Thanks everybody. We actually took the lazy way out first and found a repair guy who made it over today. He said it was the motor not the coupler. Dare I say - should I believe him ? He took a screw driver down at the bottom when the casing was off and the "transmission" was exposed and managed...
I inherited a fairly old Whirlpool washer and dryer set when I purchased my current house and the washer seems to have just died on me. When I put it on rinse cycle water comes out, but when it goes to spin, the drum is not turning, just a whining sound. No model No. on face. Under lid it says...