Newer Kenmore's Suck
My Suggestion is to dump it . Unless you really like direct drive machines. There are destined to be a Kia Rio, if you ask me. There are built to fail. I bought a 72 Lady Kenmore Recently and are almost ready to fix her up. I own a GE Profile direct drive, with the cruel action agitator,and although it functions fine, I would never buy another dd machine again. Lousy rollover! Give me a Vari-flex, a Roto Swirl, or an old Maytag. Ok,enough preaching!LOL