Do-It-Yourself Story

I replaced these parts along with the tub seal kit (it contains the upper bearing), suspension springs and the drive belt. The root failure cause was failure of the tub seal, which allowed a slow leak of water into the upper bearing causing it to fail. The upper bearing became the noise source. All the other parts, this one included were replaced on a preventative basis. The lower bearing was failing but hadn’t gone out completely. Springs and snubber ring were replaced to improve shaking and squeaking that had occurred in the past during spin cycle, but weren’t related to the bearing noise. When I placed my order with APP, the tub seal kit was out of stock. I would have ordered it also, but had to seek another source. Appliance Parts Pros had the best service, as all of my parts from them were delivered promptly. The other source had poorer service and I had to wait two more days for my tub seal kit, even though I ordered everything at the same time. That’s a long time to wait when your family’s clothes washer is down for repairs. All in all, I spent just over $200 for parts and renewed my 14-year-old washer. That’s a lot better than spending $700+ for a new one.