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New belt and pump are in. It's spinning and agitating strong again. The clutch survives for another day in the future. I am impressed that belt lasted 49 years! it was on it's last leg though, not far from breaking.

I have received a pump and belt. I will follow up. Thanks

I have an update. The clutch is indeed a 2 speed version. The main water leak is coming from the water pump shaft seal. It pours from there when spinning and pumping. I replaced that pump in 2014,so it's not that old but it looks like it needs one. The belt seems a little looser than...

I started a new thread on this issue: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?93427

I think it agitates slower on the 'delicate' setting; would that mean it is a 2 speed clutch? Does a 2 speed clutch spin at a slower speed at first and then kick into a faster speed to finish?

What would be the symptoms if it were the transmission?

swestoyz Ben, Thanks for those links. I contacted the seller to see if they will ship to Canada. I think I downloaded manuals for this washer (and dryer) when I was working on it previously but I can't find the downloads. Will keep looking. Sounds like I will have to remove both tubs to change...

The agitation seemed very sluggish as well, with this large full load. Do these symptoms say transmission. Is there a clutch slipping somewhere? I don't know.

Here is an interesting update. I did a full load and I watched closely. After the first spin cycle, and after the rinse fill was complete, tbe agitator did not want to start. I managed to coax the agitator to go after helping it by hand several time. This time, with this large full load, the...

Yes, thanks, that is the thread. The old lady has developed another symptom. When it spins it seems to take quite awhile to get up to speed; it seems like about the last minute of the final spin it finally reaches the full spin speed. The speed seems like half of full speed during the first...

If someone could give me the part numbers it will be easier to eBay the parts.

1974 McClary washer Mod YWG1118W1291 Sometimes the spin doesn't get up to speed. It's leaking water from underneath more now too but that is probably just the tub seal? I recently did a revamp job in this forum, on the tub rust and scrud buildup etc. but I can't find the thread. These McClary...

Old McClary washer transmission slipping? Or can it be something other than the transmission?

transmission trouble? The old girl stopped spinning for my wife. I went down and spun the agitator by hand. It started going but didn't seem to be up to speed. I dialed in a final spin; at a certain point in the spin cycle it seemed to gain full speed. Does this sound like a transmission...

I need to mention that the original stalling problem the machine was having no longer exists. I turned the pump/motor a bunch by hand to get it going again, and it has not looked back. Maybe something caught in the pump, maybe that enormous srcud and lint build up, maybe all of the above. It's...