More fake wood!

[combo52]

Noisy Motor On A BD WP

It diffidently sounds like you have a bad motor and while you do have the narrow belt you do not have the quiet-PAC motor mounts and probably do not have the rubber mounted motor pulley. As Paul mentioned used 2 speed motors are readily available for WP BD washers.

 

[philr]

Thanks Jon for the information. I guess I'll have to replace the motor... I wanted to keep the original style but I guess I'll go with what I have. I have to reach that Whirlpool Mark 18 with the bad outer tub and see if it's motor interchanges...

 

[pierreandreply4]

Logical choice

 

[philr]

I just replaced the motor tonight, I used the motor from the bad 1976 Whirlpool Mark 18 washer that I got earlier that year. It's also a GE round ½ hp motor but it has a capacitor and it's not made in Canada... Much less noisy. I'll make a video later!

I noticed that the lint filter is hanging loose and the mounting bracket is broken... Another thing I'll have to fix later.

 

[philr]

No more loud humming sound with the new motor.

 

[pierreandreply4]

This is great news hoping to see this a video of this beauty going true a full cycle

 

[ovrphil]

Good Job PhilR!

 

[pierreandreply4]

Slow and steady wins the race you will get this washer going like it was its first day out of the factory lol

 

[philr]

I had to part with my 1-18 set for a few months so that left a spot to install the Royal 100 pair where the 1-18 machines usually are.

I also made two short videos of the washer. Both machines are very quiet.

The light blue agitator seems white in these videos.