First an up date on my last submission about my Whirlpool dryer repair. it turns out that appliancepartspros.com was right all along. there was a thinpad of my wife's in the outlet side of the blower between the blower, and the 4" outlet on the back of the dryer. I checked all areas of the dryer duct and found nothing. I found this by removing the blower and looking into the outlet of the blower. I'm happy to report that the dryer works perfectly now. unfortunately I didn't need any of the parts I bought.
Now onto the Whirlpool washer. I ordered the bearing and seal kit and the tool to install the bearings. first the video that was sent as a link with my receipt to my email address was great. I will say that the machine in the video was older than my machine. I have a Whirlpool Cabrio platinum. to open the top of my machine was different than the video. With mine, I had to remove screws on the hinges on the back of the machine, then move the top of the machine forward to release it from the hooks that hold it down, and then tilt it up and it hinges back like the video. my machine only has a nub of an agitator, unlike the full size one in the video... however it comes off with one bolt under the center cap like the full size one. all other steps were just like the video. I will say that a had to pound very hard on the shaft to remove it and the seal. in the video it didn't take much effort to get it out. also when I installed the bearings I used the tool, and tightened the tool until it stopped. It felt like I would break it if I tightened anymore. it was obvious that the lower bearing was in all the way, so I removed the tool and I could tell that the top bearing was not in all the way because the sleeve and small spacer were loose in-between the two bearings. so I reinstalled the tool and tightened it again and the top bearing must have been slightly cocked and it now started to move into place and the tool as it was moving into place was easy to tighten again. this time when it stopped and I removed the tool I could tell it was seated all the way because the sleeve and small spacer were tight against each other. The only thing that I did differently was the amount of sealant on the seal. after installing the seal in the video he said to put extra sealant on the outer edge of the seal but I think it was to much. in the video he got sealant close to the lip of the seal where it rides on the shaft. I think it might make the edge of the seal ridged from the excess sealant instead of pliable. so I did put extra but I kept it away from the lip of the seal. I did wait the 24 hours that was recommended in the video for the sealant to dry. And I'm happy to report that the washer works perfectly and back to silently.
special thanks to Appliancepartspros.com !