Do-It-Yourself Story

My first step after realizing the loud noise came from the main bearing of our LG washer was to order the necessary parts for the repair that A.P.P. recommends. Using Appliance PartsPros.com as my main source for parts and video I began by watching Mitch repair a washer similar to ours. Mitch made it look easy enough and being a repair person myself I thought ok no issue here. So, following A.P.P's suggestions I ordered all the parts and added the main door gasket and spider. Note: The A.P.P.'s videos, are great and Mitch deserves 5 Stars, but do not provide times for how long to let rust free or liquid wrench set before attempting to remove a bolt or in this case the main bearing. Knowing they needed sometime I gave them 10 minutes (not enough time maybe 20 minutes) then proceeded to pound and pound (using a 5 lb sledge). Yes, it finally broke free without any damage to the tub. From there it was time to clean all the parts and the washer before I put it back together. After cleaning I began; first replacing the spider - the issue here was one bolt holding the spider in place had to be ground out. This took extra time as well as another day because I had to order a new bolt. After installing all the new parts it was now time to test the washer - it didn't take long the washer leaked in the first few minutes from being started. The issue here was a loose hose. After trying three times to stop the leak and one phone call to A.P.P. the leak was gone and the washer has been working great since. I need to say during the 6 plus hours it took to complete the repair I contacted A.P.P. for help 4 + times each time I found them professional and courteous. The parts arrived within days of ordering not weeks. AppliancePartsPros.com is great I highly recommend them. - This was my first main bearing. If a main bearing is in your near future don't worry - You can do it. Greg