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| WFW8410SW0 Bearing and Seal Kit with 8540347 Seal |
If you own a Whirlpool
WFW8410SW0 washer and it sounds like a jet plane you can replace your bearings
and tub seal see http://duetbearing.com/page8.html for your bearing and seal kit . No special tools are required. Other model suffixes could be WFW8410SW01, WFW8410SW02, WFW8410SW03.
The typical
process is to disassemble the machine to pull the large outer tub out. Some
brave souls pull it without removing the three counter weights. I prefer to
pull the counter weights to make it more manageable. Once the outer tub is out
you can remove the clips and split the tub into two halves. Don't forget to mark where the clips are for when you're putting it all back together. Once the front half
is off you can pull the stainless steel basket out which will expose the 8540347
tub seal.
You can
remove the 8540347 seal and check the rear bearing for a snap ring or retainer
clip. If so, remove the clip so you can tap out the rear bearing first working
through the front bearing bore. Once the bearings are out you can do some
housework to prepare it for reception of the new bearings.
When tapping in the bearings take
care not to impact the inner race so you don’t bruise the new bearing which can
cause bearing to be noisy as well as premature bearing failure. Some clients
use a socket extension and hammer to tap in the new bearings carefully keeping
the impact on the outer race only.
Once new bearings are fully set
you can then install the new 8540347 seal. Finally, put here all back together
again and perform a test run and watch for leaks.
I hope this helps you understand
what is involved when replacing your WFW8410SW0 tub
bearings and 8540347 seal. See http://duetbearing.com/page8.html to order your replacement bearing and tub seal kit.
For other appliance parts visit www.washerbearings.com/parts
Jeff Hartman
"The Neptune Man"
