I've wasted so much time on washing machines over the years. If you run them enough, they do break, especially if you buy the "newish" Samsung type of front loader washing machine. They're made in China and poorly built.

One day my wife was doing the laundry and the "spider" (metal arm holding the drum) broke clean off. Then I dismantled the whole machine, cleaned it up (never been cleaner), and replaced the spider the following day. Then while I was at it, I figured I should probably replace the bearings as a preventative measure. One of them was seriously stuck. Also requires a few trips back and forth because I don't know which bearing it is until it's out.

You wouldn't believe how clean this machine is now, it's a beauty - some internal parts had corroded so I sanded it nicely, and did an internal paint job. Nobody will appreciate this.

Eventually I fixed it up completely but by then my wife had already bought a new washing machine. Another SAMSUNG! FFS.