Hi:
We have a Frigidaire (White Consolidated Industries) top loading washing machine.
As I understand things, the motor goes one direction to make it agitate and the other to spin. There is a fancy transmission that attends to the details.
The problem is that lately when it agitates it is slowly spinning the tub at the same time. With a LARGE effort I can stop the tub but it wants to spin. It spins fast enough to "pile up" the water on the outside and lower the water level at the agitator.
Has anyone even "fixed" this condition? Can the "transmission" be removed and "fixed?" or is it a LRU (least replaceable unit)? In either case, how easy is it to remove it.
The machine is approaching it's 7th birthday come this October.
SO:
1) Has anyone here actually attempted to repair this problem?2) Has anyone here PAID someone else to repair this problem?
3) Does anyone have a recommendation for a long lived replacement that will not require ANY maintenance for YEARS and YEARS.BTW: we live "out of town" and getting a repairman can be a PITA.
For those who like numbers: Model FWS44RFS0.
Thanks in advance.