Thanks, this was really helpful. I do have a simpler fix for you. I filed a bit off the pivot arm (the one that has the cable attached) where it stops against the body of the clutch assembly. This accomplishes the same result as your addition of a plastic washer, it lets the fork push the spline ring up higher. In my situation, it fixed the problem without needing to pull the whole linkage apart. I could also file just a little bit at a time, until the desired result was achieved. If you try this, you probably shouldn't take off so much that the cable goes tight. That might cause other problems.
My washer makes a loud grinding noise, I tried your method but found out that my problem is during the agitate cycle where the top gear (plastic) does not drop enough to engage the steel gears at the bottom. Do you think the spring above the plastic gear is all that pushes it down to engage or is there something else...It seams like it's not a stiff enough spring. Thank you for the videos
I just used super glue and the washer was from a drawer of hardware I had in the garage. Any type of hard plastic that you can cut a piece from should be fine. You want something that you can file or sand easily. Something like an old vhs cassette would be a good example, something like Tupperware plastic would be a bad example because it's too soft and pliable, doesn't stick well to super glue and doesn't shape well with a file or emery board.
Probably should be doing engineering for Samsung haha! On the other hand they might not appreciate me trying to negate their built-in-obsolescence efforts!
Thanks, this was really helpful. I do have a simpler fix for you. I filed a bit off the pivot arm (the one that has the cable attached) where it stops against the body of the clutch assembly. This accomplishes the same result as your addition of a plastic washer, it lets the fork push the spline ring up higher. In my situation, it fixed the problem without needing to pull the whole linkage apart. I could also file just a little bit at a time, until the desired result was achieved. If you try this, you probably shouldn't take off so much that the cable goes tight. That might cause other problems.
Thank you! I'm having the same issue!
My washer makes a loud grinding noise, I tried your method but found out that my problem is during the agitate cycle where the top gear (plastic) does not drop enough to engage the steel gears at the bottom. Do you think the spring above the plastic gear is all that pushes it down to engage or is there something else...It seams like it's not a stiff enough spring. Thank you for the videos
Thank you!
Did you happen to check the price of that clutch on Amazon?
Where did you buy the black washer from and what size is it also what type of glue did you use
I just used super glue and the washer was from a drawer of hardware I had in the garage. Any type of hard plastic that you can cut a piece from should be fine. You want something that you can file or sand easily. Something like an old vhs cassette would be a good example, something like Tupperware plastic would be a bad example because it's too soft and pliable, doesn't stick well to super glue and doesn't shape well with a file or emery board.
What is the thickness of the plastic washer u hav fixed in mm
I would call it about 2 mm. Your goal is to get the fork in the proper range to engage
Are you doing Engineering for Samsung or are you trying to save $10?
Probably should be doing engineering for Samsung haha! On the other hand they might not appreciate me trying to negate their built-in-obsolescence efforts!
Having trouble with tge spring going back lol