Without really examining I can't be certain but I suspect the pump. Some though do use an electric pump in which case this won't apply.
The belt should run around a pulley near the front of the machine I would guess the right front. You will recognize it as having the pulley sticking up from a sort of rounded pot like structure with a couple of hoses attached. One comes from the bottom of the tank, the other leaves from the side of the pot and becomes the drain hose. Some will have a large rubberized sort of plug terminating a round port, this would be the one to remove if it exists. There will be some sort of hose clamp, usually a spring clamp but it might be a proper bolt style hose clamp. If yours has the big port plug I would start with removing that. You will probably get a gush of water and hopefully what ever is stopping the pump. Remember that the pump is an impeller style. That means there is a sort of paddle wheel which spins in a fairly tight fitting housing. Water enters the bottom of this spinning paddle wheel or impeller. As it spins, centrifugal force pushes it out toward the wall of the housing. This housing has a void in it where the discharge hose is connected which allows the spinning water to exit the pump. I expect you have something caught either at the inlet or just at the outlet which is not permitting the impeller to spin. In one direction it releases like the dog of a ratchet. You are looking for this obstruction. If it is there carefully extract it. You may need to gently reverse the pump to extract it. Things like handkerchiefs, wires from your under wire brassier, maybe a small brad or nail left in a pocket can all stop a pump. Those spring clamps can be a bear to remove without the right tool. A reasonable alternative is a channel lock vice grip sort of plier but be ware, if the spring slips and it probably will, they snap on your fingers and sting like a bugger. Opening them to slip them back into place is at least as challenging as getting them off. After my last excursion into my washer pump I bought a spring plier which hasn't been out of the blister pack since I opened it to examine it but I just know that one day I will be very pleased I bought it. I only hope I can find it when that time comes. Hope this is helpful. Dale Leavens. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Doucet To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine gained entry Well, it turns one way easily but the other way, not at all. At 05:14 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote: >Depending on the machine the agitator probably won't turn. There are >safety switches which disengage the agitator when, for example the >lid is raised. > >Just how freely does the belt turn by hand? There shouldn't be a lot >of resistance since the components should be idling. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kevin Doucet >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:00 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine gained entry > >Hi list, > >Ok, Two screws at the bottom of the front, re loosen the top and lift >it off and the entire front lifts away. > >Now, the belt is intact and in good shape and on the pulleys. I can >turn the belt and the pulley by hand but the drum and agitator still >does not turn. > >Now what? > >hmmm. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
