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Age: 1-5 years
I just replaced the bearings (W10435302) on my Maytag Bravos. Wow, what a difference! It's now as quiet as when we bought the washer. My question is this though. Before I removed the old bearings and seal, I didn't notice the how deep the bearing seal seated into the tub. When I installed the new bearings with the press tool, everything went in smoothly. When I went to install the bearing seal, it wouldn't go flush with top of the tub. It was still sticking up about 1/4 inch. Should it be flush with the tub? Unfortunately when I installed the seal, I had already added the adhesive to it. I tried the hammer and tool to get it to go down further, but it wouldn't go any further. If it's supposed to be flush with the top of the tub, I would guess that the top bearing didn't get pressed down far enough and I should have used the press tool again before installing the seal. I ran the C0 test and it's quiet through all 3 spin speeds. We have used the washer quite a few times since and it's very quiet. Will this be an issue later? If so, can I knock out the top bearing and seal without damaging either one and reuse both?
Another question I have that occured when I was disassembling the washer. When I removed the inner tub, it still had water sloshing around between the inner and outer wall of the tub. Is this normal?
Thanks!!!