Ge washing machine spins fine but on agitate whole outter tub moves and scrapes on bottom

That model number doesn't come up with anything, but it sounds like a locked "mode shifter" to me...

There is a clutch assembly under the tub that controls the tub and the agitator. It sounds like the problem is with that.

My parent's Hotpoint did the same thing!! The brake on the bottom of the tub is not engaging! It needs replaced!!

Anyone with loud scraping/clanging- we had that problem and saw that the large wheel the belt goes around is only an inch above the metal bottom.When we moved the washer with a 2wheeler it pushed the bottom up into the metal wheel. The racket it made was horrible. It left metal shavings ,too. You'll need to pull the bottom of the washer back out.Pull fromt panal off with putty knife.You'll need to lean or lay washer to one side.Put a pillow or cushion inside between the tub and housing side you'll be leaning towards. What I did was drill two little holes-one near the back center and one near the front center. I took a long piece of heavy string,put one end in one hole and the other end in the other hole-outside to inside.Tie the ends around each end of a 1x2,18inch board .Get the board to the back without damaging stuff inbetween-pulling on your back string for help. Make sure the board is against the bottom, get to where you can now pull your string 'handle' w/both hands,yanking and popping the bottom back out.Our washer now works beautifully and quietly.

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Motor will not turn the one way...
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there are springs under the machine that attatch to the tub in 3 to 4 places if one of these springs break it will cause the tub to bang.

The gears maybe going out. Sometimes it is able to engage in the other direction which the spin, sometimes not. Washing machine have complex gears that in one way agitator works, and the other the gear locks to turn the whole tub. The clicking noise is probably the locking mechanism in the gears that has caused the whole intermittent problem.

sounds like a bad lid switch how old is it?

if when in the wash cycle the tub spins then the brake in the cluch assembly is worn and to be replaced. this holds the tub from moving when in the wash cycle. thanks tallpaul