Do-It-Yourself Story

Took the entire washer apart. Secondary containment tub looked fine. Tested the pump by extending the suction line and putting it in an elevated container filled with water. Put the pump discharge into the container as well. Ran the washer on rinse and spin (opposite motor rotation) pump seemed to run fine and the transmission seemed to operate fine as well. Since water had collected in the base of the transmission, I figured the only thing left was the hub seal. 3 of the 4 bolts that hold the inner basket to the hub sheared during disassembly, so I order 4 new bolts and the new hub seal kit. Assembly was easy. Didn't have a spanner wrench, but made due with a pipe wrench. Since the new bolts that go into the hub were a little different (not sure they were self tapping), I used my one remaining original bolt to tap the hub. 3 washes so far and no more leaks. Hopefully get another 16 years out of the washer!