Front Load Washer Tub Bearings and Seal Kit Fit for LG & Kenmore Etc Replacement Part 4036ER2004A 4280FR4048L 4280FR4048E 4036ER4001B

My 5.2 cu ft front load Kenmore Elite steam washer sounded like a jet getting ready for takeoff on the fast spin cycle due to a bad inner bearing. It was a big job getting everything apart and the new bearing installed (watched a youtube video). I replaced the boot gasket as well while it was all apart. Now I have a like new washer thatvwould have cost me > $1000 to buy a similar size model with similar features new... so this investment was well worth it! Pictures in review are of old bearings.

Fixed my seal problem. No more noise. Installation is not for the novice. Great performance

I heard that bearing going out for about 2 weeks and I knew what I was in for. Ease of installation? Ha! It actually isn't that bad! I have a bearing press and pullers and such. Putting the new one in had to be done the old fashioned way though. With a drift, at least in my case. But with patience (and I have a lot) the bearing race and bearing went in and the seal as well. Everything fit snug. No noise when I was done. Ironically, my worst problem was getting the door seal put back in properly. Lol

The media could not be loaded. Update #2 11/17/2020 - This item is complete garbage. "THESE" bearing lasted 2 months before starting to degrade, so again I replaced them with OEM LG bearings. 7 Months with a Genuine LG Bearing still sounds silent like a new washer. My advice stick with OEM. This is a monster job, you don't want to do it twice like I had to.Update 4/2/2020 GARBAGE!!!! I'm giving a generous 2 Stars, because after 2 months these bearings started to fail, sounding like before I replaced them. Now at 6 months these bearing are in total failure, louder than the 10 YEAR old ones on the OEM (listen to the video, these are the new bearings after 6 months). Just ordered LG bearings. I will wait 2 months and post another review to rule out any other part causing the failure. If the LG ones work I'm dropping to 1 star.First this is a monster undertaking will take a full day, but the end result is a super quiet washer again. Tips: 1. Buy a new front door gasket, shocks and lg spring expansion tool, you take off these items anyway. The spring expansion too is the best 25 dollars you will spend. Took me 30 minutes for 1 gasket spring installation, cuts on my hand and bruises on my knuckles without the tool 2. YouTube video for installation and use ziplock bags to label, keep track of screws, 3. Use a sledge hammer, hit drive shaft directly square on top, it will easily separate it from bearing without damage. I used a mallet, sledge with a piece off wood, shaft didnt budge even hitting it hard as I could. Hit shaft once with a sledge hammer directly, with 1/2 the force worked like a charm. 4. Use a thin film of laundry or hand soap on bearings and door gasket spring grooves. Will make installation much easier. 5. Remove the bars on inside of drum, only takes 2 screws. Mine were caked with soap scum underneath. If you ever got that grey slime on clothes this is why. Clean all soap scum out of tubs and stainless drum too. Good luck

Installed these TWICE in my LG Tromm front-loader that sounded like a jet engine on the spin cycle. The first set didn't last more than about 3 months. I believe I messed them up on installation. Using a hammer (even if careful) to install these may mean you've shortened the life of them in a massive way. After 3 months they were noisy again and inspection showed them to be completely disintegrated and had leaked all of their grease. They had tons of play and were worse than the originals.The SECOND time I'm more confident that they'll last. I used a bearing pusher / puller to install properly, which makes the job 100x easier and pushes them in with no risk of damage. Now my machine is as quiet as when it was new.Note: it's best to buy a new drum spider when replacing these and you'll need to apply a small amount of grease on the seal washer in order to avoid squealing where the rubber meets the metal shaft.I'll update this review if the new set deteriotes like the first, however I'm pretty confident it was my 'heavy handed' first installation that set the first set up for failure.Edit: 4 months later and we’re still golden. Will update after more months have passed.Edit: 13 months in... still good.Edit: 16 months and counting. A-ok.(Hint: bearing pusher is the key to a successful installation)