Do-It-Yourself Story

Initially I started out by going to replace the bearings but subsequently learned that my main issue wasn't the bearings but the spider! So naturally I did a search on YouTube and found a video that walked me through the process. It is a LONG process. It took me about 6 hours over 3 days to do the whole thing, including replacing the bearings. I ended up getting the wrong parts, but I called APP and they were able to get my RMA set up and get me the new parts. I was rather surprised to order the parts on Friday and get them on Saturday (with what I guess was standard delivery). In hindsight, I probably did not need to replace the bearings and could have just replaced the seal. The longest/hardest part is getting the bearings out. Once the bearings are replaced the unit comes back together pretty quickly. Everything is running very smoothly now and I hope to get another 7-8 years of service from this machine.