Whirlpool won't spin
#1
07-03-15, 05:03 PM
Whirlpool won't spin
Model Number Whirlpool lxr9245eq1
Replaced the lid switch since it was crack in half, it still wouldn't spin.
Replaced the Motor coupling and it worked for a few loads then it wouldn't spin.
What are the next few processes I should check next?
Could the rod that the couplings attach to be stripped as well?
I'm currently away for work for a few weeks. Using Skype back to the wife and brother-in-law to help them out.
Replaced the lid switch since it was crack in half, it still wouldn't spin.
Replaced the Motor coupling and it worked for a few loads then it wouldn't spin.
What are the next few processes I should check next?
Could the rod that the couplings attach to be stripped as well?
I'm currently away for work for a few weeks. Using Skype back to the wife and brother-in-law to help them out.
#2
07-03-15, 05:39 PM
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Welcome to the forums!
We had a Kenmore washer that didn't like to spin all the time. (Whirlpool makes a lot of Kenmore appliances) The water would drain but it would not spin We found that if you keep the lid open while agitating it will stop. then close the lid and it would work correctly. Not really a solution to your issue, but it is a work around you could try.
We had a Kenmore washer that didn't like to spin all the time. (Whirlpool makes a lot of Kenmore appliances) The water would drain but it would not spin We found that if you keep the lid open while agitating it will stop. then close the lid and it would work correctly. Not really a solution to your issue, but it is a work around you could try.
#3
07-04-15, 03:32 AM
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Need more info, does the motor run when not spinning? try this
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. You replaced drive coupler so it should be good.
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. You replaced drive coupler so it should be good.
#4
07-05-15, 12:34 PM
The motor runs. Just replaced couplings. Pulled motor out and looks like the rod the couplings attach to (not motor side) is rounded. Is that something you can replace or is that piece a whole gear case assembly? Looking at diagram and looks like the whole. No oil on floor.
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07-05-15, 01:24 PM
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There should be two distinct flat sides on that transmission input shaft. If the shaft is rounded off so bad that the coupler slips on it, you will have to replace the transmission. Are you using the couplers with the metal inserts? They fit tighter than the ones without. If the metal insert type slips on the shaft, you need a new transmission.
