Do-It-Yourself Story

My parents have the older 80 series washer and dryer that gets used way more than a consumer washer and dryer was ever meant to be used. The washing machine finally said im tired. During the spin cycle it was making a really loud squealing noise and during the agitation cycle it would barely agitate the clothes. So i ordered the basket drive to get rid of the squealing during spin cycle and noticed the dogs on the cams were warn and werent grabbing so ordered the whole cam kit to be safe and some extra dogs for the future. Now it agitates the clothes like a new washing machine and no squealing. The clutch and the coupler i order and replaced just to be safe because it seems to be a common part that goes out on these things. Parts fixed all the problems that i was initially out to fix, but when i was testing it out i noticed that sometimes it wouldnt spin the clothes dry, but if i opened the washing machine and closed it again. It would spin them dry. So apparent the cycle isnt stopping to allow the transmission to reverse and send the machine into spin. Im assuming its a timer problem, so that will be the next and last part i change and everything should be like new again. My dad is definately happy. Only spending a couple hundred bucks to fix the washing machine we have instead of spending a couple grand on new front loading washing machine and dryer like my mom would prefer.