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Hah, sorry guys, the terminology is all new to me in this context. I've only ever heard of rods in washing machines and I'm hesitant to rip into mine to see what's there until I'm actually ready to replace whatever is needed. Here's a couple pics of my machine >A somewhat common aging failure...

This thread (and the appliance geek context behind it) is so cool. I recently bought my first home which came with one of these washers - when I mentioned it to my dad, he revealed my grandfather (who was a design engineer for Whirlpool at the time in St. Joe) had worked on that very direct...