Weak agitation Mywasher agitates but very weakly and makes a strange sound while agitating, is tis common, it spins and drains fine.

Something could be trapped or stuck inside the washing machines drain. Check your washing machines drain to see if something is stuck there.

Clutch is only used locking into spinout. Is drive coupling is loose or torn, if not you are most likely talking about a bad transmission

Did you ever figure this out? Mine agitates but instead doesn't start spinning and draining unless I open the lid. It then "clicks" and starts but it is strange that I have to do this to get it to spin.

Sounds like brake is partially engaged. There is s kit that may fix that. Part # 12002213.

check the drive belt from the motor to the gearbox it might be louse that would make it screach and week agitating

Thanks for choosing FixYa and welcome. If you have a washer that has a weak agitation or no agitation at all, here are some possible solutions. You need to check your belts. Most washers have one or two belts. Check your lid switch. If a lid switch is bad, it can cause the washer to not work properly. Sometimes, they will not work at all. Make sure you check your drive motor. The drive motor controls the spinning, draining, and agitation. Most washers have the reverse motor, meaning the shaft rotates in both directions, clockwise and counterclockwise. It is possible to lose one direction and not the other. Some washers have a clutch that controls the agitation. If it is bad or worn, it may prevent the agitator to work. Most of these washers come from General Electric. You could have a bad motor coupler. They are located on the side of the motor drive inside the washer. It is also possible that you have a bad transmission. Check the agitator itself. You could have a bad spline or two. The splin accompanies the shaft and allows the movement of the agitator. If you rule out all the parts above, you may have an electrical issue or an issue with the control board. It is very important to test each part and make sure it is getting power. If a part is not working and not getting any power, the power loss may be the reason that it doesn't work. You can test the current in the wires with a voltage meter. Thank you very much for reading this tip and thank you for using Fixya. As for the spinning, you need to check the lid switch. It may be bad. It may be your motor drive since it doesn't do both. Have you had draining problems?

go to www.searspartsdirect.com put in you model number and you can pull up a explode view of the transmission.

its seems to have serious transmission problems, hence the rebuilt replacment offer. if the timer has quit also, probably most economical thing to do is get new machine, as these repairs will excede the cost of new unit

If this is one of the older "Belt" drive machines Id think the belt may be loose. If its a direct drive machine maybe the agitator is stripped? Can you push down on the agitator careful not getting fingers in the agitator vains see if you can stop it from agitating by hand and hear any differance in sound.

if you hold onto the top of the agitator stopping it from turning, and turn the "blades" at the bottom, does it make a ratcheting, clicky sound when you turn them opposite direction from each other