DIY Kenmore Washing Machine Fix! Broken Timer…

A “how to” video on tear down, diagnose, and repair of a Kenmore washing machine timer.

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[otto]

Is not about the money is the satisfaction that you get from fixing it, That was a great repair.

[staciew]

Excellent! helping my 90 year old dad get it worked out.

[aarondrumgo]

Sir, I watched this 2 years ago; its priceless!! Want to Thank you for this information. When I took mine apart, all the guts went here and there; Had no plans of how to put it back till I remembered your video. Ended up having the I did have the same broken gear shaft but at very top. That dang spring clip gave me the business; finally after a day of thinking.; got it back together. Works good for now. I truly thank you much for this. aaron in Richland Hills, TX

[andrewfranklin]

Bro! You are a badass. I know this seems simple to you. I take soooo much pride in fixing things that's why I started a handyman business. I really thought you were going to say you didn't have a fix to the broken shaft. The wire fix was great. And I really like the part when you drilled inspection holes to watch the gears in action to see which one was not working. Great video. I believe if people would work on something till the very end they can fix 90% of things that are broken.

[payopayan]

I am from Latinoamerica, the majority of the technician they do that. Because we don't have the money, like you guys have. But I am very happy for you bro. You DARE to help a lot of people.

[markgallant]

Tested the motor, capacitor and Fill sensor. Was almost ready to send my 1996 Kenmore away. But nope ... it was the timer and this was the video that showed me what to look for. She survives to wash another load. Good thing too ... I was running low on clean socks. Thanks Matt.

[DrGooseDuckman]

Dude this tutorial was sick! I've been learning how to do diy appliance repair for all the wrong reasons for the last couple years, and I've watched a thousand of these things. You sir are a real one, and these other repair guys could use some notes from you on creativity and critical thinking. True DIY: a little figuring, a little fabricating, and a little fixing. One of those steps goes wrong that just means you didn't spend enough time on the first step LOL. That pin idea was genius. Fortune favors the bold my friend. Keep on fixin. 🤘

[neillawlor]

Matt this is an amazing video rarely available on line. Repair and explanation of timer operation very well explained. This information is very much appreciated.

[carlitosmack]

You just saved me $500 bucks! Awesome video!!! Easy fix!!!

[darenleiter]

Thanks, Matt for the effort and diligence to make this video. As a long-time laundry tech for Sears, I replaced a lot of these cheap plastic timers used in newer top load washers. They don't tend to last nearly as long as the older metal timers did. Sadly in an effort to save money, the newer machines engineers cut some corners which led to disposable appliances. My Whirlpool washer/dryer is 31 years old and may last another 10 years without abuse.

[akamomakawife]

I just want to say again thank you so much for this video you've helped me out I'm a poor person I can't afford to run out and pay big money or something like that thank you so much for this video thank you for looking out for the people that's having it hard and you know yourself everybody's having a hard this time if you got any more videos tips for cruise on how to do it yourself at home please share and thank you so much for taking the time to share this video it's helped me out a bunch thank you so very very much for your time and work.Now that was ten years ago when I was charging $25 an hour but not counting what he charged for the parts to fix my washer with So yeah thank you for this video you did save me some money thank you so much I appreciate it and yes please put up more videos please share with us ...

[kly]

Thanks! It’s so helpful to see what’s inside the device before I take it apart. Was trying to decide whether to buy a new timer but I will hold off now.

[GrillThisSmokeThat]

This is such a great video! I’m about to take mine apart now.

[mattcorcoran]

Exact same issue with my timer. Excellent Video. Thank you.

[Biggchad]

Awesome video. This timer looks to be identical to the one on my old whirlpool! I knew it was something small

[Bobsteroid]

I had just replaced the dogs when the washer stalled on the first rinse/spin cycle. Totally unrelated problems it would seem. Lid switch bypassed a decade ago. Put power to the timer motor and it spun fine and turned the player piano bumps so that part is good. I'm about ready to file the points and put it back in. Thanks for the video! :-)

[xsietube]

The timer in my frigidaire washer broke in the exact same spot! Thanks so much for posting this. Will hopefully come back with good news.

[pedroortiz]

Epic my friend 🤣. You help me allot to fix the washer machine that my mom gifted to me. Thank you very much.

[AA-xrex]

Thanks for this detailed video. Got timer issues with my 80 series and a new one costs more than double what I paid for the washer! Gonna try to clean up my timer. Thanks for the break down

[derrickwithrs]

i hope you stick with your channel. good job man