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I noticed at the end of the partial drain it appears as if one or both sides of the mixing valve are opened for a split second, as there is a small amount of water entering the tub. What causes that?

Also, why are the transmissions so noisy in these machines?
 
"DD timed bleach dispensers releases bleach at 2 minute mark. Older belt drives released at 4 minutes."

What was the reasoning behind that change? 4 minutes seems more logical than 2.
 
 
The cycle sequence chart posted above shows that the bleach wax motor is active in the Ultra Clean/Normal cycle at 6 mins of wash through the drain increment, total of 8 mins.  Total 6 mins on Perm Press, at 4 mins of wash through the cool down drain increment.  Wax motors of course are slower to actuate than solenoids.
 
 
The momentary burst of water when the cool down drain ended is probably related to how the water level switch contacts transition from full state to empty state.

Direct-drive operational sounds ... this is apparently your first usage experience with one?  :-)

The tub does seem to be leaning slightly to the right but not enough to be an operational problem or concern.
 
 
The spin brake mechanism is external from the transmission.  Changing the transmission is unlikely to have an effect on it.

The noise at spin braking seems related to the brake being aggressive and the tub suspension springs stretching/retracting when the tub jerks. It's not unusual that a new brake assembly is very aggressive.  Try more grease on the brake drum/shoes to ease the aggressiveness.  Safety protocol (per whatever consumer safety outfit is involved), as I understand, require that the basket stops within 3 seconds of the lid opening during spin.

This fellow's machine is old and presumably hasn't been serviced but brakes so aggressively at 9:50 (low speed spin) in this video that the entire machine moves.  The next spin braking at 40:50 (high spin) isn't as rough, nor is the final spin stop at 55:57.
 
DADoES,

No I have had experience with direct drives. I just find them loud in the fact that the agitation sound of the transmission is nearly the same loudness during the neutral drain as it is when the machine is agitating, minus the water splashing sounds. Compared to an older belt drive Whirlpool, where you can still hear the agitation sound when neutral draining, and sometimes even see the agitator moving slightly, but it is quieter than when the machine is actually agitating, and much quieter than the direct drive transmission. I'm guessing the shorter, quicker strokes of the direct drive probably are what cause it to be louder.
 
Bleach Dispenser doesn't work

It's unfortunate I discovered the bleach dispenser doesn't work. I took the machine apart and it appears the hose connecting the dispenser to the tub has a kink in it. I tried to adjust it but it just defaults back to the kink. Unbeknownst to me, I had filled the bleach dispenser with 1 cup of bleach thinking it would properly dispense. This was not the case. The bleach appears to splash all over during the spin cycle resulting in quite a mess on the floor. I had to manually drain the a dispenser. It also seemed pretty gunked up. I was unable to remove the plastic dispenser itself from the tub ring. I was searching youtube for a tutorial on how to go about replacing this style bleach dispenser, but was unable. Does anyone have any insight they could share on this?
 
 
The dispenser is integral to the tub ring.  The only separate part referenced on diagrams is the wax motor (which may be the problem), P/N 8318246 which is NLA.  Or is the kinked hose causing the obstruction to draining the bleach?  There is no water feed line to flush the dispenser.  Bleach is held in the reservoir until the wax motor energizes and then drains into the tub via gravity.

The wax motor substituted at some point to the entire tub ring P/N W10213410, which is also NLA.

This source claims to have it but I'd be leery without direct confirmation.
Whirlpool W10213410

Perhaps set up an eBay notification for both items?

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Bleach dispenser

Might be the kinked hose, which I can replace. I’m just curious if I just pull the hose out of the plastic tub, or do I need to rotate it to unlock it out of place?
 

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