Product review (5 stars): Kenmore Calypso Washer now working again!!
Our washer suddenly stopped working (draining the water) after 10 years of usage. Decided to tear into the washer after looking up the cause of the failure code "LD", (long drain), on the internet.

Found  the drain pump to be missing the plastic teeth that the motor shaft goes into. I tried turning the rubber impeller by hand with a screw driver and was really hard to turn. The impeller is a separate unit from the motor and is a sealed unit. So there is no way to clean out the massive lint clot I found after breaking the impeller open with a hammer.

Looked around for the replacement part and found it on Amazon for about $60 cheaper than most other places, Plus FREE shipping! I decided to order it with 2 day express shipping. Ordered it on the 20th of February and got it on the 22nd before 2pm on a Saturday!! I couldn't be any happier.

Installation was a breeze with the exception of some dump mistakes I made, like forgetting to connect the plug from the new motor unit. I Had to drain out all the water with my shop vac again and put it in it's side to access the plug! Extra hour.

The plug is a female and you need to disconnect the male from the other side of the metal housing to be able to remove the female connector by pressing the two tabs on the side of the female connector. It's a little challenging but with patience you should be able to get it done.

After putting everything back on and cleaning out the all the drain hoses,(three of them), because they were full of lint and soap scum, the washer is now back up and running, I hope for another 10 years.