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the belt might have come off of the tub take it back apart and look underneath and see if the drive belt is loose or on the floor when the tub came loose it probably slipped the belt off before stopping.
Those washers are trash...they are cheaply made and are not reliable as old washers are...this is why i urge everyone to fix there old washers because its impossible to find reliable appliances anymore. it sounds like a stripped/slipping gear drive system to me, which is typical of those washers...
That machine doesn't have a belt. It is more likely that you have a bearing going bad. You may also have a tub seal starting to go which then leaks water onto the bearing, damaging it.
The motor is supossed to walk up the belt to let it slip enough so the pump can run and drain out the water before the drum spins at full speed( that's why it's spring mounted).
Check the pump belt, it should be snug but not tight, you should have some give when you squeeze the belt together, but it should not touch together. Don't use any belt dressing on it, it needs to slip. Make sure the washer is unpluged before you do anything.
The motor is spring loaded to keep tention on the belt. The belt is designed to slip. When the washer is full of water the motor starts at 1725 RPM and the belt is a little loose. As the drum empties its water the belt gets tighter and the speed picks up to spin the water out of the cloths. If the cloths are not comming out as dry as they should, replace the belt. As the belt starts to wear it becomes shiny and doesn't grip the pully properly and slips too much.
I hope this helps.
The belt sounds worn out since its slipping. Change it out. Its cheap fix.
The drum brake does just what is sounds like. brakes the drum. For instance when u open the lid during a cycle and everything stops thats the drum engaging and stops the movement of teh drum. If the brake is malfunctioning two things will happen, you open the lid (assuming the safety switch is still good) or the drum will not spin at all.
Mine is doing the same thing. I opened it up to see what was happening and it was the drive belt tension arm bumping around. Soon, the belt started slipping during the spin cycle. Now it won't spin and the belt starts to smolder from the friction of the drive motor. If you haven't checked your belt, that's a good place to start.
The motor slides back and forth so there is know way to tighten the belt.The new belt is needed if your old one shows any ware or if has shiny look to it which would mean its been getting hot and slipping.
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