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david.graham		#1 Posted : Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:31:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/25/2010(UTC) Posts: 3		washer fills, spins, ok in clean section agitator only spins does not agitate back and forth and makes a grating noise like gears sliping Note. already checked the dogs and they are working fine, the noise sounds like metal gears not meshing correctly the agitator does not turn in both directions, the dof teeth do engage because during wash cycle it is only spinning in one direction, all the clothes get tagled tight roung the agitator


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sidfink43		#2 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2010 10:26:09 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 3/29/2009(UTC) Posts: 11,699		The symptoms you describe are a bad transmission. If you can post a model number we may be able to comment further. Thanks


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david.graham		#3 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2010 10:43:46 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/25/2010(UTC) Posts: 3		model # 110.20802-990 Originally Posted by: david.graham washer fills, spins, ok in clean section agitator only spins does not agitate back and forth and makes a grating noise like gears sliping Note. already checked the dogs and they are working fine, the noise sounds like metal gears not meshing correctly the agitator does not turn in both directions, the dof teeth do engage because during wash cycle it is only spinning in one direction, all the clothes get tagled tight roung the agitator


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david.graham		#4 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2010 10:45:08 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/25/2010(UTC) Posts: 3		model # 110.20802.990 Originally Posted by: sidfink43 The symptoms you describe are a bad transmission. If you can post a model number we may be able to comment further. Thanks


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sidfink43		#5 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2010 11:30:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 3/29/2009(UTC) Posts: 11,699		Ok, open it up using the instructions here Kenmore top loader blues (SublimeMasterJW's Appliance Advice) and try to listen to pinpoint the noise in the agitation cycle. If it is coming from the transmission area it is the transmision which will have to be replaced.


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