Do-It-Yourself Story

I looked for parts online and found Appliance Parts Pros had what I was looking for and a video on how to take the washer apart without using the trial and error method. The video for the lip seal repair was great but the video for the bearing replacement was for a top loading machine not a front loader. I consider myself fairly mechanically inclined and was able to do the complete job in about 5 hours. The video for the lip seal replacement was great but was done on a new machine not one that has about 12 years of constant family use. Be prepared to spent some time cleaning the machine as you go along. In the Maytag Neptune that I had to replace the tub bearings Maytag's use of an aluminum insert and steel bearings makes it hard to remove the bearing because of oxidation from normal use. Once the bearings were out it was just a matter of cleaning the aluminum surface's with some grit cloth so the bearing could be pressed in. I don't think that doing the bearing replacement would be something the general public should attempt but that is only my opinion.