[washing machine] oil leak from a tub of front loader

Transmission

would it be easy to replace the transmission?

laser wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@s1g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

If you mean is it just sitting there with 6 bolts to take off without disconnecting all kinds of other stuff, I'd *GUESS* no. I've never replaced one.

Have you thought about how much you want to spend on this max?

@s1g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

if the problem is due to transmission, then I gotta figure out two things; easiness of replacement and cost of part. I am having a difficulty to find the part number of the transmission and its price.

What year did you buy this washer?

How old is it?

I bought it in 2001 and it was brand new. I had a problem of a Spin control board assembly last year and i replaced it by myself.

I looked at the diagram of parts but I was not able to find any part named "transmission".

OK

It may be the same unit I did have then

I say did have....cause after seven years of light use it just crapped out on me and I had to junk it as it isn't made to be repaired

Try Googling "Kenmore front loader bearing" and see what you get

what you are trying to say is that Kenmore is hopeless. ^^;

Before I make a decision, i would like to know the part that i am looking for.

Yep that's it

The seal and bearing couldn't just be replaced by itself...instead the whole inner tub had to be replaced at a cost of several hundred dollars