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malachi
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Hello I have a Whirlpool LSQ9549LW0 which has stopped spinning. I checked the coupler and its fine. When I took the aggatator and basket out there are some metal shavings and the basket was riding on the tub and wearing a groove into the plastic. So I'm thinking its the drive block that went bad although it looks alright. My question is that when I put it on spin without the basket attached it seems to spin fine but I can stop the shaft with my hand if I grab and hold on to it. Am I supposed to be able to stop it like that? Also how do I know that the drive block is bad? Thanks

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Well, you've already told us the drive block is bad, You just didn't know it.

The metal shavings and the basket riding on the bottom of the outer tub is a dead giveaway.

See the two tabs on top of the spin tube, they should be flush with the top to the drive block, the drive block, (a good one), will have two notches that those tabs lock into. Those notches and the whole top of the drive block is gone letting the drive block and tub slide down the spin tube and no longer spins.

When you install a new drive block make sure the two tabs on top of the spin tube are not bent in, if they are it will eat up a new drive block in no time at all. Just use a small tappered chisel and tap it in between the agitator shaft and each edge of the tabs using the new drive block, (turned up side down so you don't have to keep taking it back off), to judge when you have them back out in the correct position. Make sure you get the spanner nut back on good and tight also, you really can't overtighten it. If you don't get it good and tight that will cause a failure of the new drive block also.

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Thank you I will get a new drive block and replace it tomorrow. How do I get the old drive block off? Just bang on it from underneath till it lets loose?

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Yep, once you've removed the spanner nut on the top of the drive block and taken the spin basket out just tap the old drive block up and off with a small hammer.

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