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Thanks andyjava, I’ve bought the grease recommended by electrofix along with the LG bearing and tub seal from ukwhitegoods and SKF bearings from somewhere else.

Lack of lube sounds most likely based on your comments and from what I remember:

• The seal was not loose in the hole, just not as tight as I’d expected
• The bearings were still sealed and shielded and fully intact when I changed them => unlikely to have damaged the phosphor bronze ring

Thanks to both you and electrofix for sharing your expertise and experience.

After finding out how SKF label their bearings I’ve answered my original question – stainless steel bearings are very, very expensive. The cheapest I found for SKF W6306-2RS1 is £92 😮

[Spin Doctor]

No, but I will this time. Thanks for the tip and link.

Dave

[Spin Doctor]

Thanks electrofix.

The seal should have been fine as I bought the genuine LG part 4036ER2004A from ukwhitegoods (and the price has only gone up by 3{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} in three years so I’ll have another of those). It didn’t seem a particularly tight fit. I would have cleaned the shaft and drum where the seal sat and probably noticed any damage.

A few pictures of a very messy seal and two bearings from 3 years ago: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8Jon6tKcQkWWsoRTA You can see a fair bit of limescale/detergent had got past the seal. I think I thought about putting grease on the new seal but decided against it as the detergent would have cleaned it away. Stainless steel would have survived the water longer – but maybe not the load – hence my original question.

Spin (also a Dave)

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