My spacemaker a while back made some belt squeals when beginning to go into the spin cycle but that faded....yesterday the thing started making an intermittent belt like noise during the agitate cycle that I easily derived was due to a section missing from the belt and was making the noise each time it passed the idler... figured no biggie, Ill go get another belt. upon putting that belt it on it the motor immediately smoked that belt. The large drive pulley easily turns clockwise (left side of pulley will push away from front) but will NOT rotate in other direction. Upon seeing no linkage or solenoids, I assume that this transmission is one rotation agitate, reverse rotation spin cycle. Any tips?

Well its over another week with yet no replies, Thanks guys! I found another non stacking washer unit that the internals are the same for cheap and the tranny spins more freely but that motor isnt quite enough to make it go around... I have a hard time believing that nobody here has a clue on this, I think you all just dont care to speak up.... I feel like a patient in a hospial that nobody wants to tell em they have flesh eating bacteria, cancer, AND hepC....could it be because of my poor attitude? naw... I was optimistic Id get some answer, possibly not what I wanted but I expected Id get an answer when I first posted....now I see it like an excersize in futility ...and yes Ive called local repair shops, only ONE is willing to help me out, the rest suggest I buy a new unit yet nobody has any stacking units in stock for at least 25 miles....so throwing money at this isnt even an answer.