I'm working with the washer in question and just installed the new motor controller and it still does not work on its own. With the water hoses removed but the unit plugged in and the back off, in various cycles I can prompt the motor/tumbler into going forward or backward by giving it a nudge in one direction or another and if it is in spin or wash cycle it will go that direction on its own for awhile, but when it is time for it to change directions, it will not do so until I give it a short spin to get it started again; even when I remove the belt -- and thus the tension -- from the motor spindle even it does not start or stop spinning on it's own, but will if I give it a little twist. And with the belt on and placed on final spin, if I give it a nudge to get it rotating, it never spins all that fast. and that's how we discoivered the probelm in the first place; our clothes came out wet from and weak final spin cycle, and then it stopped even tumbling in the wash cycle. Could it be the motor is weak/defective? I figure I tested the belt tension option by removing it and found the motor still did not spin without assistance from me. I did all this without the water hooked up; there's no reason water has to be in the washer to active the spin/wash cycles is there?
Thanks so much for any assistance you can lend! We've got kids and laundry is accumulating fast! | 
