Mechanical problem need intelligent suggestions on removing bearing

[gvidas]

I had a somewhat similar experience with the washing machine a few months ago. Motor control board, not bearings, but. My initial thought was "fuck this noise I'll buy a cheap used one."

Ended up biting the bullet and buying the part on ebay. Turns out I would have had to take at least three doors off their hinges to get a new machine into the basement.

In the past few years ebay has gone pretty aggressively buyer-friendly. If the listing explicitly says the part will work for your washing machine, you can pretty much get a full refund if it doesn't.

This is the dude who sold me the motor control board. Apparently he set up shop just to take your money, and he knows exactly how much you'd pay for the new parts.

http://stores.ebay.com/FRONT-LOAD-BEARINGS

All that said, I can't imagine washing machines are a large enough market that they're making proprietary bearings. It might be worth spending half an hour to see if you can get the bearings thru Motion Industries or some other bearing house.