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In order to be able to repair
your Whirlpool direct drive washer when is not
spinning properly, you need to know what makes the
washer spin.
The first thing that you will
need to do, is to try the washer in all the other
cycles in the washer to determine if the washer
agitates or fills. If it does, this tells you that
the wall outlet and the cord are ok.
There are two sets of parts
that you will need to check to find out what the
problem could be.
The electrical parts: You
will need to check these parts if the washer stops
and don't do anything when the timer dial reach the
spin cycle.
The most common problem is a
bad lid switch. This switch often fails because
people overload the washer and when it goes into the
spin cycle it bounce all over the place and breaks
the lid switch.
The next part is the timer. The
timer is the brain of the washer, it directs the
electricity to each of the electrical components
according to the selection on the timer and
switches.
Next you will need to check the
motor speed switch, if your washer has one. If this
switch is bad will prevent the motor from running
and your Whirlpool direct drive washer will not
spin.
If all the parts mention above
check ok, then you will need to check the motor.
The motor is the parts that
turns the transmission to make the washer agitate or
spin. If the motor hums when it supposed to be
running, the motor may be bad.
The mechanical parts: If
the motor runs when the timer dial reach the
drain/spin cycle, you will need to check the
following parts.
The most common problem is a
broken motor coupler. The motor coupler has to be
good to transfer torque from the motor to the
transmission.
The next part to be checked is
the clutch. The clutch have three main parts. The
clutch drum, the pads and the brake cam
driver.
The clutch is driven by a set of gear inside of the
transmission.
If any of those parts fails, your Whirlpool direct
drive washer will not spin properly.
The next part to check is the transmission. The
transmission internal gears will turn the clutch
drum when the motor is turning in a clockwise
direction. If the internal parts are not turning the
clutch drum, the transmission is bad and it must be
replace.
The basket drive block is the part that couples the
spin drum to the brake & drive tube. The clutch
turns the brake & drive tube and because the spin
drum is couple to brake & drive tube it will spin.
The last part is the brake & drive tube. The brake &
drive tube will spin when the motor turns in a
clockwise direction and will apply the brake when
the motor turns in a counterclockwise direction. |
