Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
Speaking of washers, I had a washer issue a while back (again, wife+bed sheets) and a piece actually feel out of my washer. After inspecting it, finding two other identical pieces, and reinstalling it correctly, I still couldn't figure out what the heck the piece is for. Here are some pictures. Any ideas? Top loader, three of these things.


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that peice is just there from when it was shipped. If you bought it new you may remeber having to pull a tab before use. There is a cotter pin attached to that pin and when you pull the tab that pin drops in the plastic holder to never be used agin. I hope you didnt spend all day trying to figure ot where it goes.

As for the OP if you have a GE or maytag it sound like your bearings are going bad and it is not usaually economical to fix probly around $300-$400 and if you want to try to fix it yourself there are special tools you will need.