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Originally Posted by crayzkirk
The newer washers won't do much of anything if the lid switch is bad. The old top loaders are pretty simple. Since it will fill and empty, your regulator is probably okay. Can you hear the motor running? The motor connects to the gearbox with a plastic coupler. The pump connects on the other end of the motor. I'm going to bet that the coupler has broken. Marbeck appliance has them locally. Wear gloves as there are some really sharp metal edges in there. The entire cabinet comes off rather easily.
I'm pretty sure Appliance Parts Pros has a video on it. I ordered a few extras because those machines are everywhere: Kenmore, Whirlpool, Matag, etc.
http://www.marbeck.com/maytag-285753...otor-coupling/ |
Thank you for the reply!
I went ahead and moved the clothes to the dryer and emptied out the basin.
Well, things have changed. Now it won't drain but it will go into the wash cycle. I got it to do this by manually moving the agitator around and continually spinning the dial on the timer and turning it back on until it did something. As for the sound it makes... it just makes a buzzing sound in between cycles.
Now it agitates and fills... but won't drain.
I don't think this is something I'm gonna be able to fix myself without purchasing a bunch of parts (timer, regulator, the coupler, the capacitor) and swapping them out until it works again.
I purchased the home about 6 months ago and have a home warranty. I believe I'm gonna just call them and have them come out and fix whatever is wrong with this stupid machine.