Whirlpool W11132267 Gearcase OEM Part

Symptoms: Machine was spinning and spitting a dark colored oil in a circular pattern on the floor under the machine. No strange noises, just messy. Researched issue, Gear-case bad, seal deteriorated and not preventing water from entering gear-case. The additional cam, belt etc I had replaced due to the amount of oil and transmission residue attached to them. Ordered parts, EVERYTHING parts-wise that is needed is included in gear-case package. **NOTE: You WILL need to get a whirlpool spanner wrench kit to complete this job.It's a cheap kit $9-14 or so. additionally You will need several different metric socket sizes (10, 13 etc) and both flat and Phillips-head screwdrivers. I had to use a Dremmel tool and cutter to remove the washer drive hub kit nut and plate from the gear-case spindle. Spray air worked very well in removing dust and debris from the connections of under-side components....have plenty of patience. The fix: Firstly, researched online tutorials from this website and others (YouTube) on specifics (There are plenty!). Unplugged machine. Removed washer top cover, washer spin cap, washer screw and wash-plate. Secondly removed washer drive hub kit (2 x nuts + plate) which was an endeavor all on it's own as all of the parts were severely corroded and oxidized. My second friction point was that the inner wash spin basket was froze to the Gear-case spindle and would not budge as there was much wash residue and oxidation on the gear-case spindle. An overpriced tool can be bought to remove the basket if yours does not pull out freely. I personally used a simple car jack (small bottle jack would work fine as well) and a 20' wooden 2x4 (several home-made online tutorials available). After inner spin basket was removed, I had taped the lid and washer top down and laid the machine on it's back. Next, removed all components from the underside of the gear-case, taking note of where everything was attached; Removed gear-case; Removed stuck old washer tub seal; cleaned orifice and replaced gear-case. Re-attached all previous items. Placed washer back together. All worked perfectly. Good luck!

New gearcase. Originally thought replacing bearing would solve the noise but after an online chat with AplliancePartsPro, they researched bearing replacement and advised my model did not have the capability of the bearing replacement of other Cabrio models and recommended the gearcase. Replacement was not too difficult--albeit time consuming. Lid removal is NOT what is shown for most washers (putty knife to front clips), you remove rear vertical clips and pull the lid forward. I did not have the specified spanner wrench but careful tapping (really bashing) of the hub nut with short drift and hammer and removal of 6 years of muck allowed removal of gear case. Note it still took some force with a wood block to tap out from the tub. Be careful as the case is a tight fit and will contact items under the tub thus takes some maneuvering to drop free. New gearcase--back to quiet, original operation!

I second person was very helpful because once we removed the hub nut and the 6 screws from the plate on the bottom, inside the basket, it took one of us to hold the basket up a little and the other used a hammer and a long steel pipe, to start tapping on the old splined shaft to remove the basket. This one was stuck on that shaft from a little rust, gunk, etc., but popped off. Everything else was easy from then on. The new gearcase went back in very easy, just make sure you clean your baskets and other parts real good before reassembly

Replaced Gearcase

Bearing were out in the transmission had to replace whole unit very expensive but worked like new again.