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Thread Number: 75584
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
What the Wig-Wag?! |
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Post# 994115 5/13/2018 at 22:28 (2,167 days old) by Washerlover  (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Many thanks to all of you who helped me get my ‘85 Whirlpool washer up and spinning again with the successful replacement of a brand new wig-wag. I have gently used the machine since (only a couple of months) and lo and behold this morning, it won’t spin again. The motor doesn’t stop, spray rinses on cue, but won’t spin on either normal or gentle speed.
Do I need to replace the wig-wag yet again or is there another fix? Any advice is welcomed. Thanks as always for the help and support! Todd
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Post# 994139 , Reply# 2 5/14/2018 at 08:15 (2,167 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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Check the back panel There should be a wiring diagram. Upload that if possible. I’m just vaguely familiar with these machines but I’m certain the power that activates the spin solenoid passes through the lid switch. | ||
| Post# 994140 , Reply# 3 5/14/2018 at 08:58 (2,167 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
might need a lid switch replacement | ||
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Post# 994169 , Reply# 4 5/14/2018 at 15:15 (2,167 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Many thanks for the suggestions!
I bypassed the lid switch the day I got the machine so I don’t think that’s the problem, however I will take another look...my wiring could have come undone. I will take a look at it this weekend — can’t believe it’s a faulty wig-wag since I just replaced it with a brand new one... | ||
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Post# 994178 , Reply# 6 5/14/2018 at 17:27 (2,167 days old) by Eronie (Flushing Michigan) |
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The coils on the wig wag hardly ever fail. Its the wires going 2 the Wig Wag get bending soooo much. | ||
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Post# 994220 , Reply# 7 5/15/2018 at 06:20 (2,166 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Non Spinning WP BD Washer There are at least 20+ reasons why this washer is not spinning, first thing to do is figure out if it is an electrical problem or mechanical.
The essayist way to see if power is getting to the control magnet is to watch and see if the plunger lifts when the lid is closed during a spin period. If not you have an electrical problem. It is unlikely that the Wig-Wag assembly is bad again [ was it even bad to begin with, did it test bad ? ] Most common reasons why these washers fail electrically to spin are.
#1 bad timer, check and see if it will spin on any other cycle.
#2 broken wire to spin control magnet, either the red wire or the white wire could have a break in it, if the machine is agitating properly it is likley the red wire. To find a break just pull the red wire off the control magnet and pull on the wire firmly, if the copper conductors are broken inside the insulation the wire will pull apart at this spot.
#3 bad control magnet, test with ohm meter, agitate and spin magnets should be about the same.
#4 Bad lid switch, although this was not as common as on the later DD washers.
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| Post# 994223 , Reply# 8 5/15/2018 at 07:06 (2,166 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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i would suggest | ||
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Post# 994244 , Reply# 9 5/15/2018 at 09:51 (2,166 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 994282 , Reply# 10 5/15/2018 at 13:18 (2,166 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
Is it a mechanical problem? | ||
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Post# 994298 , Reply# 11 5/15/2018 at 16:47 (2,166 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 995481 , Reply# 12 5/28/2018 at 19:10 (2,153 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Schematic
Hi Eugene,
Wiring diagram as promised. Although I have bypassed the lid switch, could that still be the problem? I hadn’t thought to reconnect it to see what happens... Thanks again to everyone for their advice and ideas. Haven’t had the time to work on the washer yet.
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| Post# 995591 , Reply# 14 5/29/2018 at 21:22 (2,151 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Lorainfurnature 
My Kenmore portable belt drive washer still has it's original wig wag solinoid, and it still works perfectly. I actually had an issue where it wouldn't drain the water last June, and I thought it had something to do with the wig wag solinoid, but it turns out it was the drain pump that was the issue.
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