Bearing Job

[JeffLange]

Does anyone do there own bearing jobs on Maytag/unimac washers? Has anyone tried the BeeSmart shaft saver? 2 people told me not to use it because they had bad luck with it.

[Rondo]

I've rebuilt 4 machines with them. The problem is you realy can't rebuild them without his kits unless your in a area with a very large machine shop. If you do exactly as the instructions tell you to do and it will work pefectly and a lot of common sense helps too. Bob's instructions have changed over the years and I think he has left out a few simple steps.Just remember you can call him if something is not clear. This is very important don't just try to just put bearings in this machine, the shaft bearing wear surface is very soft and that won't work. The best answer is buy Wasco's, I had 14 off these(Maytag/Unimac) now I have 8.

[Anonymous]

When a bearing/seal job is needed for a TL/FL'er, that is when i look at replacement. I may be slow, but it takes me all day to do a SQ FL/TL bearing/seal job. I'm NOT convinced it's worth the effort.

I know nothing about Wasco's.
How long does it typically take for 1 guy to do a Wasco bearing/seal job ?

[Rondo]

My point about Wasco is they rarely need bearing jobs. Any bearing job is labor intensive. But I have a very good helper and we can do most jobs in about 4 hours.

[Anonymous]

I'd argue that bearing jobs for the most part, are mainly due to amount of use. Not design. No matter what the brand. For example, I'm just now changing bearings for the first time on old SQ Super 20 machines that were installed in 1984.

However, after doing some of these jobs, I can't help but think that some company should have designed this to be an easier job that it is. But 4 hours w/ a helper isn't that much of a time savings from where i currently am.