found this in the garbage today!

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yet another coupler style

that is the 4th different design of coupler i have seen
though it is pretty close to the style of replacement i
bought.As far as the rubber bushings i would just turn them
180* and reinstall.
 
Neutral drain DD

Yes - our 2000 model year KitchenAid DD washer had a neutral drain. However, we had a friend who has a "Design 2000" Whirlpool which was a very early DD machine and I think it was a spin drain.

Andrew S.
 
 
Direct drive Whirlys have been of the neutral drain design for a very long time. I have a copy of service manual L-52 that covers them, dated 1985, saved by the dealer where I worked in the late 70s to early 80s.

There shouldn't be a need to reuse the rubber coupler bushing, a new bushing is included with replacement couplers.
 
indeed,a 1983DD i examined was spin drain and i am pretty
sure my '93DD is also spin drain.From what i understand from
a post on here a while back,on the neutral drain machines
the motor reverses direction to pump out,stops for a moment
then restarts in the same direction to engage spin,and that
a bad coupler with too much lash often causes malfunction
of this feature.
 
the old one was simply

plastic and this is where it broke, in the center where the motor shaft grips it. this one should be much stronger i would think.

it went on easy enough and motor and pump snapped back in without a hitch.

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high water level setting

washes great, no leaks!

i guess this is what you guys call a "shredmore" cause i have never seen any washer agitate as fast as this one! it beats the clothes!

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tried to upload a video i took with

my digital camera but it would not go here! anyone have any tips on how to do this?

but anyway, this is a great washer and i'm really lucky to have found it in the trash and only have to spend 20 bucks fixing it!

thanks for lookin and for your comments.
 
The '89 DD I had was a neutral drain. If you messed with it during the drain cycle (e.g., pull the knob out and push it back in), you could make it spin with the water, although it didn't like it at all. I had a power hit once when it had just started draining, and when the power came back on, it ran for a few seconds and then tripped the breaker.
 
Probably some dealer or repair man just told the people who had this washer "Oh, that problem is not fixable, you need a new washer". Or they quoted them a repair price of $400.00 or so forcing them into a new machine. I heard this speech when my agitator dogs gave out. I repaired it myself with a $25.00 agitator overhaul kit and about 20 minutes of my time.
 
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