Product review (5 stars): Involved repair, but worth it!
I'm lucky that I'm married to a really handy man.  Our Maytag Neptune washer is a little over ten years old, and the bearings went bad.  Maytag doesn't make parts, you have to buy the entire drum for $450.  We looked up the repair on the internet and went to it.  We basically pulled the entire washing machine apart, cleaned the entire thing, and reassembled.  We were ultimately victorious!  Washer works again for a little over $90 for all the parts vs. $450 for the new tub.