On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:21:57 -0600, Jay Smith wrote:

I have a Kenmore washer that sort of works, but it makes a kind of a
grinding noise during the spin cycle. I thought the noise was coming from
the agitator but I completely removed the agitator and the noise continues.
To me it looks like the washer is trying to agitate while it spins. The
grinding noise isn't steady either. The grinding seems to be in sync with
the attempted agitation. I think its likely the transmission and if it is
I don't think it's worth fixing. But I thought I'd get a few other
opinions before I give up on it completely.

The model # is 110.20942992 and it is a direct drive model. I'm not sure
how old it is because it was given to me.

Thanks,
Jay

Just to follow up on this - I emailed the RepairGuru at RepairClinic.com
and got the following response:

Guru It sounds like the drive block is worn. Also you might want to check
the clutch.

So this thing may not be headed to the landfill afterall. I guess I need to
read up on the clutch too. I'm not sure what to check there...

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