It's my elderly mother's washer, approximately 7 yrs old. It wasn't turning. I took the front panel off and notice that the belt was broken and thought that to be an easy fix. I got a replacement belt, but because I did not have to take the old one off, I did not realize that it had an idler or tensioner pulley.

I replaced just the belt. The motor turned and the tub turned somewhat in testing, but in spin cycle it does not. Manually turning the tub from either the agitator above or pulley below was difficult. The pulley and the brakes were rusty. Once I was able to manually turn the tub, I put the belt on and retested, but got the same results, only this time the tub was leaking from beneath.

I dismantled the machine down to the outer tub. There was what looked to be a sediment filter, but no discernable way to remove the filter and I could not see the seal.

My questions are: Could these three problems (broken belt, leak at the bottom & tub not turning) be related?

What would the most logical course of diagnosis or repair be?

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

Thanks Frank.. Actually the filter just pried off. Now there is the spline, a rubber covered black object and 2 metal plates, but I see no way to get them off. I took out the entire outter tub thinking i have to release them from the bottom. There are 3 or 4 nuts/bolts, but I cant seem to reach them because of the transmission. BTW the mfg is PLW8303L2 B.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Jk

One more thing... How would I know if the brake pads or idler pulley need to be replaced?

The hub itself is splined, don't know if that's what you're now looking at or not. Below is a picture of the hub and seal kit, along with a link to your model. Maybe they will help you out.

Part number: AP4253981

What you see comes as a kit. That's the way it's sold.

I'm sure it's just gunked up from water, soap, and grime. Have you tried the penetrating oil on it? A puller may have to come into play.