Clean The area where the bearings go, as well as the area where the seal will be. In my case The original owners of this machine used way too much soap->so much that it formed a tough layer on the spider, outer side of the cylinder, and inner side of the outer tub. This had to be removed with a chisel. Cleaning took 2-3 hours.
Here is the outer tub with the bearing area cleaned. Also clean the top, as the seal will sit here. You can use a wire brush to clean the metal a little, but be careful not to strip too much metal away, otherwise you will change the bore size, and the bearings will not seat as well.
It would be best if I had a bearing oven to heat the bearings up so that the metal expands when I insert the bearings. Since I don't have such a thing, I used 100W light bulb to heat up the area where the bearings will be installed. Place the bulb in the hole where the bearings go, let the area heat up for ~30-45 minutes.
After the area is heated, insert bearing 6207 into the front of the outer tub. Make sure that it is inserted evenly and is not crooked. Use the old bearing to help put the new bearing into place. Align the old bearing on top of the new one and use the hammer to pound evenly around the old bearing. Keep doing this until the top of the new bearing is just past the flange that fits snugly around the bearing. Flip the outer tub over insert the collar first, then insert the 6206 bearing evenly. Use the old bearing to hammer it into place. This bearing can be inserted as far as it slightly going past the top of the metal of the area that it is inserted.
Look at the old seal and determine which new seal is appropriate. Remove the metal ring around the spider assembly. If you have the old seal, insert the bearing spacer, moisten the seal with either soap water or a tad bit of petroleum jelly. Use the provided tool to insert the seal. Inserting the seal will require a bit of force. Insert the new metal ring into the seal. Clean the shaft of the spider assembly, be careful not to strip too much metal off the shaft. Insert the new rubber ring seal into the shaft. Use the provided grease to put a light layer on the shaft. Insert the spider assembly firmly. Flip the outer tub over, put the pulley on with the old bolt and washer. Start tightening the bolt down. The force from the tightening will pull the shaft into place and into the correct position for the seal. Unscrew the bolt and use the bolt that is provided with the kit. Tighten the bolt. Give the pulley a spin, make sure it spins freely. Parts from the kit.
Spider installed-> Remember those plastic spacers, you'll need them!! Getting that soap crud off the spider is impossible-> best to leave it be. Put the spacers back on the 3 arms-> they keep the SS cylinder from touching the cast Aluminum->preventing corrosion VERY IMPORTANT!!! Assemble the machine with CARE. Test the machine for leaks. The bearing area has weep holes, so if there is a problem with the repair, water leak from the Weep hole first. If this happens, the machine needs to come a part again, and you need to investigate what happened.
