Again, the transmission kit does include a tub seal kit.
It explicitly states that in the description of the transmission kit AND shows it on SQs part website. Them claiming that's 280$ extra just is either blatant ignorance or trying to fraud you.
And 370$ in labour - as much as it is - sounds reasonable.
2h of work perhaps, plus way charges.
Your second video appears to show the lower part of the transmission to move around - which it clearly shouldn't.
That could be a lot of things having gone wrong there, but the transmission is most likely damaged aswell. Maybe a bearing just gave out entirely, or some mounting hardware said goodbye, but that's hard to say not having the machine right in front of you.
The transmission is indeed involved in both spin and agitation - it's just that most parts don't really do anything during spin.
The transmission splits power to the agitator shaft and the basket drive hub. If driven in one direction, the basket remains stationary and the actual "transmission" part makes the agitator move back amd forth.
In the other direction, all the parts causing agitation no longer do anything really - the basket drive hub and agitator just get driven at the same speed as the input does.
That means agitation might be just fine - but spinning isn't.
I wouldn't be surprised if the transmission was heavily involved in your situation, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't your only major issue.
If you think 380$ is worth it, go for the repair.
I wouldn't hesitate to guess that you'd get the same time you already did get out of it again after the repair.
Especially if you'd just get another TL anyway.
But 400$ is also like 40-50% of a really decent new FL - which is more efficient, cleans better in most cases, spins dryer, etc.[this post was last edited: 6/7/2024-16:17]