Tub Seal and Bearing Kit

First of all thanks to this site for the right parts good instructions and fast delivery. I didn't get the bearing tool so I used a metal spike used to set concrete forms to remove the bearings and wood block to replace them 1. Remove the back of the washer with a screwdriver and Tape the lid to the top of the washer. 2. use a screwd ... Read more river or wood chisel to release the two catches on the front of the top and lift the top up and over (I used a chair to hold it). 3. remove agitator cover and find the bolt, remove the bolt and lift the agitator and gears out of the machine. Lift the center basket out and set it aside. 4.Set the washer on it side so you can get to the bottom of the machine (I leaned mine against a chair with a blanket in between to keep from scratching it). Remove the allen screw at the bottom of the rotor/motor. remove the outer part of the rotor/motor. 5. remove the 4 bolts and the plate securing the inner rotor/motor and pull it down so you can remove the plastic sensor holding the electrical connections. 6. Remove the second plate, if it hasn't fallen, and you will see the lower bearing and shaft. 7. Set the washer up and remove the shaft from the top. 8. Take the spike and hammer and, from the top , tap the lower bearing out. 9. Return the washer to the side position and from the bottom tap the upper bearing out. 10. clean up the grease and such from the machine. 11. Using a piece of soft wood as close to the same size as the bearing tap the new bearings back into place, switching positions on the washer as needed. Be careful with the bearings try to tap easy and make sure the bearings are going on straight. 12. Install the shaft into the bearings from the top, using the instructions supplied with the parts. 13. Install the rubber gasket per the instructions as well. 14. Put the agitator and gears back together. 15. Install the rotor/motor and sensor. 16. Secure the top and remove the tape.