Thank you for verifying the model type so many folks post non FAV6800A/FAV9800A questions in this forum machine specific topic area.
FAV6800A/FAV9800A Service Manual for reference. Sears Parts Direct for reference.
You will need the Service Manual for support. I’m an owner like you with a solid repair skills on the machine and will try to help you DIY the repair if we can ID the issue through troubleshooting.
Do you have this condition in all wash cycles? Will a Quick Wash cycle complete? Do you see the Cycle Status LED ever indicate the machine has moved to the Spin Cycle during the wash cycle? This could be a Control Board failure but we need to troubleshoot.
I want to make sure the Wash basket will spin up with a Spin Only cycle selection. Can you select a Spin Only cycle with a empty wash basket. I would release the washer top so you can observe this test. I want to rule out a broken Clutch large wrap spring.
Page 33 of the Service Manual will show you how to release the washer top from the base. In Spin Only cycle raise the top just enough to make sure the wash basket is rotating Counter Clock Wise – CCW with the Spin Only cycle selected and operated.
If the above test doesn’t indicate an issue I would like you to try the Quick Service Cycle test on page 15 of the Service Manual and see if your FAV6800A will pass that test with no clothes in the washer. When you put the machine in Service Mode press and hold simultaneously the Enviro Plus and Spin Only keys until the machine beeps and the LED display reads 00. Then press Wash/Rinse Temp to start Quick Service Cycle test. Did the test complete with a PA indication in the display? It will only display the PA code for a few seconds. End of cycle will beep washer will unlock and Cycle Status LED will indicate complete.
Waiting for your reply….Rich
AlpineCA
Can you start a new problem with your FAV6800A. I will try to help. So you take no error code. If you go into a Spin Only Cycle and you raise the washer top from the base your wash basket dose not spin CCW and there are no error is that correct?
With the washer top raised from the base can you rotate the wash tub CCW by hand. It should only take your pinky finger to rotate the wash basket CCW. That will tell me if there is some binding in the drive system. The wash basket should not rotate CW.
I have to leave for work soon 4pm to 12:30am. Will try to log on during my lunch break.
I will try to get ya going we need to troubleshoot a bit deeper....Rich
Can you rotate the wash basket CCW by hand it should turn freely this is the spin cycle direction do this thru the washer lid. You should be able to rotate the wash basket Counter Clock Wise with very slight resistance. What are the results?
If you raise the washer top from the washer base and start a Spin only cycle the tumblers should rotate only a several degrees while the large wrap spring in the clutch comes to tension. Once at tension the wash basket will begin to rotate CCW. It sounds like this does not happen. You see 48 in the LED display which is the motor RPM in the Clock Wise direction The CW motor direction is the wash/agitate direction.
I would remove power from the machine and then remove the front cover of the machine and see if you can rotate the Clutch Pulley by hand in both CCW spin direction and CW wash/agitate direction by hand. This will ensure we have no binding in the system.
Here is a pic with the front cover removed the Motor Controller is to the left of the motor.
Pic of the Motor with drive belt removed.
With the front cover off start a Spin Only Cycle
In Spin Cycle the Control Board will signal the Motor Controller to power the Washer Motor in the CCW direction (spin direction) to drive the Clutch Pulley in the CCW direction. Do you see this take place?
If there is no binding taking place with the Motor, Clutch Pulley in the CCW direction then I feel we have a failure that may be difficult to troubleshoot without known good parts including the Control Board, the Motor Controller and Motor.
cdenis1 ,
Good news did you do clytch maintenance or replace the Pulley Clutch assembly?
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Identical problem here. Will not spin with lid open. The disks start to move for a second then stop. The tub does not spin. Any thoughts.
Thanks
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this is the model number FAV6800A LED display, no error codes, looks like it is not getting to the next cycle
Hello Rich,
I tested the machine in spin only and doesn't complete the cycle, I put the machine in Service Mode to see the and the digits go to 48 and stop wait for a few seconds and start over an never finish the cycle, looks like the problem it is on the spin
the problem wass the cluch, thank you all for your your help
I replaced the clutch assembly, was the easy way cost me 100 bucks
Can you confirm your machine model number? If it's a FAV6800A LED display or FAV9800A LCD display do you take any error codes to the display?
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