Rarely am I truly proud of myself. Right now is an exception...

I fixed my washer today! All by myself!! With no help from anyone!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

See--it quit a week ago. And Sears made LL very, very angry when she scheduled an appointment for Friday morning (her last day at her old job), waited the entire four hours, all for a no-show. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" /> Seems they got behind schedule...just didn't bother calling me.

They lose (I will never call them or buy another washer there). I win--'cause I fixed it!

Mind you, I was ready to buy another washer today. Mine is 7 years old. Not that old; but not that new. But I decided to see if anything was obvious, and it was. Pieces of rubber were all over under the washer.

Diagnosis: Isolation coupling between motor and transmission on direct drive washer (don't I sound technical??)

So....

I pulled out my parts brochure with the blow-ups of all the different pieces. I found the part # and called Sears Parts here at my local store. They stock it.

I found some detailed instructions on-line, got out my handy, dandy tool kit and went to it.

I had to unfasten the control panel and flip it over and back, unclip the cabinet and remove it completely (lots of fun when this washer is stuffed in a laundry closet in a bath), remove the pump, and then the motor, and finally I was to the offending part. Admittedly it was sort of interesting to see the basket and all sitting there all naked, and to see how it all works.

The whole repair did take me several hours, but that also included time for a microwave meal and much effort spent cleaning 7 years of detergent/fabric softener goo off of everything. My washer looks brand new and it's running great!

Did I mention how d*mn proud I am of myself!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

(Edited to add: The entire repair cost $13.77!!)

LL

<small>[ February 19, 2005, 11:45 PM: Message edited by: lordslady ]</small>

Congrats ll.

Blow your horn. Doesn't it feel good to do something you didn't think you could?

Bought my house in Nov (2004) as a single mom. Weekend of moving in the toliet broke down and my dryer cord was a 3-prong and the house was a 4-prong outlet. I fixed the toliet and changed the electiral cord to the dryer (after some research with the good people from Lowe's). It felt great.

Be proud you just discovered that you are capable of doing something you didn't think you could do.

lost rainbow

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I fixed my washer today! All by myself!! With no help from anyone!!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">WOW! You SHOULD be VERY, VERY proud of yourself!!!

Great addition to the resume of your life!

Yes! Way to go!

LKL - Good for you...Doesn't it feel great to do fix something by yourself..just knowing YOU CAN DO IT..that you don't need a man in your life to fix everything. Bet you wanted to get on the roof and tell the world...