"Konyoman" wrote in message
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:I have a 7tr old Maytag washing machine and have noticed smaill
oil spots
: underneath the front of it... I turned it over and there is a
cylindrical
: plastic cover that covers what looks like a flywheel with the
belt around it
: that seems to be the source of the leak... I am thinking that
this cover
: contains the oil which is used to lubricate the transmission..
:
: Does anyone have any idea if I am correct? I have also read
that a small
: amount of oil under a washing machine is normal..
:
: Thanks for your help
:
:
I don't think it's "normal" unless the serviceman was just there
and failed to clean up after himself.
You're right, the oil is from the transmission - I don't know
what you mean buy a "cover" but it's similar to the rear end on a
car; the transmission has oil inside, and gaskets to keep it from
leaking out.
If yhou're handy, you might be able to just tighten the bolts
and stop the leak. If it's a consistant leak, you probably want
to do something about it sooner or later. Once the transmission
is empty, it'll gunk up inside (not from heat) and get harder and
harder to operate until something else fails, usually the motor.

It's not unusual for them to leak but it's not normal.

HTH

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