HELP PLEASE! My GE washer run on slow speed only!

[kenmoreguy89]

My motor operate on 220 volt, and this ebay seller does not ship to Italy, i asked to my sister to push the speed buttons while running to see what happened inside, nothing happends.....the solenoid does not move....if i've understand well it should move holding or not the the clutch, but is it normal that the under part of the clutch turns back and forth? All the wires of the solenoid are okay, maybe i need just a new solenoid, I don't know......

 

[yogitunes]

that solenoid should pop up and down when you hit the switch......what you can do is unplug the solenoid, and run the machine, it should be at full speed wash and spin............next take a piece of tape and wrap over the solenoid to make the little arm raise, and then run the machine again, you should now be in low gear.....if the machine runs fine otherwise, then yes I would say its just your solenoid......you can run a tester on the wires comming to the solenoid to make sure you have power there, note: it only "energizes" during the gentle selection....and you can run the machine fine at full speed without the solenoid, its only there for gentle speed

the motor, clutch, pump reverse directions for each action.......clockwise for agitation/filtering, and counter-clockwise spin/drain.....it does not oscillate.....the underside of the clutch should start to spin and gain speed to engage high speed, in either direction....it remains at "idle" during gentle speed

 

[cfz2882]

50HZ rpm

if you are running 50 HZ power over there in italy,and get replacement clutch parts
make sure they are meant for 50HZ rpm-clutch will not work right if it is 60HZ
version running at 50HZ rpm-clutch runs as a centrifugal governor in low speed mode
the weights connected to the shell fly out at a given rpm to release the inner drum
-come back in to engage the drum when shell slows below release speed.
That low speed part of a 60hz clutch should work ok on 50hz,but if 60hz shoes are
are used at 50hz inside the inner drum spin acceleration may be slow.
Make sure the drivebelt is tight enough not to slip as the aluminum pulley
groove in the shell will wear rapidly if belt slips.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Thank you Martin, i will check again the solenoid and in the meantime i will take some pics to show you, you'll find very dirty inside there as the oil leak that i had about 1 year ago left the sign everywhere in to the cabinet, i could even take off the motor unit if it is not the solenoid, hope to have time to do this this soon... i'll be very busy with work this week.
Dave, i took a look to the service manual about the 2 speed clutch, but honestly i don't understand anything......
Thank you so much guys for your help!

 

[yogitunes]

I am hopeing that the oil did not get into the clutch, then you really have something to clean out there, your not even supposed to put a single drop of lubricant anywhere inside that unit, water from the pump will usually dry with no issues, many of us have had that oil drip from the tranny, but once fixed, I usally get brake parts cleaner, from an auto store, and spray down everything before re-assembly...this stuff will clean off the oil, leave no residue, and dry in seconds, I also place paper towels underneath just to catch everything and then toss......

but lets see where we can go with this first....

I am concerned about the 220 and the 50hz, and if this setup is different than what I am used to......