Great video. This is definitely as perfect of a fix for the bad seal leak that I have seen. That you ran it through several test and went through the trouble of taking it back part to make sure it was not leaking is very impressive.

Just finished a repair on my own machine using your video. I used a suggestion in the Washer Dryer Money video and drilled out the welds underneath the motor and bent the plate down to get to the gearbox. Just have to be sure to bend it as far back to the original placement so it doesn't interfere with the motor. (Learn from my mistake!) I did encounter an issue with all the oil that may help someone else here. After troubleshooting and running manual tests, I discovered I was getting no tachometer reading. Plenty of Google searches later, I learned that the problem was with the shifter assembly. For the layman out there, the tachometer (or the part of it giving me problems) is the two plastic prongs that rest inside of the transmission. Mine had a significant amount of oil and debris all over it. After carefully cleaning it, all my troubles were gone and the tachometer was reading again. Thanks again for the video! Saved me a lot of money!

just thank 2 years after, this video was again usefull for me

From the UK here. Seemed the perfect solution to my rough sounding bearings on my washing machine. Oil leak underneath. Until you zoomed out at the end to show you were repairing a top loader style washer. I associate these with the US. We tend to use front loaders in the main here. Nonetheless, a brilliant, concise way of repairing top loaders. Congratulations.

Great video, my issue on my Maytag Centennial was the hub under wash plate. Machine wouldn't spin fast. I didn't realize that wash plate wasn't supposed to spin freely, until the actuator switches it over during the cycle. When I did look underneath, saw all the oil spilled out as well. The new hub, and this trick seems to have everything back in order. Removing the wash plate was a challenge. I ended up "threading" a long ratchet strap down, and then under the plate. Rotated it around and pulled up at different places, until it broke free. Good luck and thanks

Thanks for the help, Kevin. Got my Kenmore washer up and running - all seems good so far! I used a plug from my drip irrigation system to seal up the hole in the gear box, which worked pretty well. The grease was more like $10 in NY, but I'm not complaining - you saved me buying a new washer! Thanks again!

Super informative and explained in simple terms. Thanks so much for your thoroughness and the video.

Great ingenuity and clear details! Thanks a lot for paying it forward 🙏

I can't say enough good things about your video..well done. You can seal the hole with JB weld also.

Great video . Very thorough. Thank you

I lost my marbles when I called the repair guy- mind you - only because it is under warranty- and it’s not covered by warranty and they recommended replacing the machine

I have the exact underside. Sealed trans. Mine made a very loud electric buzz alarm noise during drain cycle. . . But would still drain strong. Well eventually it stopped spinning. And started leaking water. Turned it upside down and I definitely see some evidence of oil... I probably need a new pump and to do your grease change. Difficult days ahead

Just did what you did because the transmission was leaking. I used a shop vac to try to get the rest of the oil out and It didn't work but I am adding in the grease now. Cross my fingers! Your video is really good video for homeowners thanks!!

nice video

This has been immensely helpful so far- however- I’m at about the 5:33 mark of the video on my own washing machine, & I’ve drilled the hole into the gear box & twisted it to the downward position- and all that has come out was a bit a water, no oil as far as I’m aware. Do you think all the oil has spilled out already? There was some on the floor & around the bottom of the machine, but not nearly as much as I’d expected to see after seeing your video. Maybe I didn’t drill deep enough into the gear box? Let me know if you have any thoughts. Thanks.

My wife just pointed out an oil smell in ours... the same setup I told her to buy a new one. 😅

Do you remember what size air hose that was? (Original question was: “is it necessary to drain all the oil?” obvious in hindsight but I was thinking in terms of affecting the grease and not additional leaking.)

Awesome video.

Thanks!

Good Video, thanks for posting.

My washer is actually leaking water where the pulley wheel is located.

Hello bro thanks for the video but mine put oil on my dress yet i cant see anything like oil in water its stressing me alot😢

i have a a maytag washer with the play button and it leaks oil it's everywhere. the belt was slipping and it would wash or spin right so i started to take the gear box out and cant get the wash plate out so i may try this.

Great video! Can you please explain what symptoms you observed that made you determine that the transmission was the culprit and that greasing the transmission was the solution. Many thanks, JP

Great video! Thanks for posting it! I have a Whirlpool, about 4 years old. Making random grinding noises, check on the bottom and saw the cover plate full of oil, and some splattered on the walls. Was your washing machine also making these grinding noises? Wondering if I have a double problem here...

Hi! Thank you so much for your video. It is very helpful. I was just wondering if you had any thoughts on something. I did everything in the video up until it says to add the grease. I started adding the grease. I only put 1 syringe in and it just started come back out of the hole. Do you have any suggestions on why this may be happening?

How tight should the nut be on the pulley wheel? I replaced the cam kit and the actuator, worked fine for four washes. Then it started making a grinding noise but only when the wash plate was going counter clockwise. I replaced the belt, cleaned up the oil and it started again. I don’t think I tightened the nut enough because even with thread locker the belt is rubbing on the cover.

Thanks for the video, Kevin! I have a Whirlpool washer with a "Play/Pause" button that has started smelling like oil after a wash. No oil to be seen on the floor and it still spins OK, but I figure the seal is probably starting to leak oil and the belt will eventually become slippy. How many syringes worth of grease did you put in?

Great video. Did you use the whole grease tubing?

I did exactly what I saw you did but when i bore into the transmission I discover grease not oil, under my washer have an oily type fluid under it when I inspected closer it looks like grease

So how many of yall machines got fixed and how many did yall need to replace completely?

I wonder why whirlpool didn't use the grease that you used when they produced the machine to begin with. Thank god us technicians don't do anything like that otherwise you could have bought three washers for the time you put into it.Hopefully you won't have any problems down the road

Hi is the washing machine still working ok?......tks

Question do I have to put the all the 3 oz of grease tube? Thanks for the video

Super video! How is the washer now?

What did u use to add pressure through the hose to push out the oil?

Can the gear box get loud when it’s leaking or is the sound coming from a bearing ?

working kkkkkk

Hello, Thanks for the video. Just wondering how the white grease held up over time? Any more leaks?

Nice how's the washer now?

These washers are fkin junk!