replace washing machine bearings (Kenmore, Maytag, Whirlpool)

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  • how to replace the bearing and shaft in a washing machine without special tools. Save some serious money by doing this repair yourself and without buying special bearing tools that you don't need. This will work on Kenmore, Maytag, and Whirlpool washers.
    Here is the link to where i got parts
    partsdr.com/part/w10435302-tub...
    Visit my website creative-mechanic.com/
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  • @jimlanzi6802
    @jimlanzi6802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This video is exceedingly well thought out, organized, and produced. There is not one second of waisted time. The tips given during the process are invaluable. Keep up the good work!

    • @eriklocs1231
      @eriklocs1231 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Calm down teacher

  • @chercik
    @chercik ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate you making this video. Thanks to you, I was able to repair my Kenmore washer for less than $30, rather than whatever it would have cost for a service call. You’re a hero!

  • @juanh1093
    @juanh1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U A LIFESAVER!! My shaft wouldn't come out no matter how hard I kept hitting it. I search many videos with alternative ways of getting that shaft out. I did what your demonstrated and boom goes the shaft. Thanks homie!

  • @jolliff8990
    @jolliff8990 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hands down the best video i found to help me fix my whirlpool cabrio washer!!!! Thanks man.

  • @mmacmobile
    @mmacmobile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just finished replacing the shaft, bearings and the plastic agitator gear assembly in my 12 yr old Kenmore Elite Oasis (large cap) machine. After giving up on finding a 7/8 20pt spline socket and a 2" socket to drive the bearings in I found the bearing press kit at a local appliance parts shop in Mobile for $20 rent. By watching your video a couple of times I decided to do the job. The kit you referenced turned out to be the exact replacement part and when I ordered it on line the "chat" option confirmed it was correct for my machine. Thank you for taking the time to create and post this outstanding video.

  • @marksantus9036
    @marksantus9036 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tips! You got me through the project and the washer is like the day I bought it!

  • @nichejimenez1737
    @nichejimenez1737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    excellent video..save money..thank you brother👊 people like you make AMERICA much bigger and blessed...😎

  • @s1l3ntopus
    @s1l3ntopus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finally a great video showing everything needed!!! Thanks bud!!! Your a swell dude!

  • @SK-rb8zx
    @SK-rb8zx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great overview video. You saved me hundreds of dollars! Thank you!🙌

  • @kphillips1227
    @kphillips1227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a great teacher. Excellent tips

  • @jonpfenghanssl7320
    @jonpfenghanssl7320 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great tips man, Thanks from North of the border!

  • @masterpieceIII
    @masterpieceIII ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job !! Finally I see in several video replacing bearings, some one that cleans the bottom outer and the filter, before put back on the drum. 90% of the "technician" although he is recording a video, just dont clean a thing.

  • @quadflopper1012
    @quadflopper1012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i think yours is actually the best whirlpool HE top loader tub removal video on you tube. you can tell by all the dirty parts you are doing a real repair on a machine that is actually being used unlike all the other how to videos where the machines and parts being pulling look new. the only mistake i think you made was showing how you use a torch the way you do. I can see some newbie trying to do the same thing only their pretty hot is going to be a lot hotter then your pretty hot and things are going to get melted. anyway thanks for the video and the parts lead, now if i could only get the tub out, it's stuck with about a 1/4" left to go....

    • @dennisfinch3345
      @dennisfinch3345 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would use a heat gun or an IR heat lamp instead of a flame (torch). Also, let the new bearings sit in the freezer before installation to shrink them as much as possible.

  • @AnnointedOneMusic
    @AnnointedOneMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GREAT JOB DUDE , highly recommend you , fantastic!

  • @DanielH97055
    @DanielH97055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks big help. Just finished

  • @FlipFlopandFly
    @FlipFlopandFly 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video ! Thank you!

  • @rickfrazier8855
    @rickfrazier8855 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video.
    I'll add this. If you had a small leak the inside tub bearing will refuse to come out. It will just about weld itself in there. I shattered the bearings insides out from beating on it. I had to get my dremel tool to cut the race out (not too hard but a pain).
    Make darn sure the new bearings are seated in all the way. Take pictures of the bearings and how deep they are before you remove them. So you will know how deep to go.
    Great tutorial!

  • @StephenHosler
    @StephenHosler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just finished and found this video very helpful. I didn't buy the tool. I also didn't have the huge socket. I used the old bearings per your instructions. Thanks a bunch.

  • @cholloization
    @cholloization 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey man, Nice Job!! I'm currently awaiting the parts for this exact task, and have been scouring the net for info about it. I have seen more vid's on it than a seasoned repair tech I'm guessing! Nobody is left out there in TH-cam Land that is on what I like to call "The Standard Guy Level" and explain things accordingly.. Tho You do have some above level tools, like "Huge" sockets and such. The process is sound and understandable. Most of us should be able to improvise to get it done.. So Thanks for the good advice and info, and "On the Level" approch to deliver.. P.S.... German Torque .. HA .. Lovein It!!! GOODENTITE!!!

  • @leeleelee8672
    @leeleelee8672 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    you should be a comedian as well as a repair guy. you are funny, the thumbs up had me laughing.

  • @inanutshell3818
    @inanutshell3818 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this video, it helped me change out the bearings on my Bravos! It is such a relief not to have a jet turbine going on in the house!

  • @esoterictrinitarian1990
    @esoterictrinitarian1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video. You provided a ton of value. Thank you.

  • @jeffbohn2576
    @jeffbohn2576 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You've got some nice tools..I'd like to borrow that spine wrench ?..I'll bring it back buddy~

  • @bagabuck1
    @bagabuck1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. Thanks :)

  • @matthewlaw2939
    @matthewlaw2939 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice work, not an easy job.

  • @juanh1093
    @juanh1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You deserve a like.

  • @chipsawdust5816
    @chipsawdust5816 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Suggestion - put one wrap of painter's (blue) tape over that shaft before sliding the seal down. Helps keep the splines from tearing at the seal. tape comes off easy peasy.
    Adhesive over the seal? Well, if the seal is working properly, none should be needed. Just don't ask ME to be the next one to replace it! :)
    Good vid.

  • @NoSuffix
    @NoSuffix 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holly, this is out of my league

  • @ml9521
    @ml9521 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the visual and the talk through. You are so detailed and it was a lot of help. I do want to ask, did you wipe off any of that extra adhesive off before you put the tub back in, or let it dry, or anything?

  • @Grenplen
    @Grenplen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello I just did this repair on my Kemore Elite Oasis. Now during spin cycle it start making alot of noise and I get a UL code then machine stop.

  • @DanOKC
    @DanOKC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good Video ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @brianjanku4549
    @brianjanku4549 ปีที่แล้ว

    The gator grip was the perfect tool for a nut that you can't see, which is also not stuck.

  • @kathylewis7543
    @kathylewis7543 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where did you find that deal!

  • @TWTwang1
    @TWTwang1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. I've run into a problem that no one else seems to have had. I'd appreciate some advice. I installed the shaft nut, stator back plate, and stator. I checked the drive shaft by turning it with my hand. It turned freely. I installed the rotor and then checked the drive shaft again turning it by hand. The rotor turns part of a revolution freely than exhibits a firm resistance. It still turns but much harder. It frees up again as I continue turning it by hand, then resistance again. When I remove the rotor, the shaft turns freely. Put the rotor back on, free movement then resistance. Any ideas what could be causing the rotor to bind against the stator? I would really appreciate some help. Thanks so much.

    • @katherineball3679
      @katherineball3679 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have run into the same thing. I think the problem goes back to the bearing and shaft . Before putting the stator on i tested the shaft movement. I think it should have rotated freely without binding but it did not. I disassembled the shaft from the drum and knocked the bearings again for good measure thinking they were not seated all the way in. Still a little binding after the shaft was inserted. i think the races are warped or the bearing(s) did not seat properly.

    • @kingsxkids
      @kingsxkids ปีที่แล้ว

      the metal spacer tube can mess you up.

  • @lupojacobo9892
    @lupojacobo9892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video makes look harder than what actually gets

  • @SgtBooker44
    @SgtBooker44 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    For about $10 you can get a kit to replace the coupling and plastic spline you removed after you took out the tub. Get it done at the same time.

  • @farouha80
    @farouha80 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    the drum on my Kenmore is not coming out can you tell me what would be the problem

  • @timothyfrench2406
    @timothyfrench2406 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How come you put the spacer on before the nut and not between the tube and the bearing?

  • @LoganT547
    @LoganT547 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So does this work for all washers with brushless dc motors (Fisher & Paykel, Samsung, LG etc)?

  • @ozrenbalic6051
    @ozrenbalic6051 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, nice video. What is the maker name and model of that little torch? Thanks

  • @juanh1093
    @juanh1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello again
    I have 2 bearings, one smaller one bigger. Which bearing do I use for the top?
    I placed the larger bearing on the top opening but it's too big and it doesn't fit in the lower top opening.
    Do you think I need to heat the inside of the opening for the bearing to drop down in position?
    I see in your video there's extra space from the top edge of the bearing and the edge of the opening.
    I appreciate your help. Hopefully I made enough sense for your to understand.
    Thanks

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are your sure you have the correct parts? Is your model the same as the one in my video?

    • @juanh1093
      @juanh1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CreativeMechanic That's a good question. I thinking that now. The top bearing is the larger bearing, right?

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe so yes

    • @juanh1093
      @juanh1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CreativeMechanic Yeah... Now I got my washer broken down waiting for me to complete the repair. :-( smh. But the larger bearing is not seated low enough in the top opening. The smaller bearing fits perfectly on the top but I need 2 of the smaller size so I can use the smaller one for the bottom.

  • @yolandacastellanos3007
    @yolandacastellanos3007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can anyone please let me know the exact size of the bearings used for the Whirlpool Cabrio? Would be really helpful. Thanks

    • @quadflopper1012
      @quadflopper1012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      since the oasis, bravo, and Cabrio are all made by whirlpool and basically the same machine just with different ergonomic layouts they all should use the same tub bearings which are 6006-2RS Sealed Ball Bearing measuring 30x55x13mm
      but even if your drive shaft is reusable and you replace the bearings, if you don't replace the seal you are wasting your time and whirlpool seams to not be letting the seals get out by themselves, you have to buy the bearing kit (W10435302) to get the seal....

  • @ellenrobison9717
    @ellenrobison9717 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to know the signs of a bearing going bad. My washer is jiggling badly on spin cycles and I have leveled it. Short of buying new front feet for it I am not certain what else to do. It has auto levelers on the back. Kenmore machine.

    • @johndavidson2365
      @johndavidson2365 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ellen Robison Does your washer sound like a 747 taking off during the spin cycle?

    • @tellsthetruth894
      @tellsthetruth894 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ellen, my reply maybe too late for you. But if not I can tell you my Bravos was doing same thing, where the tub was banging the four walls of the washer. I was told to replace the four spring hangers. I did that with after market hangers without relief. Only OEM hangers resolved the problem.

  • @mikeysbestfriend6496
    @mikeysbestfriend6496 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting the video. one question though. I noticed you put the washer on the bottom of the lower bearing between it and the nut. most of the other videos show putting it above The lower bearing. The way you did it seems more logical to me but I was wondering if you had any insight on that? Thanks!

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn’t follow the manufacturer drawing when I did this, but to me.... the spacer tube between the bearings does that job fine. Putting an extra washer on the top side seemed illogical. I haven’t had any problems with it, just don’t go crazy tightening it

    • @mikeysbestfriend6496
      @mikeysbestfriend6496 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Creative Mechanic thanks for responding! I appreciate it. I’m going to try it that way.

  • @nagrain
    @nagrain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if the drum is stuck? Any tips on getting it out?

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pull harder

    • @sk8gurlec
      @sk8gurlec 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I ended up putting 21 inch 2x4 under the top lip of the drum and then used a car jack to press against the post at the bottom and the 2x4 at the top. Easy peasy. There are a few videos for a visual

  • @paulm1834
    @paulm1834 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, I just replaced the shaft and bearings on a Kenmore Elite Oasis HE Washer (Model 11027062604) and noticed that there is some resistance between the stator / stator cover when I rotate the stator cover (plastic cover with magnets around it). There is no resistance when the stator is not attached to shaft. There is no actual rubbing noise and the resistance is more pronounced as I start rotating faster - it almost feels like a magnetic resistance when rotated over a certain speed (washer is not plugged in). Is this normal? Did anyone else experience similar magnetic resistance when you attached and rotated the motor cover? Thanks.

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The cover has magnets in it. The motor has coils of wire that polarize when current is applied, that interacts with the magnets on the cover allowing the machine to control speed and direction of the drum. So yes, it’s normal

    • @paulm1834
      @paulm1834 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CreativeMechanic Thanks for your help, the sporadic electromagnetic resistance was indeed normal and everything worked great after reassembling.

  • @jamiemale27
    @jamiemale27 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazon has the tool and bearing kit for $ 75

  • @kingsxkids
    @kingsxkids ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Why the drum track? This isn't the fakenews.

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because I play the drums and I put it in my videos

    • @kingsxkids
      @kingsxkids ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CreativeMechanic
      I see it’s just a little distracting for me during your excellent video -
      when there is talking .
      I couldn’t drum my way out of a paper bag.
      I play guitar- but here’s one of my favorite Drummers in case you haven’t heard of him : th-cam.com/video/QvYLHG86Iwo/w-d-xo.html

  • @rickeykeeton4770
    @rickeykeeton4770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you not have to recalibrate the washer?

  • @keya31gville
    @keya31gville 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    jeezus whooo fine mammajamma

  • @johndavidson2365
    @johndavidson2365 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My cabrio is 2 years old and bearings are already going, so.....

  • @JCnordic2983
    @JCnordic2983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was your washer wobbling and stopping with uneven code?

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, just sounded like a jet engine taking off

    • @JCnordic2983
      @JCnordic2983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CreativeMechanic mine is sibling horribly and then stops on spin cycle. Checked hub, stator, replaced rps, stabilizer rods, lubed shaft. Still wobble violently. Bearing doesn't have any slop.

    • @jackieaguirre8318
      @jackieaguirre8318 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jerry C did you figure it out?

  • @wish2fish37
    @wish2fish37 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video,but you only said it needed the bearing but did not show or say why.What was the symptom.?Noise ?Leaking?

  • @scottkretsch4887
    @scottkretsch4887 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be attempting this repair. A bit beyond my skill level and patience.

  • @MsTC2013
    @MsTC2013 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you come fix mine for me lol, but naw this video was awesome and you naw washer for free.

  • @michaelhorsford403
    @michaelhorsford403 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guy wants 50 it doesn't look that bad

  • @lvl88661
    @lvl88661 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    400$ to replace bearings ? Nah , bring them to me I will do it for $150-$180 top load washers whirpool. Kenmore , Maytag .

    • @simonmorneau7933
      @simonmorneau7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only the axle bearing kit is $ 160.00 taxes in. canadien!! Where is your profite !! Or you have the jobber kit !! Or original at a really good price !! 🤔

  • @email16v
    @email16v 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your time is not worth $400?

  • @daveyjones8821
    @daveyjones8821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You didn’t do the job properly I start you didn’t clean the two bowls out the centre hole of the plastic bowl you didn’t clean that nor the covering not a good job

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cleaning is for girls

    • @jerrybance3825
      @jerrybance3825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do not do what this is doing . Tottaly wrong to use torch . Please buy bearing installer tool . This is handy man not atechnician

    • @simonmorneau7933
      @simonmorneau7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought you were going to talk about the washer positioned at the wrong place !!??🤭🤔 the washer goes between the spacer and the lower bearing !!

    • @CreativeMechanic
      @CreativeMechanic  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y’all be jealous cuz it works

    • @simonmorneau7933
      @simonmorneau7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CreativeMechanic sorry!! But not for long !!