Old Whirlpool washer drum seized up on me Tuesday morning

I got a call from a customer in Wichita about a Whirlpool WTW5000 that wouldn't spin. Figured it was just a belt or lid switch, but when I got there the drum was completely locked. Took me 45 minutes to pull the tub apart and find a bra underwire wedged between the inner and outer drum. Anyone else run into weird stuff like that causing a total lockup?

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scott.drew27d ago

Found a crushed soda can in one once that somehow managed to jam everything up tight. Always surprised me what people leave in their pockets.

davis.ruby27d ago

Huh, a whole soda can? How'd you even get that out without tearing the machine apart?

veraj5313d ago

Wait, wait. A whole crushed can? How the hell did someone even get that past the flap without it shredding to pieces first? Seriously @scott.drew, that's a new level of pocket chaos right there.