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Originally Posted by: richappy For your info. they still sell a bearing kit P# 285203 at about $40, a lot cheaper than $103 plus $25 shipping. However, it is a big job removing and installing the bearings. these are not the right bearings for the maschine he is talking about! I ordered them as well as I have the same machine as him and they arrived today. They are the WRONG ones
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Is there anything complicated about the front door bellows and seal and how it attaches to the drum inside?
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Nothing complicated. There is a very long wound steel spring that holds it in place. I believe you pull it off first. I don't remember if the spring is on the drum or door but could guess it is the drum as it would be better suited to hold it.
I hope you are going from an online assembly/disassembly tutorial.
Note, it has been a quite awhile since my project.
cheers
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Finally getting back to post the end of the story. I contacted Frigidare parts dep and they said a new drum was ~ $200. When I asked about a warranty they played dumb/didn't know what I was talking about so I contacted customer service and they said the drum has a 25 year warranty and that the machine was 5 years old. It's hard to believe that the Frigidare parts department doesn't know about their own warranty or that a $600 machine would fail (apparently this is standard) after only 5 years (can you say JUNK). Anyway customer service gave me the number to a local distributor and when I contacted them they said it would be about $20 delivery charge. When the new drum came in they never asked for a delivery charge so I got the drum for FREE (yahoo). I put the new drum in without replacing the bearings as they looked and felt solid although I did give them a light greasing. I put everything back together and the washer is working fine. Let's see how long this drum lasts. One time saver - Air tools or drill with socket attachment will be very helpful in removing and replacing the numerous bolts holding the drum together.
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yes, checking is always good with so many model changes going on. If you type. I just dragged mine into a bearing shop and they gave me the ones to match.
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