Washer fills,agitates,pumps out,but will not spin.Belt is in good condition,and the pawl disengages from the cog.Motor seems to want to turn but cannot.Tub seems to be jammed. Is it the bearing frozen or is there some other component to check first?
The older Hoover had a problem with the clutch drive seizing. Sometimes it was caused by the aluminium housing on the gearbox breaking or cracking. When this happens, the clutch pawl doesn't release the clutch gear properly. The clutch stays in the locked position and then it wont allow the tub to spin. Its not often the top bearing fails. A common sign of gearbox / clutch failure is a brown oily stain spread all over the inside of the cabinet in line with the bottom of the gearbox. This means that the gearbox has slowly filled with water through a failed gearbox seal and when it gets to this stage, its not an economical repair. Time for a new washer unfortunately.
Testimonial: "Thank you Steve F.Complete with brown stain inside cabinet.I was emboldened by your diagnosis and with a few forceful wriggles at the appropriate moment I was able to release the clutch [this time]. The old girl still has a bit of life in her, but I have no illusions about her impending demise and will look for a replacement.Brian"
SOURCE: make noise during wash cycle, has no agitator action and no spin during spin cycle/drain cycle
Looks like the bearings may have failed. TURN OFF the POWER and try and rotate the agitator/tub by hand. If it is jammed you should investigate why. Possibly caused by bearing failure or something wound around spindle.
Take care and do not attempt to investigate the problem without first disconnecting from the mains!
SOURCE: maytag atlantis will agitate won't spin
I had the same problem with my Atlantis a couple of months ago. It turned out to be the bearing for the tub drive pulley. When you look under the washer there are three pulleys. The one for the motor is ont he left, the drain pulley on the right and the big one in the middle for the tub. What I found is that when the bearing went bad, the tub would fill and turn for washing, but it would not turn at all for spinning. I could turn the pulley by hand but the tub refused to budge. I removed the main pulley and could see that the bearing had exploded. You can't buy just the bearing but the whole pulley kit is like $35 so I got off easy. I put the machine back together (which is tricky) but it works fine now. The pulley kit comes with complete instructions but it's really straightforward. The tricky part is that you have to pull down on the end of the drive shaft in order to get the retainer ring onto the pulley. That can be difficult if you don't have a lot of room to work or have a partner to assist. You can replace the whole thing or just the bearing and save the pulley for a rainy day if you want. I opted for the whole replacement. But I saved the old. cause ya neva know!
SOURCE: GE washer does not agitate or spin
There is a fusable link that is known to blow. The replacement is available. Open the front access panel, Remove the tape from the wires that are taped together near the top of the wiring harness,about 3/4 of the way up. You will see a wire that is covered with shrink wrap (White with Red stripe I think) Cut it out, check for open circuit with an ohm meter. If it is open, (no continuity) Replace it. I used a regular piece of wire as a jumper for testing till I got the new fuse. The fuse kit I got comes with 2 of these fusable links. One is for a spare.
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