Figured I'd toss a wider net by asking the question here. I'm attempting to salvage a Maytag Neptune front loading washer with bad tub bearings. Got the rear bearing out after using penetrating oil for a couple of days, heat, and a BFH. The front bearing however has much more rust in and around it. It hasn't moved at all after three days of soaking in a few different penetrating oils, a dremel to remove rust around the edges, light heat using a heat gun, multiple tries with a large slide hammer pilot bearing puller, countless hits with a BFH and a hardened steel bar; it ain't budging. I can't heat it too much as the bearing sits in an aluminum housing which in turn is pressed into the plastic outer tub of the washer. Any suggestions on a different tool or maybe trying to cut it out with a dremel? Not much room to work inside the tub.
Here's a couple of photos showing the outer tub, the front bearing and seal as I found it, and how it looks now after pulling the old seal and grinding away some rust. Thanks.
Here's a couple of photos showing the outer tub, the front bearing and seal as I found it, and how it looks now after pulling the old seal and grinding away some rust. Thanks.
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