Kenmore Series 80 Washer Won't Spin

I have a Kenmore washing machine model #24862300 that won't spin out the clothes. This problem has gone on for 10 months now and has really become worse over the past month.

Everything else works fine. It just will not spin the clothes out.
It is not the lid switch. I have determined that.

I use to be able to manually give the tub a "push" to get it going and it would catch and spin out. No more.

I use to be able to turn it back to the agitate cycle (with no water) , run that for 30 seconds and quickly turn it to the spin cycle and it would catch. That is now few and far between.

I can hear the motor running and I can almost hear the gears catch IF I turn it on and off quickly while in the spin cycle.

The machine does agitate, fill and drain with no problem. It runs through the spin cycle, it just won't spin. One more thing - while in the spin cycle at times I am able to "spin" the tub and others times it is locked.

Any ideas.....gear box? Is this worth replacing? I can't afford a new washer.....I can't afford a repair person to fix it and I hate to put money out only to find that wasn't the problem. This will have to be a Do It HERself job.

 

Kenmore Washing Machine 110.24862300 Troubleshooting & Repair - RepairClinic.com

 

Look inside cabinet about 6 inches from floor you you may see a streak of oil. If there you need a gearcase top seal, clutch and drive coupler. lean washer back against wall to look under it.

 

Have a Kenmore 80 series washer (model # 11020842990) and the washer tub will not spin. The motor seems to be running and spinning, but the tub is not turning. Most of the water still drains out, but clothes remain soggy wet. Not sure if this model has a drive belt or not or if there is another problem. I did notice there was a slight burning smell when the washer was spinning. Also unplugged washer and looked under the bottom. I did notice a "belt" of some kind from the tub assembly that was kinda loose and not taunt. It was not broken, just real loose. Again, not sure if this model has a drive belt or is a direct drive model. Any idea what the problem may be or could someone point me in the right direction to troubleshoot and isolate the problem? Thanks a lot!

 

Did you look for oil? read earlier post to see how, You have a direct drive washer , no belt. The thing that looks like a belt is a vibration ring and can be thrown away. Doesn't do anything,