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I have two direct drive machines with different cabinet widths: a 24" from 1984, and a 27" from 1987. Can the porcelain basket from the larger machine be modified to fit the smaller one? Thank you.

"After removing the basket, I noticed a liquid-sloshing sound coming from the base." Correction: Looks like my ears deceived me. It's coming from the TOP of the basket, which also has a rubber plug. (apparently for the fill hole)

To get manufacture dates, you usually need to provide model and serial numbers.

Ahhh...I never considered those variables. Thanks.

Thanks for the replies. Using oil would make more sense; over time water and/or antifreeze would presumably cause corrosion. (Just look at what water does to the underside of a basket's center post.)

Here are my specs: 1984 Design 2000 washer. (Model #LA7450XMW1 with 24-inch cabinet) The basket has a riveted-on clothes guard, but no balance ring. After removing the basket, I noticed a liquid-sloshing sound coming from the base. Is this how they balanced the baskets on these units, by...

Indeed, it is a spin-drain model. Thanks for the replies!

Sears also sold "Happi-Time" toy-train sets, made by Marx.

The basket recently rusted through on my 1984 Design 2000 washer. (Model #LA7450XMW1 with 24-inch cabinet) I salvaged another from a mechanically identical Kenmore unit. The Kenmore basket's dimensions are the same, but it only has eight equally spaced drain holes in the base, as opposed to...