[injuredappliance]

My washer started making a clunking noise when on high sping. I removed the back cover and there seems to be some front to rear play (a few mm) at the bearing. I am not sure if this is normal or not. I can mimic the noise when moving the wheel attached to the bearing, but not sure if that is the culprit. The inside drum seems to be a bit lower than what I thought it was at one time in it's life. Is there anything else I can check or is it a done deal? I have seen some posts that say it could be the lower shock absorbers. I just put the machine back together and put a light load in. I see the front of the drum has movement when the cycle is running with more movement noticed the faster the drum is spinning.

[Jimvh2]

Did you get anywhere with this? My wife is complaining that our washer is making a chirping noise. Does this sound familiar?

I read another post that says you can replace the rear bearing.

[injuredappliance]

A chirp was the start. By my research, and I apologize I no longer have the information with me, the bearing is a part of the outer tub unit - thus replacement of just the bearing was not possible. Cost to get parts (and hoping I was getting what I needed and didn't run into anything else) was almost $300. Thus, I have sent my machine to the scrap yard. I would suggest doing a search on google with your machine part number and you should be able to find an exploded view of the parts.

[Jimvh2]

I found the exploded view and think I see the part that I would need. If it is truly a bearing then it comes as an assembly for the super low price of $200.

I guess I'll run it and see if it gets worse or until it fails. Thanks for the help.