I have a Maytag Centennial (MVWC7ESWW0) that doesn’t activate the spin cycle on its own.
Heres the scenario:
Ill start a load of laundry but when it comes to spinning (at all) it will not start. I have to open the lid and close it then it seems as if something then engages to get the spin cycle to go.
If I do not open and close the lid then it just drains; it sounds like the motor is just free spinning inside. My clothes will be soaked.
[QUOTE=dnlow;902743]If it agitates and does not spin I would look at the clutch. If there is no agitation and no spin then the motor coupler is bad.[/QUOTE]
Thank you; it agitates and doesn’t spin. I will take a look at the clutch!
Its could be either your lid switch or the timer. Is it below 65 degrees F in the room?
Why, you say?
The gearcase in this washer is called a “neutral drain gearcase”.
The washer will be agitating then pause.
When it starts up again, the motor has reversed direction and its pumping out the water.
Then it pauses again. When it starts up, you can here an audible “clunk” as the gearcase shifts into spin. If you don’t get this pause, it will just continue to drain until the time runs out.
Watch this video. Start at 2:35 then at 2:41 you hear the clunk.
[QUOTE=ThatGuy;902851]Its could be either your lid switch or the timer. Is it below 65 degrees F in the room?
Why, you say?
The gearcase in this washer is called a “neutral drain gearcase”.
The washer will be agitating then pause.
When it starts up again, the motor has reversed direction and its pumping out the water.
Then it pauses again. When it starts up, you can here an audible “clunk” as the gearcase shifts into spin. If you don’t get this pause, it will just continue to drain until the time runs out.
Watch this video. Start at 2:35 then at 2:41 you hear the clunk.
Also if its too cold the oil in the gearcase will be too thick. That can cause trouble too.[/QUOTE]
Alright, so its a combination of this and the previous reply.
It’ll run through the cycles agitate, spin + rinse, spin… all cycles (from what I can remember) function… except the spin. It’ll sound like the motor is free spinning until you open the lid - it’ll make that “clunk”. When you close the lid the spin cycle functions like its supposed to until the next spin cycle. Then you have to repeat opening the lid, wait for the motor to stop and “clunk” then close the lid, and the spin cycle will function again.
[QUOTE=ThatGuy;902861]A cycle is the whole thing: filling with water, agitation, drain, spin, filling with rinse water, agitation, drain, and final spin.
Is the washer pausing between drain and spin?
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Gotcha, yes it takes brief pauses not for prolonged periods of time; if I had to estimate it’d be less than 20 seconds
I was thinking it might be the lid switch, but after messing with my machine it now seems unlikely.
I’m now thinking the problem is inside the gearcase. I’ve seen behavior like this before. There is a part called a spin paw that swings out and engages the big spin gear. It comes with a kit, but its a fairly difficult job to replace.
[QUOTE=ThatGuy;902881]I was thinking it might be the lid switch, but after messing with my machine it now seems unlikely.
I’m now thinking the problem is inside the gearcase. I’ve seen behavior like this before. There is a part called a spin paw that swings out and engages the big spin gear. It comes with a kit, but its a fairly difficult job to replace.
[QUOTE=ThatGuy;902903]The first video was going pretty good, but you interrupted the drain by opening the lid which prematurely started the spin part of the cycle.
I was hoping to see it drain for a couple of minutes and then see whether it paused and then came back on spinning or not.
Definitely do a hot load and leave the lid alone to see if it will activate the spin on its own.[/QUOTE]
I will do another video. It doesn’t activate spin that’s why I opened the lid. You can hear the motor free spinning.
Here is a video. You only need to take it apart until 2:47 and start reassembly at 6:12. You don’t need to remove all the oil, just keep the gearcase level.
[QUOTE=ThatGuy;902905]You probably need a neutral drain kit put in.
Here is a video. You only need to take it apart until 2:47 and start reassembly at 6:12. You don’t need to remove all the oil, just keep the gearcase level.
