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The washer at my mom's place in Dayton finally quit after 14 years and I almost felt bad hauling it out
My mom called me last Saturday saying her old top loader wouldn't spin anymore, so I drove over to her place in Dayton to take a look. I pulled the cabinet off and the coupler between the motor and transmission was chewed up, a $12 part and about 40 minutes of work. What got me was how clean it was inside, no rust, no buildup, just one tired little plastic piece giving out. It's the first repair I've done at her house where she actually stood there and watched the whole time instead of hovering by the door. Anyone else get weirdly attached to a machine you've fixed a dozen times over the years?
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sethh5820d ago
That coupler being the culprit tracks for those old Whirlpool-built top loaders, but a $12 part and 40 minutes is on the lucky side. Usually when the coupler goes, the transmission or the brake is dragging too, and you find out the hard way when the new one strips out in a month. If it was really that clean inside after 14 years, I'd check the water inlet screens and the drain pump while you're at it, since those are the next things to quit on a machine that age. Also worth knowing that on some of those models the coupler has a specific orientation, so if it ever acts up again, make sure the little nubs are lined up right or it'll eat itself.
As for getting attached, yeah, that's normal. Something about a machine you've had your hands inside a bunch of times. Fixing it in front of her instead of her hovering by the door probably did more for her than the washer ever will.
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