My husband followed the video step by step. He said it was an excellent video that anyone could follow. He labeled all the parts as he took them out so he knew exactly what was what when he put them back in. The toughest part was taking the bearings out because they fused to the shaft. This would have been easily over $600 dollars for a repair man to fix. It only cost us around $70 in parts! 

I was not the fixer my boyfriend Bill did all the work with the help of your video and now the washer is like new so far. I will have him expound on the details later. It took about 4 hours but as he said well worth it. I will guess at the tools We also used Appliance Pros to fix the dry about 2yrs ago. We are very happy to have found your site and service. I am sure we will always use Appliance Pros when the need arises. Fantastic! 

I started by watching the video and it was very helpful. I would make one suggestion. On our model the weights on the tub sit very close to the front gasket. It is much easier to put the gasket on the tub before you put the weights on. Also, since the washer was tore apart, I replaced the hoses and seals and shocks since the machine is about 8 years old. The shocks made a huge difference. It spins like it did when it was new. Thanks for the video, it was very helpful. 

I did the whole bearing replacement job including replacing the "spider". Dis-assembly and re-assembly went well with the Video as a guide. Piece of cake. My only concerns about the project is torque specs on bolts. For the most part they seemed to just go until it is tight, not super tight, just snug and tight. There is no such thing as super tight in plastic, it will pull the threads out if you over-tighten. I started in the evening and was able to stop at the point of letting the penetrating fluid soak over night then got back at it and finished it the next day. The original spindle would not pound out of my tub with wood blocks. I was shattering wood all over the basement so I eventually went to pounding right on the old spindle with a three pound sledge. I used penetrating liquid over night and still had to resort to the sledge. I had anticipated trouble and ordered the replacement spindle-spider with my bearings and seals. The unit is operating as it should. For installing the new bearings I used a brass drift tapping around the outside edges. Overall the job was not difficult but I have been a tinker for decades. Others may have more difficulty but follow the video and use logic and most people should be fine with this repair. The largest challenge is in the mind, the second was getting the spider spindle out of the old bearings. I used a twelve section muffin tin for the different screws and labeled them as I removed them. 

Dismantled the washer just like on the video to see what was wrong, then odered two bearings,two seals and one spider , installed all the parts and re-assembled it .it purrs like a kitten now. the hardest part was removing the old bearings. 

Replaced bearings and seal. This job is not very hard, but is not for everyone. The hinge assembly and clamp assembly were for a different washing machine. 

Thanks to youtube for the instructions, had to take my washer apart and pull the tub out and replace the inner and outer bearings. Then put the new seal between the outer tub two parts. I put every back together and thanks to the powers to be, it works great and is quite. 

Ordered two new bearings and a seal, followed the video, put all screws in ziplock bags, used sharpie to number bags according to steps with a brief description on another paper. Power tools helped, some rusted screws at base took a drill bit the size to the screw head to drill off. 3 hours to take apart, 1hr clean all dirt grime found. What came up not in video is bearing was in pieces and inner bearing was molded to bearing shaft. 1hr to just tap off broken bearing with a steel and wood as lever and a heavy hammer. A good steel punch and hammer with a lot of force while taping out bearings, and taping them in care fully. Most tools have a soft steel that just bent under the force of tapping. Old screw driver made of harden steel worked for me. Also shaft needed to be pulled into the bearing using washers and stator housing nut , then the stator housing help pull the bearing shaft more as it cannot be done just by pushing the drum into the seal and bearings. 

Changed the inner and outer tub bearings. Appliance Parts Pro.com had a you tube video that was excellent which is why I decided to buy the parts from them, then find out they were the lowest price anywhere. Win Win. 

I removed the barrel from the inside of the washer, and removed the tub after that I punched out the bearings and replaced them with the ones that were sent which by the way I received within a couple of days. I ordered the inner bearing outer bearing and the seal.