Re: GE Washer Woes: Motor, Transmission, or Pump?

"B.Palmer" wrote:
>
> ~1996 GE Washer WSPQ4160T2WW
>
> This washer stopped dead in its tracks ...
>
> So, with the drum filled with water and the agitator cycle started, we
> opened the lid, added some bleach and closed the lid again. The agitation
> re-started, but only very briefly before there was a loud 'motor seized'
> kind of buzz, followed by a plume of smoke and a whiff of burnt
> something. ...

> As it stands now, the washer is mostly unassembled, save for
> buying/renting a wrench to remove the drum and then the motor.

What do you need you don't have? The drum is simply three cap screws
into the casting--9/16" head iirc, although they may now be metric.

> My questions are these:
>
> 1) Will replacing/repairing the motor fix the problem?

Likely, although did you simply check for a blocked pump (the small sock
or some such sucked into the intake) and a thermal overload?

> 2) Is it normal for the pump not to work if the motor doesn't?

What's going to turn the pump if the motor isn't working?

> 3) What am I missing?

Checking that the transmission will rotate freely so that it isn't the
cause of the seizure comes to mind.
.

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