Do-It-Yourself Story

The problem with this washer is probably a design issue because it occurs regularly on the washers that use this timer/knob combination. But it's not just the time and knob to blame, but also the mounting tabs on the panel which secure the timer. There are two plastic tabs molded into the panel which actually position the timer and one screw which prevents the uni from rotating. While tine screw mounting is strong enough to do it's job and prevent the timer from rotating or just falling off, the tabs are thin and easily broken with just the normal use of the push/pull action of the knob for starting and stopping. When a tab breaks, the plastic knob will not fully engage the plastic timer spindle, and the result is the parts wear out prematurely and the knob will no longer move the timer to the desired cycle starting point. To fix this requires a new timer and knob, and either a new control panel or a repair to the panel and secure the timer during normal push/pull activity of the knob. The timer is expensive enough, so buying a costly control panel was out of the question. I fashioned a home-made bracket to hold the timer and mounted this bracket using screws through holes I drilled into the control panel.