Old one got a tear in the front and was leaking water on the floor. Had to take apart a bunch of the machine, and I gotta say that the two seals (inner drum and outer casing) were both tricky to get on properly.
Doing a test load of laundry now, and there’s no leaks (so far), so that’s pretty excellent
A good trick to know for this task is to spread some detergent on the portion of the seal that will sit on the metal flanges just before mating those surfaces. That helps make the seal repositionable for a bit and makes it easier to slide the seal on. The detergent will dry out and won’t negatively affect the attachment of the seal long term.
Yup, I did that and it helped tremendously