Do-It-Yourself Story

I found two methods to make the repair, one involved removing the entire outer tub ( need a helper to lift it out) and splitting it apart outside the washer. The other method was to split the outer tub while still in the machine. I was working by myself so I used the second method. This repair took the better part of the day and is not for the faint of heart, lots of parts to remove and keep track of. I took several photo during disassembly to refer to when going back together. I found mostly metric hardware during the repair. The instructions say to replace the drum half seal and the locknut for the pulley which I ordered in addition to the basket assembly, when I unpacked the basket assembly I found it comes with the assembly and I didn't have to order them separately. Will try to return the unneeded, unused parts.