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Originally Posted by underscore
^ a lot of people are killing front load washers by overloading them. The bearing wears out and the drum starts banging around. For some reason the bearings are sold as a unit with the drum, but if you can find a bearing that's the right size you can usually get the old one pressed out and a new one pressed in and be good to go.
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An update on this, I learned that it can be very cheap and very easy to find the right bearings and swap them out if you've got some basic tools and space. However all that is for nothing if regular cleaning cycles haven't been run on the washer, as the aluminum "spider" on the back of the drum will corrode away and start cracking. Even if it's removable you likely can't get a replacement. Mine had one small crack from the top that didn't look too bad, but luckily I decided to remove it and flip it over to clean the underside as that side is covered in huge cracks and big chunks of material are missing.