TL;DR
A tub bearing is the sealed ball bearing assembly that supports the spinning inner basket shaft of a washing machine where it passes through the outer tub. When the water seal ahead of it fails, the bearing corrodes and the machine develops a roar during spin that grows into a jet-engine howl, often with grease streaks on laundry.
What it means
A tub bearing is the sealed ball bearing assembly that supports the spinning inner basket shaft of a washing machine where it passes through the outer tub. When the water seal ahead of it fails, the bearing corrodes and the machine develops a roar during spin that grows into a jet-engine howl, often with grease streaks on laundry. Replacement means splitting the outer tub, and on many machines the labor plus parts approaches replacement cost, making this the classic repair-or-replace judgment call.
Where it sits in the glossary
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