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I did a boneyard cleanup and got rid of multiple Whirlpools with bad gearcases and one with a broken tub: Whirlpool WTW4915EW2 - bad bearings (manufactured on 46th week of 2016) Maytag MVWC415EW2 - bad bearings (manufactured 46th week of 2016) Maytag MVWC416FW - bad bearings Maytag VMAX...

Did you ever take apart a transmission from a VMW? The residential and commercial transmissions look about the same on the inside.

Many people are against the GE Model-Ts, but personally, they weren’t too bad and are much more reliable than any machine today. They did have suspension rods, but they were better than the ones used on VMW machines. They also weren’t too loud on the spin cycle. The Filter Flo was getting...

I heard a lot of bad things about GE Model-Ts and HydroWaves, but in my opinion they weren’t too bad and Model-Ts didn’t explode if you loaded them properly. In fact, there are way more videos of VMWs failing than Model-Ts or HydroWaves. I had a nice 1990s Kenmore direct drive and it failed in...

Crosley isn’t a very common brand to begin with but it’s found in some mom and pop stores. I’m pretty sure people who owned those machines did get bad bearings on them for some users as they used the same parts as any other VMW.

Maybe not ALL models and I maybe didn’t get a lot of crosley units with bad bearings but I do get many VMWs with bad bearings, but I mainly get the more popular models. I actually don’t remember if i got Crosley with bad bearings or not, maybe I did at one point, and I don’t remember the model...

I only got in a few F&P washers but I did get one with bad bearings, however, I was referring to the F&P based Whirlpools when I said “F&P type”. I once got in a Maytag commercial with bad bearings that was only three years old, those units use premium NSK bearings so those should last a very...

I meant like the older Cabrio style Whirlpools, not actual F&P washers. F&P washers are not too common in the U.S.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...