Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - maytag wont agitate
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curtis1988
07-06-09, 01:09 AM
i have a mav5000aww maytag washer. it wont agitate when there are clothes in the washer but will when there is no clothes in it. i checked the belt and it looks fine. i also spun the large center pulley by hand and it turns freely both clockwise and counter-clockwise. this leaves me to think that the gears may be stripped? its not a timer issue becasue it will agitate when there arent any clothes in it and it will try to agitate when there is a load in it it just seems like it doesnt have enough power to turn it. any suggestions??
pugsl
07-06-09, 04:21 AM
Sounds like a bad gearcase.
ecman51`
07-06-09, 08:37 AM
Could it be the plastic agitator splines are stripped? Or by whatever method the agitator is attached to the shaft - that it is somewhat loose? Tight enough to work without load, but shows up under load?