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Thread Number: 87913
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
WP DD agitator is slipping during wash cycle ? |
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| Post# 1124842 , Reply# 1 8/3/2021 at 18:06 (989 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
The agitator spline could be stripped but usually if it is the transmission spline is usually corroded. The other option as you stated could be in the transmission. Does the machine spin ok? Sometimes the metal lined drive coupling causes the motor or transmission shaft to round off. If this was the case I don’t believe the machine would spin correctly either.
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Post# 1124858 , Reply# 2 8/3/2021 at 20:15 (989 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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simplest, easiest....
check first....motor coupler....as in remove pump and motor, and check that piece is in good condition.... I have seen where this piece was in tight enough to somewhat function, yet create the illusion that something is wrong with the transmission.... most times it just snaps, and the only thing the machine will do is pump out water....and sometimes it throws a trick at you.... | ||
| Post# 1124861 , Reply# 4 8/3/2021 at 20:22 (989 days old) by Jben (AL) | ||
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I didn't see your reply Yogitunes but will take your advice and pull the motor to make certain that coupler isn't the problem. Thanks for sharing your experience as I otherwise had already satisfied myself the coupler looked OK. Will report back tomorrow. | ||
| Post# 1124864 , Reply# 5 8/3/2021 at 20:35 (989 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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So if the coupling is ok and neither shafts that it connects to ( motor or transmission) have been rounded by the metal inserts in the coupling and the agitator spline is ok then it has to be in the transmission. I would start the machine in agitate and then shut it off. You shouldn’t be able to move the bottom of the agitator. If you can move the agitator, remove it and while protecting the transmission spline see if it turns with a pair of pliers. If not I’d say agitator if so transmission.
The transmissions in the last years of these machines were not near as great as the ones from 20-30 years ago. For one they were much noisier from the factory. Also, after many years of working on these machines I’ve only seen one stripped agitator and it was caused by a failed agitator bolt seal. It also ruined the transmission spline. | ||
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Post# 1124904 , Reply# 7 8/4/2021 at 16:50 (988 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 ... and I could still easily turn the bottom fin portion in both directions while the machine was doing a wash (agitation) cycle.You're saying that you can reach down into the water and turn the base of the agitator manually back-and-forth while the machine is filled with water and running in an agitation period? The agitator isn't being driven to oscillate by the running motor and transmission, it only moves if you turn it manually? | ||
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Post# 1124939 , Reply# 9 8/4/2021 at 21:56 (988 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Definitely a problem in the transmission. Possibly the shift cam and/or spring at bottom of the agitator drive shaft is broken.
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