Ol' Shakey, The Direct Drive Pool

[mistereric]

A very good friend of mine moved recently to a rental home and discovered a direct drive Whirlpool machine in the laundry room. Its got a few problems, though...

 

 

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[mistereric]

of course, the poor beast has bad dogs, as well.  smacks of frequent overloading.  new dogs are cheap and easy, but what causes her to shimmy?

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[mistereric]

OOps.... fixed the links.

 

[mrb627]

Links

Aren't workin for me.

Malcolm

 

[whirlykenmore78]

Aside from the obvious need

For Agitator Dogs. If the machine is bouncing it either has a bad suspension spring or the rear leveling system is locked up. I would suspect the spring due to the noises and the fact that the washer seems to sit squarely on the floor. This would not be the fault of a flumpy floor as the machine appears to be on concrete
WK78

 

[mrb627]

Spinning Load

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Does the shaking occur if the machine spins without clothing in it?  </span>

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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Based on the agitation video, I would guess a suspension spring has done sprung.  How easy can you shift the basket by hand?</span>

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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Malcolm</span>

 

[alr2903]

Is it possible the water has leaked out of the balance ring? alr

 

[DirectDriveDave]

I'm going to say it's a spring because in your agitator dog video, the tub is leaning WAY to the left.

 

[supersurgilator]

My aunt had a machine just like this with the same problem. Hers turned out to be one of the rear leveling legs