Kenmore Elite HE3 Bearing and Seal Kit – How To
If you own a Kenmore Elite HE3 front load washer and it has
morphed into a jet plane… I have great news! You can replace your bearings and seal and
save! I would expect 3 hours for the repair depending on how much cleaning you
do while you have the Elite disassembled. You won’t need any special tools to
replace the tub seal and bearings. See Elite Bearing for the tub bearing and
seal kits. The Elite kit works on the HE3, HE3T, HE4, HE4T, HE5 and HE5T
models. If you have the HE2 model you will need this 8540347 bearing and Seal kit.
When you notice the washer getting louder usually in high
speed spin mode you will want to take action asap before the rust sets in the
bearings. Otherwise, you may have a bearing that hangs up and scores the
support bracket shaft. Whirlpool only offers the support brackets along with a
new stainless steel basket as an assembly which drives up the cost
considerably. If your support bracket shaft is damaged you can repair it by
taking it to a machine shop where they can install a sleeve or weld up the area
and machine it back down again for the new bearing.
I hope this was helpful.
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Jeff Hartman
