Ok well as yoiu can see the washer with the grove is about to be cut and the other washerhas been cat and the sll one is the inner part of the washer.
AE didnt say this was a fix but it is a start. I assume they will be looking in to this as it seems that it will be aproblem. I think mine happened qiuckley due to the large motor I had in it. I do see this as a problem and I hope it will be addressed. But I will play with it and let you know how long this fix lasts for.