Whirlpool WP356427 Washer Transmission Shaft Seal OEM Part

In reality, this turned into a full-on rebuild project - with several parts orders, not just a simple repair. But I have to give credit: The parts listings with pictures on the AppliancePartsPros web site were really useful in figuring out what was going on inside the machine, and what parts I would need. Also: The repair videos were critical for me to be able to ensure I was reassembling everything correctly. Shout out to Simon, who was featured in several of the repair videos. His "gorgeous wooden box" and his habit of setting a part aside "where the kids won't play with it" are really humorous late at night, when I'm trying to get things back together! This was a challenging repair - largely because my washer is 25 years old. But the reputation of the Whirlpool direct drive design convinced me it was worth the effort to bring it back to life. Getting the tub nut and block apart without damage is difficult on old machines.

Just like the one's I have worked on for 30 years for Whirlpool.

Purchased parts from your site and did a self repair. Excellent quality , speedy delivery and easy to install. Now our 13 year old washer works as good as new.

Originally bought an off brand clutch from another site. Not sure if it was a bad part or bad install. It started leaking water a few months later and making a scratching noise. This time I ordered original parts from appliance parts pros: clutch and shaft/tub seals. The "how to" videos were extremely helpful. Now it runs quiet and dry. P.S. I tried using channel locks to remove the tub nut but ended up having to get the proper spanner wrench.

Watched your great videos for transmission seal replacement and tub bearing replacement. We love this washer, bought in 2000, and I basically had to rebuild it. All new springs, skid plate sliders, changed the oil in gearcase, put in new agitator dogs, and a motor drive bushing. But I could not get the old bearings hammered out of the tub centerpost. I pulled out the inner tub and outer tub, pressure washed the old soap stains and grease out. Had a sledge hammer and penetrating oil. Finally damaged the tub center post, and ordered a new one. The 20-year old bearings would not budge before the welds broke under the hammer. APP had a new one to me the next day. My advice, don’t try to push out the bearings. The new post comes with all the new bearings already pressed into place, the top gasket comes too, in a separate baggy, but their sales team did not know this, I was told that I needed to buy the bearings with the center post. But they take returns up to a year later. No big deal. Now the machine is running, not leaking and our laundry is cleaner. But it took a week, working 3-4 hours a day including the pressure washing and trying to pound out the old bearings.