I bought a house, which came with an older Maytag washing machine and gas dryer. I figure on replacing them eventually with a set of fancy front loaders... But until then I'd like to continue using what I have. It seems that my LA512 is leaking water when the washer is draining water. It appears to be coming from the front right corner (if facing the washer from the front) where there is a clear assembly that has one hose running from the tub and one running out to the drain. Not sure what that assembly is called, but it appears that it is leaking at the tub hose inlet. It's not a huge leak, but enough to cause me some concern. I have a plastic washing machine tray under it now to prevent water damage to the floor, but I'd like to fix the problem before it worsens. Any ideas on how I could tackle this?

if its only leaking at the drain cycle i would suspect the drain hose connection inside the cabinet because if it was leaking at the wash cycle where its pumping water all the time it would be leaking constantly but with you saying only when it drains, give the drain hose a really good inspection also you might want to inspect the siphon break.

Well, I inspected the pump assembly while the washer went through the whole cycle, and it appears to be leaking at the seam of the pump, possibly at the inlet too. Looks like I'll be replacing the pump for sure.

a shop vac might help you out here there really is no easy way to drain it