How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP3120822 / 8316845 Washer Self-Leveling Leg Spring

We watched these videos and thought it could be that the counterbalance spring was gone. The washer would start off fine, then when it got to the part of the cycle where it re-fills for rinse, the tub was leaning forward and water rushing out the back. We tilted the washer back and looked underneath and right away saw the counterbalance spring had snapped and was just dangling, not attached to the frame. We ordered the part on here and it arrived the next day. Instead of taking the machine all the way apart, I just tilted it again and my husband swapped out the spring in 2 minutes. Saved us from buying a new washer!! 

Performed a partial rebuild of all expendables..clutch/brake/ seals/agitator cogs/suspension springs..chose to replace the basket drive rather than rebuild...cost diff was minimal.did rebuild the drive tube..seals/bearings..have spare control card..so exposure is to motor or gearbox failure..both of which are easy pulls..Whether we would rebuild or replace gearbox upon some future failure is undecided. Note the videos offered by APP are quite good but there are sometimes minor gaps in the tear down and the model that the procedure is being demo'd for may differ from yours..also there can be minor parts discrepancies in the diagrams..eg you will get the right part but what is shown in the model diagram may differ....found to be true regarding agitator cog assemblies.Also procedures appear easy when someone else is doing it for the 100th time..Murphys Law....You need adequate tools ..like maybe a screwdriver is not going to budge a tub nut without hacking it up..or bearings are not going to come out all that easy. Not a biggy but our model has a coin box so some extra steps were needed to deal with the wiring. 

If it weren't for the AWESOME DIY videos through appliancepartspros we would have never tried this, the videos were perfect, spot on! It made the repair very easy to understand ! The shipping was fast and parts were new, in packages ! This didn't fix our problem and we went and bought a new washing machine, but we are super satisfied that we were able to do as much as we did to try to save the old one! (14 years old). Ultimately, we should have replaced the clutch, but with the age of the machine and the fact that we got a nice price on the new one, we would try this again, if necessary!