in trying to repair a completely unrelated washer issue with my ge spacemaker unified laundry machine(s), i saw what appeared to be a large collection of lint where the air duct meets the front blower housing. upon further inspection, it appear that this was, in fact, a foam gasket between the 2 parts that was in less than stellar shape, allowing for lint to fall into the inside of the machine. i have 3 questions regarding this: 1. is this in fact a gasket? 2. if so, can it be replaced without having to purchase a new air duct or front blower housing (i cannot find any sort of gaskets on any site)? 3. if it cannot be purchased separately, is there an adequate substitution that i can make? thank you very much in advance for your help.

sorry if i wasn't clear (i am a newbie at appliance repair)...using the same breakdown, i am wondering if there is a sort of gasket that goes where parts #1306 and #1310 meet. the gasket by the drum is still in good shape. thank you again!