Product review (1 stars): Terrible Bearings - Do Not Buy
Whoa! These bearings don't seem suitable for high-speed spin cycle front-load machines. I replaced the old bearings as they were getting noisy, especially in the final high-speed spin.  Thanks to Youtube instructional videos the process was straight-forward and not dramatic (my hint: take the heavy-weight vibration damping concrete counter-balances off before disconnecting the drum - this makes the whole drum/housing removal process easy). I triple-checked the seating and alignment of the replacement bearings - both were inserted firmly and properly in their respective seats. Alas, upon reassembly and recommissioning the washing machine got a little funky on the second load (both first and second loads were light - a few hand towels/cloths dirty from the tear-down process). I put in a mid-size load on the third try and the machine sounded like the old bearings.  On the fourth load (again medium sized) I reduced the spin speed to "medium" as opposed to "high". No joy, just louder noise and the smell of burning plastic - I unplugged the machine as soon as I smelled the burning plastic.  I had hoped the problem was the plastic seal shifting out of position and failing but that was not the case.  Both replacement bearings had failed, the smaller one catastrophically.  The burning plastic was from the bearing side plates (the smaller ones disappeared in a puff at whatever RPM the unit spun at in the final cycle). See the attached photo. The main shaft on the spider was heat-welded to the inner bearing race and scored by the loose ball bearings bouncing around during the spin.  So instead of trying to repair the machine (i.e. new higher quality bearings, new spider/main shaft) we went out last night and bought a new LG washing machine (with a 5-year comprehensive warranty). I am now going to try to get a refund.