DC97-17004B / DC60-00100A Washer Flange Shaft Assembly Compatible with Samsung Washing Machine Washer Spider Spinner Shaft Replaces DC97-17004A DC97-17004E with DC60-40137A Spider Hex Bolts

We acquired a used Samsung Washer and Dryer, and the washer (WF42H5200AF/A2) was loud from the beginning. I never had time to look into it, but it also felt like an old washer where the balance was off. Started shaking and vibrating and the drum sounded super loud. Stupid me I should have looked into it sooner but the bearings were going out. There's a youtube video (you can search for this: CNDuuHvrzPE or James Fix It! channel) that shows what ours sounded like when we got it and after I fixed it. We came back from a camping trip and on the last load, the drum stopped spinning. Pro Tip - research this before you need to fix it and wait a week for parts. But you're probably here now b/c you need parts. Sorry man.Long story short, I replaced the spider arm, both bearings, and the bearing seal. I also tried to replace the suspension but the off brand parts were garbage and ended up making the drum hit the side of the housing. Overall the process was a bit expensive for all the parts, but not difficult. I used an impact driver and socket set to speed up removal, but reinstalled all bolts/screws by hand to not break them. Definitely appears to be a daunting task, but most people that are good with some basic hand tools could handle this.As for this particular spider arm: it fits, has the right tolerances, and it hasn't failed yet and we've done about 20-30 loads since installing. I went with whatever part was cheapest because these parts are just not capable of lasting more than 5-6 years anyway. It's aluminum with a steel shaft, where those metals come in contact causes 'galvanic corrosion' - if you're interested, you should look into it. Some laundry detergents can accelerate this. Regardless, this part will fail again at some point, this ain't gonna be grandma's legacy washing machine that ran forever. I saw a video where someone had their part powder coated. That's fine and might slow the corrosion, but it won't prevent it because the steel and aluminum are still in direct contact. Personally, I just plan on replacing this part and bearings again in about 5 years - or whenever I hear that bearing whine again.Anyway, with what I've seen, I'd buy this part again. If it fails in a much shorter time and this product page still exists, I'll update the review.

I knew the part was bad in the washer, but after taking the washer apart, I saw that the drum was damaged beyond repair and cost too much to replace, so I returned this part. It looked like a good part, though, and good quality.

After 1 year since I bought Samsung WF42H5000AW it starts get noisier and noisier until one day smoke came out of it. Bedsides Samsung quality big issue It's my fault (was too busy and didn't pay attention). Appears to be failed seal cause ball bearing failure and further on spider arm shaft was damaged as well. So, I needed to replace ball bearing , seal and spider arm (around $250, but still better that $1K new washer). Thanks to youtube there are a lot info on how to fix it. It is pita but doable. It' not OEM but quality seems to be OK.Time will tell. So far so good. Washer is working fine again. If it will last for a couple of year I will be happy.My advise: buy an insurance protection. Looking inside the washer construction I figured that it designed to fail. Just a matter of time.

Samsung washer is about 10 years old and had gotten severely loud during spin cycle. After taking it apart I found this spider gear assembly was broken. I also changed bearing,shocks, and door rubber since I had it all dismantled. I've been using it daily and it's running like new again.

Worked out great. Nothing to this part that's complicated. Direct replacement. Taking the washer apart is another story. If it will last 7 years like the factory one. We will see.

It fits perfectly on the drum but the labor is very time consuming.

Everything was fine it worked out perfect

The only detail is that came with 5 screws, need to spend extra 6 dollars