GE WBSR1060TAWW won't agitate, spins and drains fine, agitator coupling good, rotates 90 degrees
by Hugh
(Deep River, Ontario, CA)
GE top load WBSR1060TAWW won't agitiate. When in agitate mode, I can press clockwise, and the agitator will seem to work, as long as I am pressing against it. The same if I am pressing CCW. When not pressing against the agitator, it does not move. With machine off, I can rotate the agitator 90 degrees freely, back and forth. I suspect the problem is the transmission. Is it possible to open the transmission and fix it - a shear pin maybe??
Thanks for any help on this!
AnswerHi
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You have a transmission problem. I will not say that you cannot take the transmission apart and repair it but you can’t order parts for it so the best thing is to replace it.
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The part cost less than $150 so if you do-it-yourself it is not too bad however if a repairman did it he would charge another $150 or so. You do have to have a spanner wrench, which is about $15 dollars or so. I heard you can do without it but I don’t recommend it. This page shows how it is done
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