After you remove the C-clip, you also need to remove the retaining ring, which is the small paper-clip thinkness wire ring hanging out under the ridge in the transmission pinion bearing at the top of the transmission. One end of the wire disappears into a small hole in the clutch base plate.

To get it to release, you might want your wife as a third hand. Use two or three screw drivers. With one screwdriver at the "free" end of the wire (just short of it, between the two pinion bearing protrusions nearest the end of the free end of the retaining ring- push it toward the center rod, and up slightly. With a second screw-driver, push the ring toward the center rod at the next gap between next two protrusions. The wire needs to be worked to the middle (into a tighter circle) and out from under the ridges in the pinion bearing. It will then pop out. Once it does release, then you can just lift the clutch off the transmission rod, as it will be free of the pinion bearing.

I do not rebuild the transmission, I replace it so I cannot really advise you here except to say that replacing it is what I would recommend if you feel it is the problem. Try just replacing the clutch first.

On estate washer top loader have replaced clutch and motor coupler still won't spin. I can here it but just drains water but clothes still dripping

Edited by user Sunday, October 16, 2022 4:30:25 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified