Maytag Top Loader will spin not agitate
I have an old maytag washer (Model number: LAT9605AAE) that is giving me issues. Here are the symptoms I’ve discovered.
-Washer will spin, drain and fill.
-Motor is running during the wash cycle, but not turning the agitator
-Agitator will not turn, even by hand. Agitator itself is not broken (doesn’t have dogs or anything to break off as it connects directly to transmission)
-The drive belt was horribly worn down. Also if the wash cycle is allowed to run there is a burning smell eventually and after a few minutes it starts sounding funny and high pitched. I’ve replaced the belts and the problem persists.
-When I try to hand turn the flywheel that the drive belt connects to, it is very difficult to turn counter clockwise, and relatively easy to turn clockwise. When I turn it counter clockwise, the whole drum turns, but the agitator will not turn independently. The whole drum also turns when I rotate the flywheel clockwise.
-When I turn the fly wheel counter clockwise I hear a thunk noise at the beginning. This does not occur when I rotate clockwise. I can’t tell if the thunk is coming more from the brake assembly or the transmission.
So it seems like my problem is either coming from the brake assembly or the transmission, is there anyway to tell which of the two might be the cultprit? Or could it be a different problem altogether? Would appreciate any help as I am at the end of my knowledge/expertise/youtube watching!
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I have the same problem with our old Maytag washer. During the wash cycle, the agitator will not operate and I can hear the motor operating and the belt spinning. During the spin cycle, the drum will spin and the pump will operate to remove water. When I turn the fly wheel clockwise by hand, as in the spin cycle, it turns the drum easily. When I turn the fly wheel counter clockwise by hand, as in the wash cycle, it becomes difficult to turn, but with effort it does operate the agitator spindle. I removed the transmission cover and found the gears intact and working correctly; so there must be some other component of the agitator drive train causing the problem. I replaced the drive belt, but that did not correct the problem. Some other component appears to be causing the agitator drive spindle to be very difficult to turn. I'd love to fix it myself, but my wife is getting impatient with my trial & error process. Looks like a new washer is in our future!
из Chuck McLean-Shinaman