I didn't replace an Oasis set, but if I'm not mistaken it's an HE toploader? If you are looking to stay with a TL I would recommend the GE Harmony. I've had one for about 3 years now and I just love it. It doesn't have a traditional agitator so you can get tons of clothes in it. I haven't had any problems (well, except for when I forgot to hook my hose back up and flooded the laundry room, but that was my bad!) and it works great. I'd get another one in a minute.

Well...I completely disagree that Bosch is worse on the problems you mention than other brands, the assertion is certainly NOT supported by the posts on this forum, nor is it supported by JD Powers customer satisfaction statistics. (I agree that people on this forum have had some issues with the dryers, which is why I was surprised at the JD Powers results on dryers.) If anything, most Bosch owners seem to get their problems resolved much more successfully than owners of other machines. Most such complaints apply (or not) generically to all FLs, and are a matter of owner negligence rather than actual machine problem. Complaints about various models tend to go in waves, for example back when you first bought your Bosch there were Sport owners discussing a lawsuit against Whirlpool because of pump problems. It is hard to draw conclusions from the frequency of such posts without information on market penetration for various brands. Were we all wearing dirty stained germ infested clothes? Yes. I think most of us just want a washer that is dependable, cleans our clothes and hopefully do that job for serveral years. For this only the classic washtub will work. - DR

We just got a top loader Maytag Bravo MVWX500 and so far I'm really loving it...but I've only done one load of wash in it so far. The MVWX500 is a High-Efficiency machine with a very large drum/capacity (4.3 cubic feet, no center agitator). About the "tangling" issue: I read the whole entire Maytag manual today and noticed that in the "Soil Level" section, it says "Lower soil level setting will help reduce tangling and wrinkling." Under the Spin Speed" section, the manual says "Faster spin speeds mean shorter drying times, but may increase wrinkling in your load." The manual also says, "When loading the washer with dirty laundry, fill it evenly around the basket wall," and "do not wrap large items such as sheets around the washplate; load them in loose piles around the sides of the basket. Try mixing different sized items to reduce tangling". There is also a little picture in the manual that shows how to load the dirty laundry into the washer. This evening I washed two huge (3 feet x 6 feet) towels and one smaller bath towel all in the same load, and everything was clean and fresh, and extremely well-spun. I had the washer set on: Load Type: Heavy Duty Soil Level: Extra Heavy Spin Speed: High It did spin the towels quite intensely. But with these huge towels we have, that's a good thing. With our old washer, sometimes I had to actually wring the towels out by hand because they were drippy when they came out of the washer (an old Kenmore). I also could only wash one of these huge towels at a time in our old washer, because the washer was just so small and wouldn't spin everything well enough with two towels in there. The Maytag Bravo seems extremely quiet to me so far, but I'm used to our old Kenmore (non-digital/with the old-style knobs) which was pretty loud. Went with a top loader because of the mold/mildew issues that I've read about with the front loaders. I think the thing with the front loaders is that you're supposed to leave the door open for at least an entire hour between every load of wash. Since I do multiple loads of wash on laundry day (I dry half of them on the outdoor clothesline) I don't really have the time to wait a whole hour in between each load! Also, I just was scared off by the word "mildew" or "mold" in the same sentence as the word "washing machine". I also read that the top loaders last longer with fewer repairs needed than the front loaders. However, front loader vs. top loader also depends on your lifestyle/laundry habits and how mobile the person doing the laundry is. I can imagine that if one is in a wheelchair that a front loader would be better, for instance. I'll report back once I do a normal type of load in the Maytag Bravo MVWX500 with garments with sleeves and things that can tangle...will set the washer on "Normal" and the Soil Level on "Medium" for that load. Will also try some delicates on the "Hand Wash" cycle and see how that goes. That's my two cents for now.

There's no context as to where the latest piece you picture was positioned/found within the machine. However, it kinda looks like remnant of the cup on the right-side chassis panel's heat-input flume to which the drum bearing shaft mounts. Destroyed, with remainder of the destroyed bearing shaft attached.