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Thread Number: 56766
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Whirlpool Direct Drive |
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| Post# 790753 , Reply# 1 10/27/2014 at 02:14 (3,462 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Thanks for the video. Those transmissions are a lot simpler than I thought they would be. | ||
Post# 790868 , Reply# 3 10/27/2014 at 19:21 (3,462 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP DD Washer Transmissions
While it does not look that complicated, this is actually the most complex transmission that was used in the last 35+ years in any US TL washer and it is far from the most durable.
The really great thing about WP built DD washers transmissions is they are very easy to change out when they have problems. Interestingly the MOST replaced part of WP DD washers under warranty is the transmission. WP is still building and using this transmission in their 24" and 27" Thin Twin stack machines. | ||
| Post# 790907 , Reply# 5 10/28/2014 at 00:40 (3,461 days old) by coreyare (Dullsville, Washington) | ||
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Only failure points I've seen is a shaved spin gear, tattered agitate cam causing spin and agitation on spin cycle, worn neutral drain assemblys causing spin drain, and in the worst case scenario a broken shoulder pawl stud | ||
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Post# 790936 , Reply# 6 10/28/2014 at 06:39 (3,461 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP TL Washer Transmissions
Coreyare pointed out some of the common failures, although I have never seen a stripped plastic spin gear, add to her list, OIL LEAKS, from the pinon shaft and leaks at both output shaft seals that usually get in the clutch and keep the washer from spinning.
Hi Brent, this was and is a good transmission, and yes it is a good washer design for business because it is fairly easily reparable. When we look a a Norgetag, a Amanatag, a GE since 1995, a Frigidaire TL washer, and even a SQ over 5 years old they are almost never fixed due to the labor costs, so all we collect a a service call. [ sometimes we do get to sell a new or rebuilt washer, but service work is still more profitable overall ] | ||
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