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Thread Number: 13715
I think my washer just died... |
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Post# 236373 , Reply# 3 9/13/2007 at 00:33 (6,063 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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dixieland, if the motor runs at all with the timer in the spin position, it should drain. Your machine does not have a belt. The motor runs the transmission and spin clutch via the aforementioned drive coupler through a shaft on one end. The pump attaches directly to a 2nd shaft on the other end of the motor. The motor runs one direction for agitation (the basket does not spin while it agitates and the pump forces the water back into the tub instead of to the drain hose), and the other direction for drain and spin (the agitator spins with the basket and clothes due to friction on the agitator shaft from the spin tube and seal but it is not driven directly and can be grabbed and held still while the clothes continue to spin). The reason accapp asked if the machine will agitate is to narrow the possibilities of what's at fault. In order to properly diagnose the problem from afar, VERY detailed information is needed as to what the machine does and does not do. I had a similar situation a few months ago with a friend. She told me her Kenmore toploader wouldn't drain. I asked if the motor runs with the timer set at spin, she said it did, and that it also agitates. That confused me greatly because if the motor runs for spin, the machine kinda has no choice but to drain because the pump connects directly to the motor shaft. Turns out the lid switch was broken, and the motor did run at spin, but only for a few seconds when the lid switch was first depressed, then it stopped when the lid switch shut off again. She neglected to outline that particular detail. :-) When I drove to her house at the next town over, I quickly found the problem. | ||
| Post# 236397 , Reply# 4 9/13/2007 at 07:13 (6,062 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
lid switch trama
I can't tell you how many times I replaced(or recommended the customer to) a lid switch in a Whirlpool manufactured direct drive washer.It is one of the most common problems they acquire.The washer fills ,agitates until the final 3 minutes of the wash cycle then shuts down completely.The clothes are wet,the tub is full of the water at the selected level and the user is pissed assuming they're going to spend a fortune either repairing or replacing the unit.The lid switch retails for $4.95 at Sears and is a quick fix pretty much.
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| Post# 236512 , Reply# 6 9/13/2007 at 19:32 (6,062 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Ooh. A broken drive coupler is what murdered my Kenmore-branded Whirlpool Top-Loader after only 5 years! | ||
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Post# 236516 , Reply# 7 9/13/2007 at 20:31 (6,062 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 236637 , Reply# 9 9/14/2007 at 13:20 (6,061 days old) by liamwa () | ||
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Sounds like your machine has a bad coupler. You should definitely change it, its only a $10 or $12 part and your machine will run like new afterwards. I really wouldn't keep running the washer when it has problems. Just my two cents. Liam | ||
| Post# 236665 , Reply# 10 9/14/2007 at 19:14 (6,061 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City) | ||
Fix it, you will thank yourself later | ||
| Post# 236770 , Reply# 11 9/15/2007 at 15:03 (6,060 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
Timer or Motor | ||
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