Hi,
Our 4 year-old Maytag Top-Loader is suddenly having an issue during the agitation cycle.
- The agitator appears to be stuck. It twitches, but doesn’t turn.
- While it is doing this I hear a loud clacking noise under the bottom front of the washer.
- I replaced the shifter about two months ago when is stopped working properly. The fix worked perfectly at that time. No other issues seen…
- I suspect the loud clacking noise is the shift trying to engage when the agitation cycle is attempting to start.
- I removed the agitator and basket…after fighting the retaining bolt which was partially frozen. Penetrating oil did the trick.
- All parts above and below appear to be working correctly without any apparent damage.
Soooo, how do I effectively, manually test the transmission to ensure it is working properly?
I can turn the inner and outer shafts easily and separately in either the counterclockwise or clockwise directions. I was told that during counterclock-wise direction the agitator shaft is not supposed to be coupled to the basket and in the clockwise direction the agitator and basket are coupled during the spin cycle.
- Do I have these actions right?
- Am I doing something wrong during my manual test?
- Should I being seeing something different during this test?
- Is there a better way to test the tranny?
I will certainly replace the tranny if I can get an accurate test results.
Thanks, Beerski