Hello. This is an extremely INVOLVED repair. If you've never done it before, I strongly recommend calling for service. I'm an appliance tech and have done MANY bearing/tub replacements. It's the largest, most complex repair you can do on a front-load washer. The complete tub usually has to be removed along with just about everything else--it takes me and a helper approx 2 hours from start to finish--and we know the shortcuts and tools needed, wiring locations, and exactly how/where things go. Most often the rear tub and basket assembly have to be replaced as a set due to wear. There is a special high temp, long-lasting grease that MUST BE APPLIED to certain areas of the basket shaft to prevent the shaft/bearings from burning up. I usually try to instruct people on this site how to perform diagnostics and repairs but this is OVER THE TOP for all but the most experienced folks who know what to do when things *don't* go as planned. The parts are expensive, can be QUICKLY damaged if installed improperly(and yes, sometimes it's a "you gotta know how it feels" sort of assembly) (ex. My helper and I were re-assembling a front-loader, did everything perfectly, only to find out through feeling the movement of the new basket in the new bearings that the shaft of the basket had been machined wrong at the factory and was binding up!) I hope I helped you!
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Hello. This is an extremely INVOLVED repair. If you've never done it before, I strongly recommend calling for service. I'm an appliance tech and have done MANY bearing/tub replacements. It's the largest, most complex repair you can do on a front-load washer. The complete tub usually has to be removed along with just about everything else--it takes me and a helper approx 2 hours from start to finish--and we know the shortcuts and tools needed, wiring locations, and exactly how/where things go. Most often the rear tub and basket assembly have to be replaced as a set due to wear. There is a special high temp, long-lasting grease that MUST BE APPLIED to certain areas of the basket shaft to prevent the shaft/bearings from burning up. I usually try to instruct people on this site how to perform diagnostics and repairs but this is OVER THE TOP for all but the most experienced folks who know what to do when things *don't* go as planned. The parts are expensive, can be QUICKLY damaged if installed improperly(and yes, sometimes it's a "you gotta know how it feels" sort of assembly) (ex. My helper and I were re-assembling a front-loader, did everything perfectly, only to find out through feeling the movement of the new basket in the new bearings that the shaft of the basket had been machined wrong at the factory and was binding up!) I hope I helped you!