Duet GHW9150P inner SS drum is actually loose but rear pully/bearing/shaft seems solid. Front edges of plastic outer drum appear scraped from inner drum wobbling. Does anyone know if inner drum is welded or bolted to main shaft? If welded, is this worth fixing or should I just go and buy a new washer?

the drum bearings are shot,you need to get them replaced,if the drum is actually hitting the sides if the tub this could be a broken spider thats on the rear of the inner drum that holds the drum on if this comes loose it can cause serious personal injury

if the drum seems to be wobbling or seems out of round,check around the door boot and see if there are any plastic shavings,i just worked on a g.e. front load washer and found the outer tub chewed up from the "spider" assembly that hold the inner tub to the bearings completely broken,of course to check for this you need to remove the inner drum starting from the rear area by the motor & drum pulley and remove the front cover to pull out the drum to inspect this part,if it is broken,dont use the machine till its corrected

There is a lifetime warranty on this main basket. and 10 years on the outer front and rear buckets. My unit is 7 1/2 years old. and had the same problem. One of those 3 spokes connecting the main shaft to the rear bucket cracked and killed the front outer bucket. Whirpool tried to tell me I needed a professional to diagnose it but I told her the rear outer bucket was cracked, leaking water, and shredded the front outer. She sent me all three parts for $0! It took 2 hours to get apart and that was me being super careful. The parts will be here tomorrow morning! I did needd to buy 2 shocks at $21.00 each.

your drum bearings have gotten water in them from the lip-seal on the drum drive shaft,you need to remove the rear access panel,remove the belt remove the pulley,then remove inner tub and remove the spider that holds the inner drum on,then remove old seal and replace the inner and outer bearings,dont do just the inner bearing as the outer one isn't that expensive and may go out later,and its very labor intensive,anywhere from 2 to 7 hours depending on how stuck the old bearings are in the machine

The support bracket on your inner tub has probably broken. It involves replacement of the inner tub (drum) and probably the outer tub depending on the extent of the scraping. The parts will have a 5 year warranty, but the labor/service charge is your responsibility. Labor can be a bit pricey because of the extensive labor involved.

This sounds like a worn bearing housing or the bearing itself has packed up,either way you would have to strip and check these and replace what is broken

Sounds like drum bearings gone..Quite expesive repair

You have a big problem here. It sounds like the bearings on the drum shaft are going. this is over $400 for the back half of the outer drum and you have to be a very good mechanic to get it all apart. I currently have mine apart for the same problem which I verified by opening the door of the washer and lifting the inner stainless steel drum up and down with the machine off, of course. The tub is supported by two large ball bearings on the shaft that is supporting the stainless steel drum, and they don't sell just the bearings and seal, only the back half of the drum. If it has gotten bad enough to rub against the front half of the outer tub, it will probably have to be replaced also, about $120. This was probably caused by overloading the washer or washing something that was unbalanced and heavy; this destroys the seal between the inner drum and the heavy bearings, also not available separately, and lets water into the bearings in the aft outer tub which support the inner tub shaft. If you want to try to take this apart to verify, try looking at Whirlpool consumer services technical education group presents #L-68, Job Aid Part No. 8178076. I found it online. It has detailed instructions how to take this machine apart if you are a technician or a talented amateur, as I am. Good luck.

The rear bearing is part of the back half of the outer tub. In some cases the basket will need replaced also if the shaft is scored. This is a big job. In most cases whirlpool will warranty the parts for 10 years but not the labor. Will need to check in your owners manual. Hope this helps

To complete this repair correctly and to prevent problem re occuring within months you must change the inner drum spider at the same time as the bearing kit, otherwise you are wasting your time, to complete the repair if you have not done one before will take you aprox 1 to 3 hours depending on space available and practicle ability, here goes, remove lid and outer case from machine to do this remove bolts on lower back and two side bolts (under small white covers) remove bolts along top edges both sides on top of macnine, remove cabinet, remove motor, remove hoses, remove heater and thermostat wires, noting location for refitting, remove suspension leg pins and lift outer drum assembly complete fron lower frame, split two halves of outer drum by removing bolts around centre seem, split drum in two, remove drum pully, refit pully bolt and drift inner drum out having put nut back on drum spider thread to avoid flaring shaft, using hammer knock shaft through bearings, then using a chisel or similer object knock out bearings and seal, reverse process refitting new bearins and spider, make sure to replace centre outer drum seal, as these are prone tro leaking I suggest you also seal with a layer of clear silicon, and problems contact me again, not really a job for a novice. Good Luck you will need it. Regards Advisor