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Help...I think it's the lid switch or motor??
Old 05-26-2007, 10:42 PM   #1
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Brand: Admiral
Model Number: LNC6543A97
Age: More than 10 years

I have taken the thing apart after making two assumptions: The lid switch was not the problem because I pressed down on the switch with a popsicle stick and machine did same thing. 2) it was agitating fine but not spinning/draining.

So I take it apart and the belt seems fine, the pulleys are okay, the agitator turns when I turn the belt so I guess its not a coupling or transmission. The pump is okay too. There are no clogs in the drain pipes.

I guess maybe the motor but now my wife tells me it might not have been agitating either, so now I am back to square one. We never smelled anything go bad on motor.

Should I put the whole thing back together and then see if it agitates? Then go through the analysis again.

Or, is there a way to check the lid switch electrical component itself? What do I need for this? I guess the tongue depressor was not enough.

Or have my buddy test the motor? I was going to cycle the machine with the lid down, but now not sure if the lid switch is the problem.

Help!
 
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Update: Okay I make some progress. I put it all back together and turned it on. It does agitate. Okay, it comes to spin cycle and nothing. I turn the knob to delicate cycle/spin and it spins and drains. Okay. I do it again. Permanent Press agitates, no spin.I go to delicate spin. Nothing. I turn it to Pre Wash, Spin and it spins and drains...

Okay, so what is going on here? The controller has bad contact points? What else can it be?
 
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