Thread Number: 86377
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Whirlpool Imperial washer not agitating, |
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Post# 1109634 , Reply# 1   2/26/2021 at 16:10 (1,125 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1109636 , Reply# 2   2/26/2021 at 16:28 (1,125 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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The transmission in your washer has failed. Whirlpool machines of this age generally require a complete rebuild to keep going. This includes all rubber seals, possibly bearings, a new spin tube, a rebuilt transmission, etc. it can definitely be done but it will take some time and technical ability. My experience with these year models is that the outer tub is usually rotted in all the wrong places and when removing it to replace seals it disintegrates. Currently the agitator gear is not engaging probably due to water slowly seeping through the spin tube seal and into the transmission mixing with the oil and destroying gears and irreparable wear due to lack of lubrication.
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Post# 1109638 , Reply# 3   2/26/2021 at 16:43 (1,125 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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From what I remember reading in the archives, the short post machines made after 1978 tend to spill their guts as Gordon (kenmoreguy64) would say and most of the later machines needed more rebuilding to get them up and going again compared to the tall post belt drive washers from 1947 to 1977 that usually lived on long enough to completely kill their bearings.
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Post# 1109640 , Reply# 4   2/26/2021 at 17:10 (1,125 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1109661 , Reply# 5   2/26/2021 at 20:32 (1,125 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1109690 , Reply# 6   2/27/2021 at 06:56 (1,125 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1109711 , Reply# 8   2/27/2021 at 10:04 (1,125 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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No other diagnostics will need to be made inside the house. If the transmission is trashed inside from water leaking into it odds are it’s not repairable from the damage done. Sometimes if you tip the washer towards the front far enough you can see the water come out the top of the transmission. Chances of finding a new one are slim these days but there are good used ones out there. Changing the top seal in the basket drive where the transmission shaft emerges through the top is a must.
This would probably be far enough to get the machine going again but if you still want to keep it in operation for many years to come I would do what I suggested above. |
Post# 1109713 , Reply# 9   2/27/2021 at 10:28 (1,125 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Spring #8 could be broken (due to rusting when water gets in, or age fatigue), and/or spring #19, or gear fork #20. Or something else.
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