I'm running into a similar issue.

My belt broke after I heard a lot of whirring/humming noises. I was inside the house, and didn't know where the noise was coming from. When I went into the garage, I smelled the burnt rubber and started to troubleshoot. The washer stopped mid-cycle, with water still in the tub. I used the service mode to activate the drain pump, and it successfully pumped out the water.

I removed the front panel and found a broken belt = burnt rubber.

I could hand spin the tub CCW, but it would not spin CW. I have disassembled my machine, taking out the clutch pulley, tumblers, and the transmission. The two top transmission gears do rotate smoothly both ways. But the inner tub will still not spin CW. I'm still waiting for the PB Blaster to loosen the Spinner Nuts so I can verify if it is the bearings that are bad before I order replacement parts. Alas, the long weekend is over, and I am limited in my hours to work on the machine. I want to further disassemble the machine to verify that the issue is the seal/bearings before I buy them (otherwise I would just use that money towards a new machine).

But if this info already indicates that the problem is the seal and bearings, I'll go ahead and order them now and hopefully I can get the parts in before the weekend.

Also, when I removed the clutch pulley, there was some water that leaked out, and the clutch looked with water was getting in there. I remember when I rebuilt the clutch/pulley a year and a half ago, it was completely dry (other than some slight lube on the coil).

Thanks!

Thanks for the help.

I have a 15 series FAV6800AWW.

I found an older post of yours with the pictures. I have attached which one mine looks like, and which one mine does not look like.

I think mine is the one that does not have the Upper Bearing Ring.

Thanks for your help Dick.

I ordered the belt, tranny and tub seal as well as the two tub bearings, just waiting for them to come in.

As for the the Clutch Pulley One-Way bearing, it doesn't move anymore. The coupler was actually stuck inside the bearing. It came out with some light hammering. I sprayed it with PB Blaster, and I'll try to clean it after I get off work, but I'll most likely just end up buying a new one.

If the new Clutch Pulley doesn't come in before the weekend, will the rest of the rebuild still work, or would I just prematurely wear the belt?

Thanks again for the help.

The tub seal, tranny seal, and two tub bearings came in. Still waiting for the belt to come in.

I'm really having a hard time getting the spinner bolts off. With lots of PB Blaster (many hourly applications), a breaker bar, double wrench technique, and trying to using my drill in forward/reverse, I have only managed to get one bolt off.

Searched the web for tricks. I don't have an impact wrench or a torch (or know anyone I can borrow from), so the only thing left is to try 50/50 auto transmission oil / acetone instead of the PB Blaster. If I can't get the bolts off by the time the belt comes, I"ll just replace the tranny seal and hope the system can hold up for a few months so I can save for a new machine.

I was able to refurb the clutch pulley so that it works well again. I'm glad I didn't order a replacement yet. It only makes sense to replace it if I can do the whole rebuild.

If I can't get the spinner bolts off, hopefully it was just the tranny seal that was bad. The bottom of the tub bearing looks ok, so we'll see.

I was really hoping to do the rebuild, but these spinner bolts are a real bummer. With the flanged bolts, do you think the PB Blaster is really able to soak down to the thread?

That would not be an issue i guess.


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