My Kenmore washing machine did not spin or pump out the water in my last load. I changed the timer to the wah cycle and it would not agitate either. In both the wash cycle and the spin cycle I could hear the motor humming like it was trying to spin.

After emptying it out, and moving it around, I tried it again without any clothes and it began to aggitate, but was making a lot of noises. I moved the timer to spin cycle and it pumped and spun, but again making a lot of noises. I went back to wash cycel and it seemed to be "jammed" again. Playing around with it, I coud free it up and make it work, but always making lots of noises. I could also "jam it" pretty easily by switching from one cycle to another. I took it apart. The moter seemed ok, the pump seemed ok, the coupler was ok. I decided the gearbox must be jamming up, so I ordred one from sears. I replaced it last night, I the washer behaves exactly the same way.

Could this be the clutch? or the brake? Everything I read on the forum makes me think the problem is the gearbox as I thought. Anyhelp woould be greatly appreciated

Remove the pump from the motor and run the washer to see how it will perform. Sounds like something is stuck inside the pump. Also check for a foreign objects between the inner and the outer tubs.

Gene.