Kenmore Trouble

[laundryboy]

Hi guys,
My sister just phoned me saying that her Kenmore will not agitate, it fills and makes a noise, like its trying to agitate but doesnt. Its about 3 yrs old, any helpful hints on what might be wrong with it.. Chris

 

[coldspot66]

Sounds like a snapped motor coupling...part # is 285753A

 

[funguy10]

Does it spin. If it does not spin but the motor makes noise like it is "trying to spin" it is a broken drive coupler.

 

[laundryboy]

Kenmore

Is that a difficult thing to fix? It does not spin

 

[laundryboy]

Age of machine

The model number of the kenmore is 110.26912691 does anyone know what year it might be

 

[volvoguy87]

Coupler?

Easy and cheap to fix. Not as easy as changing the belts on a Maytag, but not too difficult.
Has the machine been overloaded a lot? The coupler is designed to be a weak piece so that if something jams the machine, the coupler will fail, instead of the more-expensive and difficult to repair transmission or motor. Overloading the machine will shorten the life of the coupler. Normally you ought to expect about a decade of life from a coupler under average conditions.

The link is to a website with pretty good instructions on how to fix appliances. Look up how to replace the coupler on a Whirlpool/Sears Kenmore Direct Drive washer.

Good Luck,
Dave

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[laundryboy]

Thanks Dave, im sure that she overloads it, when we were growing up she always did, I will let you know how it goes when I fix it

 

[brant_ix]

This should get you started...

Sears Parts Direct Link

Looks like this was orgininally Manufactured in March of 97 according to the Manual.

Good Luck!
~Brant

http://searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/retrieveModelActionHome!retrieve.action;jsessionid=I0l8PQrXvKzv9tX9IBIlFQ**.shcapp3106?modelNumber=110.26912691+&pop=flush