Do-It-Yourself Story

Replaced tub bearing and stem seal. The video is an excellent help. Did have a little issue removing the spanner nut as there was some corrosion involved. Found that hitting the spanner wrench with a metal hammer provides more "impact" than a plastic or rubber hammer. The metal hammer did the trick. Also had to use a hammer and chisel to split the sleeve on the transmission as the video indicates might be necessary. This worked very well with minimal effort. While this project could be done by one person, I was fortunate to have another set of hands around to hold the transmission while trying to remove the old parts. Also, having someone to hang on to the outer tub while the tub and bolts are being removed/reinstalled is very helpful. The machine now sounds like a new one during the spin cycle. A very important consideration is that this machine is pre "water efficient" design, and does an excellent job on soiled items. I am aware of numerous horror stories where people have bought new water efficient machines only to find out they don't even put enough water in the tub to completely wet the cloths or rinse all the soap out. This is reason enough to do a repair such as this.. Time to do the job was over 2 hours as indicated below, because I took the time to completely clean old soap scum from the tubs using a garden hose and rags. Definitely a done better done in the summer than the winter.