Product review (4 stars): Pumpin A!
The drain pump on mom's ol' 1998 GE Signature washer was shot, so I found this vendor on ebay soliciting a new pump at less than half the price of other e-vendors. The subject part wasn't exactly like the old part it replaced, but it was in some ways, better. It had a case enclosing all moving parts where the other didnt. It fit well, without making alterations to anything, or dramatics in trying to fit it in place. It may have been a blem, which explains the bargain basement price, as it didn't appear to have been used at all but the outside of the outlet neck seemed to have been mis-molded as it seemed scuffed or rough on a couple square inch area. Not a problem, the hose fit on it fine and it doesnt leak. the inlet neck sticks out a bit further than the part it replaced; I had to put the hose back on it before I positioned it back in place and bolted it down. A minor inconvenience. The only real issue is that the mounting bracket was not attached and the two screws supplied with the part were too big for the holes drilled into the part. Rather than risking cracking the unit by forcing these too-large screws in place, I went to the spare screw jar and found a couple that were narrower gauged and would screw into the holes pre-drilled in the unit; and long enough to make me feel confident then would hold the bracket on without vibrating loose. If not for the obviously incorrect screws supplied with this product, I would have given a 5-star rating. So far the part seems to be functioning well, mom's happy!! This part was not the exact replacement part but the book said that subject part was a viable alternative and could be used instead. I don't know what the real differences are except subject part has all inner parts encased. the inlet neck is horizontally positioned rather than at a 45 degree angle as with the OEM part. If you have a GE washer made in the past 15 yrs or so, this pump will probably work fine in it as a replacement part.