Direct Drive: Dancing Wash Basket?

[DADoES]

 
I have no advice on how to stop the tub from oscillating.  The best I can offer is that there’s no need to obsess about a characteristic which is a normal variation of machine operation that causes no detrimental effect.  

 

[blockeight88]

Thank you. I appreciate your input. Someone in my channel said their DD did the same thing when new, then after about a year it stopped. Of course this was on fast agitation with very heavy loads. I just wish I knew why some do this and some don’t. Anyway, thanks for your input.

 

[combo52]

Oscillating tub assembly on a direct drive washer

I’m sure when the pads are new, they’re a little bit more rounded and slippery, as they wear in it probably will oscillate less, so you’re probably right. This will go away after a couple hundred heavy loads.

Interesting but it’s not something I ever thought about even though I’ve worked on thousands of these machines, obviously it’s something that even the engineers didn’t worry about.

If you wanted it to oscillate less, take the little tan pads out that snap into the black lower suspension frame and sand them down a little bit so they have a little flatter surface with a little more friction .

John

 

[blockeight88]

I’m not going to mess with it. I just wanted to know the why. I’m fine knowing it has to break in.

 

[blockeight88]

Sanding the snubber pads

Worked. I didn't use much force, but this seem to do it. I also swapped out my "Made in Mexico" motor with an older USA one. Perhaps that one is heavier and helps. Not sure.