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    Which Whirlpool VMW is most prone to bad bearings?

    I meant like the older Cabrio style Whirlpools, not actual F&P washers. F&P washers are not too common in the U.S.
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    Which Whirlpool VMW is most prone to bad bearings?

    Is it the older ones or new ones? As a repair tech, I’ve seen VMW’s of all types with bad bearings, but which one is most prone to it? Is it the stainless drum or porcelain drum type? Is it the smaller or bigger drum versions? Is it the older or newer models that are more prone? I know on these...
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    VMW banging while entering spin--smooths out subsequent

    Suspension rods. Change those all the time on these VMWs, just did them today on a WTW4800XQ2 made on 29th week of 2012 violently shaking and an Amana NTW4600YQ1 with the same problem. I also recently did one on a 2018 Whirlpool WTW4816FW2. This is the most common failure mode on the agitator...
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    Repairing more washing machines

    I got in thirteen different machines today: One Whirlpool WTW4816FW2 - Manufactured on 33rd week 2019. Bad bearings - roaring spin cycle. I’ve been getting a lot of roaring VMWs lately. Not fixing. Seems to have other good parts, just roaring. One Whirlpool WTW4855HW1 washer - bad bearings and...
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    Did gearcase replacement on Maytag

    Don’t normally change gearcases but I had a 2012 model (WTW4950XW2) with a bad control board with a good used gearcase which is similar to this, and I actually saved it. Put it on 2010 Maytag Bravos X machine and no more roar. Runs quietly and smoothly now. Used to sound like a jet engine. As...
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    Got in multiple machines today

    Whirlpool WTW4816FW2 washer - bad bearings and loud on the spin cycle. Roaring on the spin, manufactured on the 33rd week of 2019. Not worth fixing as it will need a transmission. This machine has good control board, water valves, suspension rods, drain pump, actuator, splutch, and tub...
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    Got in multiple washing machines today

    One is a 2016 Whirlpool WTW4816FW0 washer, has bad bearings and will be scraped. Run a test and heard it roaring. One is a 2019 Whirlpool WTW4816FW2 (made on 6th week of 2019), suspension rods are bad and I thought it was worth fixing until I spun the drum manually hearing the sound of roaring...
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    Whirlpool washer quality

    I’m an appliance repair tech, I just got in this new 2023 Maytag MVW6230HC3 washer, and I spun the drum by hand and it had bad bearings. Once it spun up it sounded like a jet engine and was roaring really loud. Not worth fixing. This is a 2023 machine, already has bad bearings. I also got in a...
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    Whirlpool WTW5000DW2 washer

    I referenced this machine in my previous post, I got this machine in my shop, it has bad bearings, but I did get a gearcase for this washer. These washplates are a pain to come off and I might need airbags or something to get it off, sometimes they get so stuck that you have to break them to get...
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    Whirlpool Washer Repair

    I got a 2023 Whirlpool in my shop today with a known problem, threw a board on it that I paid for, no one complained about the noise on spin so I guess I’ll just give it back to them. If they were to then I’d scrap it. As an appliance repair tech, Whirlpool appliances have declined and are all...
  11. M

    Modern Whirlpool washers SUCK

    My whirlpool needed a new actuator, installed one today because it stopped agitating properly. Typical failure and common. I’m not fixing the bearing issue because it’s in gearcase that’s way too expensive of a part, whirlpool’s poorly designed transmission is NOT serviceable. The bearings are...
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    Modern Whirlpool washers SUCK

    This is what my brothers whirlpool sounds like. And the WTW4816FW I said was actually a 2023 WTW4816FW3 machine, meaning it’s only 1-2 years old, and it already has bad bearings and since it’s a 2023 I bet it’ll eventually get the continuous drain mode.
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    Modern Whirlpool washers SUCK

    I like the older Whirlpool direct drives but all the VMWs are junk no matter when they’re made. They don’t clean your clothes. My brother’s 3 year old WTW5010LW0 VMW from 2021, is already loud on the spin cycle. Sounds like it’s going to be taking off at any minute. It’s like a loud noise...
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    Whirlpool WTW5000DW3 washer won’t agitate

    I just did laundry today, and found that my washing machine has got a new issue, now it doesn’t even wash properly and makes this clicking noise, issue started a few days ago without me knowing. Which part do I need replacing? I’ve been told by other users that the loud noise on spin cycle ie...
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    Whirlpool H.E. washing machines

    I have a Whirlpool WTW5000DW3 washer and I hate it, it has a lid lock, does not clean as well as the old ones, and is extremely loud on the spin cycle. I want my old Whirlpool back, I got this machine in late 2019 and I regret it, it worked fine for a while until it suddenly became extremely...
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