Yes, Denrayr, it certainly looks like the problem lays there from the side by side picture.
But, from looking at all the other pictures posted and looking at this logically, to remove the bearing you have to pound it out the opposite direction which if anything would smash the already normally indented up tub out and thus the tub bearing would bottom out on the top of the transmission before the tub bolts lined up.
Now, taking the old bearing out is usually the area where a foot or pounding of the old bearing is needed to make it come out. Putting new bearing back in isn't usually a problem, they just push back in nice smooth and tight.
If you were to really pound the new bearing in, and actually dented the bottom of the tub in further then it normally is, I would have to believe there would have to be signs of the outer tub buckling in other areas or cracked porcelain from the damage and I don't see any signs of that........
From the close up picture of the brake pak and retainer clip, I'm still not totally convinced the brake pak didn't unscrew a thread or two, (those threads are real course and the first one or two that is showing in the picture could have been up inside where they don't actually engage the threads in the lower base to make a missing corrosion mark, see the big gap - I believe that lip is about 1/8" before the actual threads start in the lower base.).
Last edited on Mon Apr 13th, 2009 10:40 am by Budget Appliance Repair
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