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Model: LAT 9416 AAE	Brand: Maytag	Age: 5 - 10 years
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Unhandy Dad		#1 Posted : Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:57:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 11		I have another thread by the same title. Can you help, Gene? Thanks!
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richappy		#2 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:14:15 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups ready for retrieval: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Pull off the front panel and turn the tranny pulley in the spin direction. If hard to spin, the pulley cam assembly needs to be changed. Have someone try to turn the spin basket. If it is locked up, your brake shoes are not releasing which confirms a worn cam assembly. If the spin basket turns easily, you have a bad tranny. Go to www.applianceaid. com for replacement info.
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Unhandy Dad		#3 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:41:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 11		I'm able to manually turn the transmission pulley CLOCKWISE (is that the correct direction?) fairly easily until I get to a particular point. Then it stops and won't budge. I'll try the spin basket this evening. Thank soooo much!
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richappy		#4 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:17:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups ready for retrieval: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		I think clockwise is spin, then counterclockwise would be agitate, a simple look would confirm. If it is jamming in spin, but moves initially, it appears your brake shoes are releasing. Only thing left would be something stuck in the spin basket, or a bad tranny. Also, when you turn the tranny pulley, does the spin basket turn along with the tranny housing.
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Unhandy Dad		#5 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:30:13 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 11		Thanks. I'll check it out. When we first noticed the problem a few days ago, we heard a slight squeaking sound and smelled burnt rubber. I'm assuming that was the belts when it locked up? The belts appear to be okay though. I'll let you know what I find out. Thanks!
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richappy		#6 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:22:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups ready for retrieval: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		If you turn the tranny pulley in agitate direction and the tranny locks up= bad tranny.
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Unhandy Dad		#7 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:49:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 11		when i turn the tranny pulley, the agitator moves. the spin basket doesn't appear to move. i can turn the tranny pulley counterclockwise easily. does that mean it's not the tranny? that would be good, right?
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Gene		#8 Posted : Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:17:24 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		If the drive pulley rotates freely CCW (looking at it from the bottom) but will not allow the agitator to oscillate, the transmission has to be replaced. If the drive pulley rotates freely CW until a certain point - it could be the transmission or the brakes. For more specific diagnosis you need to call a certified technician. Gene.
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richappy		#9 Posted : Friday, January 18, 2008 12:46:46 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups ready for retrieval: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		When you turn the tranny pulley cw, the pulley cam must move upwards to release the brakes.Then the tranny will start to move the spin basket. Get someone to try to turn the spin basket while you do this. If basket is stuck,you need a new cam pulley kit, if basket is free, you need a new tranny.
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Unhandy Dad		#10 Posted : Friday, January 18, 2008 4:23:21 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 11		By spin basket, do you mean the inner tub (that the clothes sit in) with the holes in it? That tub is locked and will NOT spin. (I guess it's supposed to spin? I'm new at this.) When turning the tranny pulley counterclockwise, the agitator DOES move. I can't see anything refering to a cam pulley kit on any illustrations of my washer? Are you confusing my washer with another model? Thanks!
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