Whirlpool will not agitate on the permanent press rinse cycle

if u hearing noise u problem need a tranmissiom are clutch

Sounds like the bearing on the drum has gone , open the door and see if you have any play on the drum by moving it side to side and up and down good luck

Try taking some of the wet clothes out maybe to heavy

So when the cycle first starts, it will fill and agitate and spin. But then on the rinse cycle it stops?

Both cycles use belt drive, but spin has lower torque demand, replace belt or tensioner or both.

Sounds like your lid switch is faulty. Part number 3949247 available from www.appliancezone.com

Hi, This washer does not have a belt. While the washer is agitating, if you lift the lid will it stop? Some models will agitate but not spin if the lid is up. It sounds to me like the lid switch might be going bad.
If you will get me a model #, I can look this up for you and give you a better idea.

Vic

try to pull off the agitator by placing your fingers under the bottom edge on 2 sides of the agitator...you might have to wiggle it back and forth while pulling up with a little bit of force....if it comes off, check to make sure that the rubber sleeve on top of the steel shaft is still there....if it's not...then it came off with the agitator....the rubber sleeves are permanantly pressed or glued to the steel shaft where the agitator is placed....as the steel shaft spins, the agitator spins with it and thats where it will slip because the rubber sleeve becomes disengaged from the shaft....if the sleeve is still on the shaft...then you need to replace the motor and accompaning parts because the problem would be internal in the gearing drive system.

sounds like a broken coupling.
it probably don't agitate either.

if its a 2 piece agitator.. the gears in top of agitator is stripped out.. change gears be like new....spin top countor clockwise if it dont grap.. gears bad