Comments on: Appliance Tip of the Day: Replacing the Drive Coupler on a Whirlpool (or Kenmore) Direct Drive Washer http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/ Your appliance repair weapon of mass instruction for all your appliance repair needs! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:30:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jessica3681 http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-35 jessica3681 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-35 Ok, I replaced the coupler on my Kenmore. When I started the machine back up, it agitated for a few seconds, then the gears locked up, and it broke my coupler again. What do I do now? Ok, I replaced the coupler on my Kenmore. When I started the machine back up, it agitated for a few seconds, then the gears locked up, and it broke my coupler again. What do I do now?

]]> By: Samurai Appliance Repair Man http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Samurai Appliance Repair Man Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-36 That's a bad transmission. Get a new washer... assumming, of course, that you installed the coupler correctly. That’s a bad transmission. Get a new washer… assumming, of course, that you installed the coupler correctly.

]]> By: Anonymous http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-37 I started to replace the coupler and when I put on the third piece (the last plastic piece)on the bolt, it broke. <BR/>I got another part and yet again, that piece cracked. I can still use the washer with it cracked, but I don't understand why it seems the bolt that the coupler is supposed to fit onto is a bit too big for the holes in the coupler. It's a Kenmore washer and I got the part from Sears...so I'm not really understanding the problem. Do you? I started to replace the coupler and when I put on the third piece (the last plastic piece)on the bolt, it broke.
I got another part and yet again, that piece cracked. I can still use the washer with it cracked, but I don’t understand why it seems the bolt that the coupler is supposed to fit onto is a bit too big for the holes in the coupler. It’s a Kenmore washer and I got the part from Sears…so I’m not really understanding the problem. Do you?

]]> By: Alex L http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Alex L Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-38 This site has been very useful. What's missing though is getting the darn coupler in place and the motor back on. It's not quite "Assemly is the reverse order of removal" The coupler pieces have to be hammered onto the shafts. Getting the motor with coupler attached into the holes of the rubber is very tricky because of its weight, aligning the coupler holes and motor mount "bushings?" and there is an annoying piece of cardboard in the way. After all the black rubber motor mount bushings fell off I had no way to know which way they went on. They fit both ways and don't stay in place on their own. More tips on getting this thing back together would be useful. I couldn't find them elsewhere in the site. This site has been very useful. What’s missing though is getting the darn coupler in place and the motor back on. It’s not quite “Assemly is the reverse order of removal” The coupler pieces have to be hammered onto the shafts. Getting the motor with coupler attached into the holes of the rubber is very tricky because of its weight, aligning the coupler holes and motor mount “bushings?” and there is an annoying piece of cardboard in the way. After all the black rubber motor mount bushings fell off I had no way to know which way they went on. They fit both ways and don’t stay in place on their own. More tips on getting this thing back together would be useful. I couldn’t find them elsewhere in the site.

]]> By: Anonymous http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-39 I don't know what <BR/>Alex was doing in his replacement of the drive coupler but mine went very smooth. I had the washer filling with water for a test run 5 minutes after I walked in the door with the part. The replacement was the exact opposite of the removal. What a great site for the do it yourselfer. Thanks!! I don’t know what
Alex was doing in his replacement of the drive coupler but mine went very smooth. I had the washer filling with water for a test run 5 minutes after I walked in the door with the part. The replacement was the exact opposite of the removal. What a great site for the do it yourselfer. Thanks!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-40 OK, replaced my coupler, let the washing machine run for a couple months and then started getting that burning smell that accompanied the failure of the first bushing. What is the primary cause of bushing failure?<BR/>loyala@sbcglobal.net OK, replaced my coupler, let the washing machine run for a couple months and then started getting that burning smell that accompanied the failure of the first bushing. What is the primary cause of bushing failure?
loyala@sbcglobal.net

]]> By: marcandkellynj http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-41 marcandkellynj Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-41 Hello,<BR/><BR/>The problem I am having with my washer is that it is making a loud banging noise while trying to spin on the spin cycle. The agitator starts to spin then stops after the loud noise, this process repeats through the cycle. I removed the coupler to find it is in good condition. I then tried to spin the agitator by turning the part the three pronged part the coupler was once connected to. The agitator turned fine when I did this. Do you have any idea what the proplem could be?<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>Marc Hello,

The problem I am having with my washer is that it is making a loud banging noise while trying to spin on the spin cycle. The agitator starts to spin then stops after the loud noise, this process repeats through the cycle. I removed the coupler to find it is in good condition. I then tried to spin the agitator by turning the part the three pronged part the coupler was once connected to. The agitator turned fine when I did this. Do you have any idea what the proplem could be?

Thank you,
Marc

]]> By: Samurai Appliance Repair Man http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Samurai Appliance Repair Man Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-42 Some detailed discussion of noise problems in this washer and their cures in <A HREF="http://applianceguru.com/forum2/324.html" REL="nofollow">this thread</A> from the Samurai School of Appliantology. Some detailed discussion of noise problems in this washer and their cures in this thread from the Samurai School of Appliantology.

]]> By: Samurai Appliance Repair Man http://fixitnow.com/wp/2004/05/30/appliance-tip-of-the-day-replacing-the-drive-coupler-on-a-whirlpool-or-kenmore-direct-drive-washer/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Samurai Appliance Repair Man Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://fixitnow.com/wp/?p=547#comment-43 I have an idea that if you require more information about what's wrong in the forum, you awwta post it in the <A HREF="http://applianceguru.com/forum2/" REL="nofollow">Laundry Room</A>, not here. I have an idea that if you require more information about what’s wrong in the forum, you awwta post it in the Laundry Room, not here.

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