Okay let me try this again. About a month and a half ago, the washer stop spinning. After doing some research on washers with similar problem, found it was the direct drive coupler. I noticed that the new part had metal in the middle while the original ones did not. After finally getting the cover back on, I tested it without any clothes. I just wanted to make sure it was spinning and sounded okay until it stopped. When it did, it made this horrible scraping sound. I have since taken off the cover and ran it again thinking I might be able to see the problem. I thought it might be a spring but they all are intact. I really could use some help with this problem.
If the spin basket comes to a jeky stop, you have sticking brake shoes. You can go to my Sticky above "replacing direct drive washer brake shoes" for info on this.
You can also shine a light in the spin basket and look for something like a bra band stuck in the tub.
Hi Rich,
I took the lid off so I could watch it spin. It doesn’t have a jerky stop but it does jerky when its spinning. The sound is almost like metal scraping against metal. I did check the tub (all underwear is wash by hand)but there nothing in there.
You can get tear apart info in the "sticky" I mentioned. I would pull the tranny and drop the spin tube down to clear the brake shoes from the housing and look for something out of place or broken.
Okay will give it a try. Is there a visual diagram for this?
This is a rather simple washer to take apart, the trick is to know what’s wrong when you take it apart. You might try %url% for info.
Thanks, will do.