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kelvinpot  
#1 Posted : Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:33:04 AM(UTC)
kelvinpot

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Howdy, i bought a used washer/dryer that looks to have been worked over and unloaded on me the hapless dork. I took the case apart and nuts and bolts have obvioulsly been removed and reinstalled incorrectly, so i suppose the machine required an expensive repair and was unloaded on me as "great!" The tub leans to one side, but all the springs look intact and hooked up. I looked on a pdf repair manual and it looks correct. There is black residue under the bearing that supports the tub unit, and springs seem slack, like the whole unit is too low. Something left out in reassumbly? The machine will fill but won't agitate. The belt spins quickly in one direction and the tub slowly follows it, but i can stop the tub with my hand. I can get it to spin and pump out, but it bangs around due to tub lean. Roasted tranny? Sounds a little noisy too, not the quite washer i thought i was buying. Any hope here? I looked at the pdf file manual on replacing the tranny and it looks to require special tools, and some complication. If i throw this one out, why does it seem like people don't like the belt drives? Why does maytag use it? I gave away my trusty 25 yr old maytag to get this "newish" set, now i'm stuck! Augh! Thoughts? Thanks
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sidfink43  
#2 Posted : Monday, March 1, 2010 5:54:34 AM(UTC)
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Well, you have the repair manual so you know that what is likely required is a fairly big job and requires special tools. You would have to delve into it pretty extensively to find your problems, particularly if it were worked on before and not reassembled correctly. I would write this one off as a costly learning experience, and replace it with a no frills new top loader or good used machine.

The Whirlpool (Kenmore, Estate, Roper,Inglis) use a direct drive system with a coupling between the motor and transmission. About everyone else uses a belt. The belt models are usually able to avoid a clutch (except for GE where the clutch is easy to get at and replace) while the direct drive models have the coupling as their weak point (on purpose, so the motor or transmission does not fail).
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