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Kenmore washer diresct drive won't spin or agitate, makes loud clicks
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Ok, this is whats going on. It won't spin or agitate, but every once and awhile it will, but makes loud clicking kind of noise, when agitate, spin or drain. You can hear the motor hum when it won't agitate etc. Motor coupling is fine, and I thought it was the gearbox, but that's has been replaced and still same problem. So now I'm thinking clutch or break, but not sure which it is. So asking for help, I don't want to replace anymore good parts. Already spent 135.00 on a gearbox that's fine......Please help laundry backing up, for 6 people, Thanks
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Remove the pump and turn the motor shaft both ways. If not stuck, remove the pump hoses and check for blockage.
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Motor turns fine both ways, pump turn fine also. No blockage in pump or hoses.
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Turn the motor shaft clockwise till the tranny goes into spin. If hard to turn, you have either jamed brake shoes, or something stuck in the tub.
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When turning motor clockwise by hand and the tranny goes to spin I can not turn it by just using my fingers. So I guess I'm looking at a brake job. Bummer I had to go to the airport yesterday before I saw your last post, because I was sure it was the clutch so I got one. Have had time to mess with the washer until now. So I guess I start tearing it apart to get to the brakes. Thanks for your help, I for got to mention that it's an 80 Series. Figured no time like the present to add.
I was kind of hope for a less extensive repair, but that's how my luck seems to work. Any brake tips? I think I saw somthing on here about direct drive brakes so I'll start there.
Thanks again for your help, sites like these are awesome. We need all the help we can get to make life a little easier now of days.....
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Go to my sticky above "replacing direct drive washer brake shoes" for info
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Yeah I have checked it out and am starting to take it apart now. Not looking foward to it though. Thanks for your help.
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Ok from looking at it the clutch looks fine and the brake pads look good also. I can turn the plastic clutch piece on the brake and the brakes release and turn good. pads seem to be wearing even. I have added some pic. I'm going to take the cabinet off and take out the tub to make sure nothings in there. Before I go any further on the brakes. Killjoy attached the following image(s):
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Put new clutch in and still same problem, but does seem a little better. The 2 plastic pins were broken off on the old brake cam so was hoping that was part of it, but didn't fix problem. So I guess I'm back to the brakes but they look and seem fine. Any thoughts on anything else that it could be?
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Did you do the tranny coupler test in my "sticky" above.
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