Any advice on this? Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks for the reply. It's a bit of a mystery. Granted, I'm not experienced in this stuff, but am pretty good at turning a wrench.

I replaced the transmission with the kit referenced in the instructions you attached, and followed those instructions. though it seemed not everything was exactly the same as pictured. I believe it was just due to slight model variations.

Here's a thought. If the domed part at the top of the transmission (tub support cover) were a little bent, would that do it? It seems to have gotten a little damaged when I took off the old transmission/seal. But, everything seals up good and that part doesn't come in contact with the rotating tub.

Is there a way to tell by looking if one of the springs is bad?

Posted this before, but it got lost.....

I do still have the old springs if necessary. It never had a wobble problem before taking it apart.

I tried turning the drunm by hand (belt on, power off) and it is really hard to turn. Also, after one medium load of wash, it now will not spin on it's own when turned on. So, running it has now maybe made the brake stick on?

Possibly the thrust bearing and brake release and/or engagement? I'll be pulling it apart again tomorrow. At least that's not a mystery any longer. I wonder if the brake dragging could contribute to the wobble? When in spin cycle, how quickly does the drum come to a stop if adjusted correctly?

Thanks for any help. I don't really want to spend any more money on it, but I'm already in deep! There must be a way to fix this thing.

OK. So I haven't completley disassembled yet, but have taken the front off. Here are my observations:

- Trying to turn the drum from the top in either direction is really tough. Is it supposed to be easy in the opposite direction of spin?
- From the bottom, turning the pulley CCW (looking up) the drum and entire transmission spin. If I hold the pulley the drum will coast to the end of travel of the thrust washer. So it appears that when the pulley turns the thrust washer/bearing assemble CCW it releases the brake.
- From the bottom, turning the pulley CW, engages the transmission to turn the agitator back and forth. So, for the agitator to work, the motor reverses direction?
- It appears the pump bearing is shot, and that was what locked everthing up this time.
- springs appear to have good tension. But, that doesn't really mean anything.

From this, it seems the thrust bearing is adjusted correctly. What do you think?

When I reassembled previously, I used corn starch on the base per the instructions. I assume the purpose is as a dry lubricant, but could that make it too slick causing more wobble?

At the very least it seems I need a new pump, but I don't want to get it if I can't solve the other issues.

Mike

So, I looked at the interface between the snubber and stator. I tightened the bolts as much as possible, they were aleady tight. I don't think this is the issue, so I'm not inclined right now to remove the brake assembly right now as it seems to be working OK.

The question is: if the pump is bad, could that add enough unevenness into the pulley system to cause wobble that can't be compensated for by the spring suspension?

Either way the pump is bad, so since I'm apparently building a new washer (doh!), I went ahead and ordered it. Should be able to pick it up tomorrow.