How To Replace the Clutch in Your Whirlpool-Style Washing Machine: A Step-by-Step Guide

If your clothes come out wet from the spin cycle, your clutch pads are worn, and your machine can't correctly spin the water out.
This video will help you replace the clutch on your Whirlpool-style machine. A Whirlpool, Maytag, Conservator, Estate, Amana, KitchenAid, or Kenmore will have this particular part on it.
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[@mrstogie912]

Thanks soooo much for making this, and these videos for do-it-yourself people like us! It's a real treat

[@HarperandKnowles]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

[@dark30welderwelding11]

Thanks for all the videos you make!

[@HarperandKnowles]

Wow! Thanks for your kind comment and I appreciate you taking your time to watch them. Carry on my friend!

[@holymoly271]

Excellent video. Just replaced my transmission box and washer still not working. I can see the Gear box spinning box machine still not agaiting.😢

[@HarperandKnowles]

Because you commented on the clutch replacement video I assume you mean you replaced your clutch. The clutch has no function in the agitation cycle so you probably have an issue with your transmission. Specifically the parts on the lower end of the shaft. This is probably the video you should be watching. Whirlpool Gearcase Rebuild | Total Overhaul Corrected kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5Pck5eEp8uMrMk. Thanks for watching!

[@billatkins1026]

Very good video

[@HarperandKnowles]

Thank you for the kind comment, Bill. And thanks for watching it.

[@j.savage1228]

I just wish I could manage to pull the shaft out of my girlfriend's Roper washer to install the clutch kit I've had for a month. I've been repairing direct drive washers for years and have never encountered this problem

[@HarperandKnowles]

Remove the agitator and motor and unbolt the transmission. Turn the machine on its side. With a similar-sized rod or block of wood, use a heavy hammer to drive the shaft out through the bottom. Usually, when the shaft clears the first seal, it comes right out. Thanks for watching!

[@jaytyler6203]

mine would spin very randomly but aways agitate. clutch good and tight but replaced the band. still no good. brake was tight so replaced spin basket/brake assembly, still no good. changed out transmission and that did it.

[@HarperandKnowles]

I bet the plastic spin gear was worn out in the transmission. Get a neutral drain kit and you'll have a spare transmission. Thanks for watching!

[@jaytyler6203]

@@HarperandKnowles Chip a few questions. when rebuilding a transmission, how do you know if fluid is still good, do you use a solvent (like kerosene) to clean out and its gear oil 85-90wt ? thx

[@HarperandKnowles]

I look at the transparency of the oil. If it’s black and nasty I'll change it or if there are metal flakes or plastic shavings I'll do the same.

[@evandibenedetto8660]

Just replaced my clutch. Now my agitator will engage but washer won’t spin. It spun for one cycle and then stopped.

[@HarperandKnowles]

You did something wrong. Pull the transmission again and examine your work. Look at the brake cam on the spin tube. Be sure it releases the brakes. If everything looks good on the outside then replace the neutral drain kit. Fix The Whirlpool Transmission | Replace the Neutral Drain Kit kzbin.info/www/bejne/noCpn5Voj81kbJI The large spin gear inside might be stripped and replacing the kit will fix that. Thanks for watching!

[@jacobmahle8906]

i have a whirlpool direct drive top load washer. I cannot spin the agitator by hand but if i spin the coupling that connects the motor to the transmission it will spin the shaft. Im wondering if this is going to be the clutch?

[@HarperandKnowles]

The clutch is associated with the spin function of the transmission and has nothing to do with the agitator. If you are having problems with agitation your problem is elsewhere. Thanks for watching!

[@katreenathomas9259]

I replaced the clutch but now the washer doesn't balance. What did i do wrong?

[@HarperandKnowles]

If you had it turned up you might have misaligned the triangular plate that rides between the tub fins. Be careful with this, you can crack the tub if the fins ride up on the plate. Also, check that the spring at the rear left of the machine is attached to the bottom of the frame. You should also check the snubber pads for excessive wear. Thanks for watching!

[@katreenathomas9259]

Thank you for the quick reply. I did have to adjust the plate. We are back in business.....washing

[@stevehardeman7209]

Transmission will not pull out, all steps followed . what next ? MTW5770TQ0 Maytag

[@HarperandKnowles]

Put the transmission back in and secure it with one bolt. Take a piece of 100 grit sandpaper and polish the shaft below the agitator splines and above the shaft seal to remove any rust. Make it shiny. Blow off any dust or wipe it clean. Apply some oil, or WD40 to the area and try it again.

[@stevehardeman7209]

@@HarperandKnowles smoothed that surface with a very fine file ,cleaned recess with a pick tool will hit it with KROIL and let it soak . at this point im about to to get the sawzall

[@HarperandKnowles]

With the washer on its side use something to drive the shaft out. Once it passes the top seal it should be easier to pull out. I use an old shaft from a used transmission for this just be careful not to scar up the splines or the threads for the agitator bolt.. FYI if you polish the top of that shaft after you get it out it should go back in easier. You did take all three bolts out of the transmission? Don't use the sawzall !

[@stevehardeman7209]

@@HarperandKnowles Gonna let it soak over night and try in the morning Surely did take bolts out ,moves about 2 or 3 inches then stops . Thanks for your responses .

[@lincoln069]

Sir do front load washing machine have clutch?

[@HarperandKnowles]

Most front loaders are driven by a belt from the motor to the tub with no clutch involved. Thanks for watching!

[@elegant6066]

What is the name of the kitty? Hope all is well. Cheers from S. CA

[@HarperandKnowles]

I don’t know, she belongs to a neighbor.