I have a maytag washer that i love and today it started not spining at the end of the wash so my clothes stay soak and wet . it try to spin but it cant . i will love to fix it . can you please help .
thank you
Yolanda:confused:
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I too have the same problem as the original poster. I have a Kenmore "Elite" washer, and my clothes are also sopping wet after the regular wash cycle. What I have also noticed is that when this happens the fabric softener dispenser still has fabric softener in it, almost as if that part is skipped. Does this help any in determining where I should look first? (I have looked in the past when this happened before, and didn’t see anything on the outside of the drum under the top cover.) Thanks!
For sjv, re- post this with the correct model #
Sorry for delay. Kenmore model 110.23032100
Problem: washer fills fine. Agitator agitates fine. With empty load (no clothes but just low water level) spins and drains fine. However, with full load (esp. with towels) it drains, but doesn’t spin, leaving clothes sopping wet. (In this full load case, the fabric softener also doesn’t all leave the dispenser.) So, problem appears to be when under load.
Do you know what part(s) to check/replace? Is this a job I can do myself? Thanks!
ps. I attempted to check whether there’s something stuck between tub and basket by first removing the agitator, but cannot remove/loosen the spanner nut, even with a spanner wrench.
I assume this is a direct drive washer. If so, you probably have a worn out clutch; go to my sticky "replacing direct drive washer brake shoes" for info on this.
Thanks for the quick reply. It gave me somewhere to start. Thanks again!
SUCCESS! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP! I went ahead and replaced the clutch ($39.47) after having a repairman come over for $67.50 and tell me it would be 2 hours to replace it. I then called another local parts store and asked how long, and he said an hour or so as long as I could use a socket wrench. So, I went ahead and did it myself.
Here’s my story: I didn’t have the right size socket to remove the agitator, so I stuck a bolt in it and turned it with a screwdriver, which worked. The old clutch was totally soaked, which I now realize means a new transmission sometime in the future. Replaced the clutch, and bolted the motor back on. Decided to give it a whirl, so I plugged it in and turned on the water, only to quickly realize the water "spout" was about 1 foot behind the tub, because I hadn’t tilted the rear of the cabinet back up, thus sending water everywhere but to the tub (come on, I’m guessing even the pros have made that mistake at least once), so I simply set the cabinet back upright and everything went fine. The hardest part of the entire process was probably getting the cabinet back on, and bending the lid mechanism so it would contact the lid switch the right way. Lesson learned: even a male who calls every tool and part a "thing" at the local True Value store can tackle this job.
Question: since my washer is apparently spouting oil into the clutch, when will I know I need a new washer (or new transmission) rather than simply replacing the clutch every time the spin cycle slips?