Maytag A606 Agitation Issues

[HerdingCatts]

Our beloved workhorse Maytag A606 washer has recently stopped agitating. Instead, the tub spins clockwise and flings water out. Changing the belts solved it for about four days (after-market was unfortunately all I could find this time) before I walked into the laundry room to a wet floor and the smell of burning belts. The washer was again not agitating and spinning clockwise, flinging water out. The motor has also recently become squeaky on spin down, but that's another story.

Next, I rebuilt the motor slide mechanism with a factory kit, and it now moves freely. The first run with a small load all went well. Second load, the problem returned. Then, even empty, no dice. When the tub spins clockwise, the motor is not happy, and I get the burning belt smell. The damp dry cycle spins the tub counterclockwise as usual and works great. The transmission has not been noisy, and all was well until it wasn't. The agitator is not loose and feels the same in the tub as it always has. Swapping the old Maytag OE belts back in didn't change anything.

It's looking like a transmission issue, but I don't want to jump to conclusions. Especially since the machine never knocked, got louder, or did anything weird prior. All was well until it wasn't. The timer appears to be going through the motions.

Any ideas where I should go next?

 

[qsd-dan]

Make sure stop lug and associated parts are there, adjusted correctly, and working properly.

 

[HerdingCatts]

Thank you very much! That will be my next stop!