Top load Cabrio washer not spinning out.
Purchased a new Cabrio (VMW) Vertical Modular Washer and dryer set back in 2011 with the standard 1 year warranty. 8 months out of warranty, it stopped spinning out the water on final spin cycle, then later it stopped agitating.
Upon doing a little research, I discovered that these washers are notorious for shift actuators going bad and there is good reason for this. The shift actuator is on the bottom of the drum and the drum is supported by 4 long nylon hangers which allows the drum to move freely. When a load becomes unbalanced as they sometimes do and even balanced loads on final spin do vibrate, the shift actuator over time can and does take a beating, therefore they go bad.
These washers have a diagnostics mode which is a little tricky to get into but there are really good videos on how to get into diagnostics mode and even how to replace the actuator on these machines which is only about a 5 minute job once you have the washer unhooked and laid over on...
Works as advertised!
My Whirlpool washer a few weeks broke on me and my wife. it's only been in service for two years. Basically the washer would just stop altogether in mid-cycle. Sometimes pressing pause and start would move it along, but sometimes it doesn't.
After doing some research online I was able to find the tech sheet of my washer online. After running through the tests I found my error code to be F7 E0, which most of the online supports indicate to have this Actuator replaced. I thought to give it a try, as this thing is less than $40 on Amazon. The worst thing that could happen is that it doesn't work and I would call Sears.
I actually watched through Trace's videos fromt the review above and it was very helpful. I made sure to remove the water pipes carefully, and I used a cardboard box to land the washer on its front. Using standard tools that I have around the house I was able to get this Actuator replace in less than 15 mins.
Putting everything...
Fixed the problem
Wash machine hangs up during wash cycles and spin cycles. Fast shipment, easy to install, fixed the problem
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