Kenmore Direct Drive Won't Spin!!

My washer will fill, agitate, rinse and drain but it won’t spin!! I’m assuming the lid switch works because it wont agitate with the lid up but if you press the lid switch down it runs fine. When it comes to the spin cycle i used to be able to get it started by hand and it would spin at about half speed now its totally dead in the water. I checked the motor coupler, looks practically brand new. Everything sounds like its running as far as the motor and everything goes but if you lift the lid during the spin cycle the tub is not moving. One thing i know cant be good, there are black rubbery shavings on top of everything down there and it looks as if a thick yellow grease or oil has lightly coated everything. If it is my gearcase can i find the leak and fix it or do i have to get a new one?? Could it be a bad clutch?? Any help is greatly appreciated…

The gearcase has leaked a little lube out of the top seal, It has gotten into the clutch, I would pull it apart and replace the clutch after cleaning up the mess.:slight_smile:

Control panel has now power, so oven also does not work? Had a horrible lightening store 2 nights ago, most likely part of the problem?:slight_smile:

[SIZE=3]If by no power to the control you mean it won’t light up the display then the control is the most likely problem. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]If by no power you mean you checked voltage at the back of the control and it has no voltage then I would say a loose connection.[/SIZE]
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