Drive belt connects the motor to the drum for wash and spin cycles. Replace if stretched, frayed, cracked, or causing squealing noise. Verify fit.
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Worn / stretched belt William C. • Lexington , NC • March 16, 2014
The hardest part of this repair was determining where (controls, motor, belt or transmission) the problem was. I could see little pieces of rubber from the belt beneath the motor pulley, but the machine is 20 years old and some wear is to be expected. Since the belt was still intact and neither frayed or cracked and since I didn't know what the original dimensions were and since the machine was still able to agitate, I could only identify the belt as a possible source of the failure to...
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