I’m an owner of the machine and know it quite well.
If the One-Way roller clutches in the clutch pulley hub and the upper roller clutch assembly (if your series use’s it) can be cleaned up and re-lubed you can be back in service today.
See this post
Clutch Fix.
My roller clutches failed at the 3.5yr mark Dec 08 causing dc/UC errors for any size load.
I cleaned up and re-lubed and it worked fine.
I replaced the clutch to try this clutch assembly back in Feb 08
25001169 to see if it would work it does and I recommend it to all owners for your and mine FAV6800AW and the LCD flavor of this machine the FAV9800AW.
The clutch will work for all series of those machines.
If you have basic mechanical skills and want to save money try to clean up the roller clutches and re-lube or replace for $60.
If you call in a repair service I think you will be in the $300 range to repair.
I have changed my nickname from dh1200s to FAV9800AWDIY I have many postings on the clutch subject at this site and Fixitnow.com where my Clutch Fix posting has been posted for these machines.
Good Luck and post back if you need help to DIY. …. Rich
Comments:
Oct 25, 2009
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harrscot,
Thank you for the testimonial I hope you can give it a try it's a bit of tight work area but it can be done by many folks that want to roll up their sleeves and give it a try and save some $big money$. I almost junked the machine and then common sense kicked in….. $1K machine 3.5 years old. I began my education on the machine, anyone with basic skill sets can do this. I will offer to help speed up the learning process.
This machine also suffers from Left Lid Lock corrosion issues. You will see OP,OD,FA, LO error codes down the road. The DIY’er can handle these issues also. The Left Hand Lid Lock troubleshooting is for all of those error codes, here is a heads up of possible issue down the road.
Left Hand Lid Lock Troubleshooting
Also become familiar with entering into service mode and reading the diagnostic code blocks. So many posters to the FAV6800AW don’t post the machine model type or error code observed. You are on the ball. It’s a pleasure to help forum members such as you with solid info.
I forgot to post these links for you.
The Service Manual for reference. Sears Parts Direct for reference.
Schematic for the FAV6800AW and FAV9800AW
Wiring information (series 10)
Wiring information (series 13)
Wiring information (series 15)
Good luck Rich.... aka dh1200sNov 01, 2009
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joepereira Good job !!! Call a DIY’er ASAP and save a BIG $. I feel bad for folks that pay out $300 to $400 for clutch a repair. I had the WD-40 and bearing grease on hand so it was hard to put a cost estimate on it. $5 maybe $10 max. If you ever have to replace the clutch as I mentioned this Clutch will work for all series FAV6800AW and FAV9800AW. Again hats off to ya. Thumbs up to ya.
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