[xXSHAWNXx]

If this has already been addressed, I apologize...

My Kenmore seems to agitate fine, and everything works well until the spin cycle. It leaves clothes wet, and then I open the washer, spin the basket by hand, set it to spin, and then with a screwdriver I press down on the switch so that I can watch it. It starts to spin slowly, so I manually spin the basket faster and it works. Sometimes it takes 2-3 times of doing this.

Also if it matters, the basket spins freely by hand..

Help!

I've found many similar situations, but never exactly the same..and I don't want to screw something up...

[Appliance Wiki]

Hi,

See if you can tip the washer back and look at the transmission.

If the transmission leaks oil it gets into the clutch and makes the clutch slip.

With the clutch slipping it will not spin very good.

[xXSHAWNXx]

Originally Posted by Appliance Wiki

Hi,

See if you can tip the washer back and look at the transmission.

If the transmission leaks oil it gets into the clutch and makes the clutch slip.

With the clutch slipping it will not spin very good.

Will I see the transmission from the underside of the washer?

[ApplianceJunk]

Yes you will be able to see it from the underside. Also look at the inside of the cabinet walls to see if they are oily.

[ybarra]

how do you remove the basket drive tube for a kenmore washer?it is a heavy duty 70's series..

[xXSHAWNXx]

Originally Posted by Appliance Wiki

Hi,

See if you can tip the washer back and look at the transmission.

If the transmission leaks oil it gets into the clutch and makes the clutch slip.

With the clutch slipping it will not spin very good.

First I need to ask you what the transmission looks like, and/or where is it located? I finally got to look under the washer today and using the parts guide, I couldn't find a transmission..

I did take note of a couple of things I thought might be interesting...
Firstly, I may have mis-spoke when said it was spinning slow...actually it slows down to a stop. I start it and spin it manually, but when I let go it eventually comes to a halt.
However, if I hold the tub still(not that it really moves), and work the basket back and forth, should it be tight? I work it back and forth a little bit although it's tight, and I force it just a little bit clockwise, and then when I push in the button and watch it, it starts right up. Tonite I had to stand there for like 5 minutes watch clothes go round and round until they spun out. When we start a fresh load, however...we're back to square one. It doesn't spin. What would cause it to not work, but then suddenly work, seemingly based on twisting the basket in the tub?...and again, should the basket spin freely in the tub, or should it be basically stationary?

Edit: My wife and I were just talking, and it almost seems like there is hair or even a piece of clothing stuck up underneath that may be hindering it...Is that possible?

[xXSHAWNXx]

Ok...so I still don't know what a transmission looks like, and there's a bunch of parts that I can see underneath..
So, I took off the agitator, and the tube sticking up(possibly the top of the gear casing??)..it turns about the same as the basket did...VERY slowly and in spurts, if at all. Possibly slipping?

PS..my wife has like 10 loads to do..lol..so any help would be appreciated!