Leaking Oil

Washer Repair
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I am leaking oil from the gearcase where the shaft comes out horizontally and connects to the electrical rotor thingy by means of some plastic & rubber gear/cog thingies. I took the gearcase to my trusted parts store and was sold a pack of 2 oil seals. However, where the shaft comes out is too large for them to fit. There is a plug of some sort there but i can see no way of removing it.

The question is, do I have to go into the gearcase to change the seals or was i sold the wrong part & the actual part I need is the larger plug?

Here’s the appliance parts pros link to the diagram. The oil is leaking from the plug at number 21. Gearcase replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL LA9500XTN0 | AppliancePartsPros.com

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[quote=judbgrdmchn;297971]I am leaking oil from the gearcase where the shaft comes out horizontally and connects to the electrical rotor thingy by means of some plastic & rubber gear/cog thingies. I took the gearcase to my trusted parts store and was sold a pack of 2 oil seals. However, where the shaft comes out is too large for them to fit. There is a plug of some sort there but i can see no way of removing it.

The question is, do I have to go into the gearcase to change the seals or was i sold the wrong part & the actual part I need is the larger plug?

Here’s the appliance parts pros link to the diagram. The oil is leaking from the plug at number 21. Gearcase replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL LA9500XTN0 | AppliancePartsPros.com[/quote]

One of those seals should be the right one. I go by the diameter of the old seal. It should fit tight on the input shaft. Use a drop or two of oil to help it slide on after you remove the old seal.

The way I usually do it is to set gearcase on its back and brace it, so the input shaft is facing up. Use a o-ring pick to pull the old seal out or use a small screwdriver. Once its out clean the shaft and slide the new seal on, tapping it flush to the housing with a suitable piece of pipe or a socket the same diameter as the seal.

Here’s another description of how to do it from another post. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/washer-repair/4929-transmission-oil-fill-2.html

Good luck with it. If you need oil, use the real Whirlpool oil or 50 wieght non detergent oil.

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The tip about tapping the seal with a screwdriver & hammer was great, but I did dent the worn seal beyond use. Which Is unfortunate since the replacement seals are too small & its Sunday so I can’t get a new one.

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What is the part number that you have?

I just checked and the part number I have is 285352 seal-oil aw.

It fits every WP gearcase that I have worked on in the last 20 years. (Its the larger of the two seals most of the time)

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The gearcase is 389244, the seals say LP897 & 285352. I removed he defective seal & the new seals can fit inside of it, way too small. The old seal has several sets of writings in it. One set is illegible, 59, & 63387.

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The correct part for your gearcase is 285352 which crosses to this site’s AP3043580.

It should fit. Can you measure your input shafts diameter with a caliper so we can see if its a standard one?

I just measured one of the ones I have sitting here and its a 1/2 inch shaft.

The outside diameter of the seal is 1 and 3/16 of an inch.

I hope that helps.

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So did you get the right seals for the gearcase?

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Yes, they had to special order the correct seal. The pack came with one like the original wrong seals and one that was the correct size.