Re: GE washer transmission replacement----suspension

Appliance Repair Aid wrote: 

Matt wrote:

Okay, and do I put grease inside the grooves in the rubber seal?  I want
to make sure that the seal doesn't fail again, since as you taught me
that led to the transmission's failure.



G'day,

Seal should already come with a lube put in the grooves when the seal
is packaged with the tranny.



That simplifies things.

The instructions I have seen for tranny replacement do not mention that you need to lube the trans shaft and the tub's sleeve bearing. And I don't think the trans kit or the new sleeve bearing come with lube. Maybe the sleeve bearing is sintered and doesn't need lube? I'm happy to use white grease as you suggest, but I wonder why none of the instructions mention lubing the sleeve bearing.
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