Friday, September 9, 2016

Washer noisy while in spin cycle

My old Admiral washer works mostly but it has started making a loud noise while in spin cycle - It sounds like a grating noise - not harsh metallic sound but maybe plastic ? . I have disassembled it completely( the mechanical components) cleaned and reassembled it and no change. the clutch seems OK, I opened the gearbox and there is no wear I could see( no pieces in the oil )gears all looked good at a glance. I checked how the shaft turned when I rotate gearbox drive clockwise and counter clockwise. I took the tub off - it was very dirty so I cleaned it up. Not sure how to check brake for wear , etc. I assembled it again without replacing anything . I have a short video of the noisy spin cycle but as I am new to this forum I have not figured out how to post a video clip( if I can?) It might help to hear what it is doing. I checked some posts re spin issues and there is a lot of helpful info here - best I could see is that I might have an issue in the basket drive - not sure how I would check that.

Could not find my Admiral Model on line for a parts breakout, but mine looks a lot like what I find online for an Inglis IP44000. Even Whirlpool units are similar - I guess made in the same factory?

Any helpful advice is appreciated. Thanks

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by john_f

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