Kenmore age.

[kenmoreguy64]

The holes in the tub center are there from the factory. Don't worry about those but if you take the machine apart, this is a good area to scrub clean.

Parts are not hard to find for the work you need to do. The most expensive part is a bottle of oil for the gear case, which is over $25.

We can help you with a step by step. It's going to take a good while. You will need good tools, a parts source, and very probably a helper for at least one upcoming step.

Gordon

 

[DADoES]

 

The centerpost in your picture is the neck of the inner basket.  That's not the source of the leaking. 

 

There's another centerpost under it that comes up from the baseplate, through which the basket spin drive shaft and transmission agitator drive shaft are fitted with seals and bearings on both.  That's what's leaking.

 

[laundryboy]

If I can take out the inner basket, its it possible to seal up the other center post and outer basket somehow for a temp fix, until I can fully restore the machine ?

 

[kenmoreguy64]

No sir, good thought though. The seals involved are rubber on moving steel parts. There is not a way to augment them to beef them up, not even temporarily.

Gordon

 

[goatfarmer]

Go get 'er , Gordon!