Product review (5 stars): Wife is very pleased!
The pump I ordered fit perfectly!  I am not an appliance technician by any means, but with the help of online resources I was able to replace my pump independently.  It was quite a process but doable.  It may have saved us from buying a new washer for quite some time! fingers crossed!  Since the replacement, the grinding noise has ceased and the new pump sounds considerably less strained than the older pump.  When I removed the old pump there was quite a bit of soot, grit, and years of wear.  When the machine stop draining we troubleshooted the issue and effectively resolved the problem.  Wife is very pleased!