Product review (5 stars): Because it would spin and work just fine sometimes I was thinking the problem was inside the ...
We have a 10 year old Whirlpool washer that would "not" spin at times. Because it would spin and work just fine sometimes I was thinking the problem was inside the transmission. I ordered a coupling, a clutch kit and the neutral drain kit. I figured if I had the transmission out and the problem was not the coupling or the clutch I wanted to proceed to rebuilding the transmission and have the parts on hand. After removing the pump, motor, and then the transmission I determined the coupling was good but I had a new one so I replaced it. I then determined the clutch was warn/bad/lose/slipping. I installed the 285785 clutch kit, all the parts fit perfectly. I reinstalled everything and ran the washer through 15 loads of wash so far, some heavy some light, it works like new. We had not noticed that it was spinning slower (when it did spin) and now with the new clutch the wash is drying much faster as more water is being removed.

I don't care for the "new" (HE) washers as on most you do not have the choices I have with my old one. Bottom line, instead of spending five to seven hundred dollars for a new washer I repaired my old one for under $35.00. The $20.00 dollar neutral spin kit I did not use I'll keep for now.