Recent content by tahwles

Pump bearing So my dad bought some belts at the local appliance parts store. They did not have the spring and glide kit so he did not buy that. The old belts looked surprisingly good. I put the new belts on and the pump bearing seemed a little stiff. When we tried to cycle through the...

You guys are awesome. Thanks for all the help. It is too bad your browser crashed as I was wondering about the details of how the agitate, drain, and spin cycles all worked. I will look at the belts and pump to see what is going on as that seems to be the current consensus. I do know my dad...

pump/belt/blockage Thanks. I checked and it is not a sud saver model. When he "fiddles" with the dial he is just spinning it to the next cycle and stopping right before the "spin" cycle and waiting to see if anything happens. He said he has to do that "a lot" before he gets it to start...

pump/belt/timer? Thanks, the motor is indeed running during the spin cycle; it is just still filled with water has so it never gets up to a fast speed. The thing that has me puzzled is that if he fiddles with the dial he can get it to drain. I still have not looked at the unit in person. I...

I'm trying to help my dad fix his washing machine. Its a Maytag LA308 built in Dec 1978. It fills up with water and agitates, but does not drain. It tries to spin but because the water is still in the tub it goes real slow. He has been able to drain the water by moving the dial around until...