Product review (5 stars): Only lasted 17 years...
I was having a problem where my 17-year-old Kenmore 80 Series washing machine wouldn't go from wash to rinse or from rinse to spin without manually moving the timer.  Sounds like a timer problem, doesn't it?  Well I replaced the timer and same symptoms.  I noticed the motor start capacitor would make a loud buzzing sound like it was trying to start the motor but the motor would only sometimes start.  Again, it was so inconsistent that I really thought it was the timer so after reading much online I tested all the motor windings with an ohm-meter and it tested OK.  I noticed the motor was really hot so I thought it might be the transmission binding up so I disconnected the motor and let it run through a complete "wash" cycle with it just sitting on the floor disconnected from the transmission and low and behold the motor got just as hot to the touch.  Electrically the motor was fine but turns out the thermal protection switch on the motor was shutting it down right after the wash cycle but before it could start the rinse cycle and so forth.  I turned the motor shaft by hand with the power disconnected and notice it seemed pretty stiff.  Long story made short the bearings had gone bad in the motor.  This new motor completely solved all my problems and as it turns out made my washing machine very quiet like it was new again.  Thank you Amazon!  I know Whirlpool makes the motor but if it wasn't for Amazon's excellent return policy I wouldn't have taken a chance on buying a new motor on a whim to see if that was indeed the problem.  Not only did Amazon have the lowest price, any other online or local retailer would not have been so keen on refunding my money if it turned out it was not the problem and I needed to return it.