Do-It-Yourself Story

The bearings probably began to fail on my washer 1-2 years ago. We started hearing a clicking or popping noise during a spin which was due to play in the bearings. The failed bearings wore the shaft of the trunnion which caused me to have to replace bearings and trunnion. I was able to find a bearing kit on a very popular internet sales site and replaced the bearings rather than buying the rear tub with the bearings already installed. This was worth it to me but not for the faint of heart regarding mechanical things. I also replaced the O-ring between the front and rear tub for good measure. We have washed clothes all afternoon with no further problems. The entire job probably took 3.5 hours.