to belt 28 driven in a controlled fashion by the reversible motor 27 in order to rotate inner tub 12 during operation of washing machine 2 in order to provide lubrication to lip seal 88 central sleeve 96 is formed with a bore 123 that is aligned with a passageway 124 formed in journal member 99 outer tub 25 has associated therewith a tub cover 128 more specifically once inner tub 12 is properly mounted within outer tub 25 tub cover 128 is fixedly secured about the open frontal zone of outer tub 25 although the materials for the components discussed above may vary without departing from the spirit of the invention outer tub 25 balance ring 75 and tub cover 128 are preferably molded from plastic while inner tub 12 is preferably formed of stainless steel again these materials can vary without departing from the spirit of the invention for example inner tub 12 could also be molded of plastic outer tub 25 is best shown in fig2 to include a plurality of balance weight mounting gusset platforms 132 and 133 a rear mounting boss 136 and a front mounting support 137 it should be realized that commensurate structure is provided on an opposing side portion of outer tub 25 in any event balance weight mounting platforms 132 and.