Washing machine breakdowns are a total nuisance! I was pulling my hair out recently when mine suddenly stopped spinning and was making terrible grinding noises. Definitely sounded like a major mechanical issue inside.
Rather than harassing my local appliance repair guy again, I decided to try tracking down the parts myself online. Thankfully a workmate pointed me towards
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. Their website made it super simple to identify the right replacement part - turned out the main drive bearing had totally seized up.