Product review (5 stars): Here's why you're going to buy this part. Your ...
Here's why you're going to buy this part.  Your washer's spindle spider is going to crack from a faulty design that cakes on old soap.  This causes the drum to go out of whack when it is turning 1400 rpm.  Suddenly your washer drum which turns in a circle is turning in a very out of control oval.  This tears apart the rubber diaphragm when all heck breaks loose.  Expect to see some smoke.  You need this part, but do not just replace it thinking that it was the problem.  It's merely a victim of the out of concentric drum spider spindle.  You need to replace that too. That part is on the opposite end and attaches to the rotor.