Why is fiberglass shredding from drum of whirlpool washer

Make sure both pulleys the belt contacts are in alignment. Look for any metal parts close to the belt that may be shredding the belt.

Probably from seized up from possible bearing issues. Shredded rubber and smoke probably coming from belt

Sound like one of the wights has come off or is loose and damaging the drum and other parts take a under the machine and you may see the problem

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Check the drum for any Sharpe edges or splits also check the activator for the same . Something in side may have a rough edge to cause this .

it sounds like you have a bent piece of metal round the drum you will have to make sure the drum is empty with your hand very slowly move it round the whole drum if you find it with a small hammer don't hit it heard OK just tap it till its not going to shred your cloths OK if you don't find any thing you will need to look at the paddle in the drum to make sure there not Brock or moving OK hope i can help

Hello, W/D here.
If you washer is still in warranty, you should let the company make it right.
If not, you can make repairs yourself. First, determine why the leak occurred. One common problem is a loose or damaged counterweight. If loose, it will need to be tightened up. I have seen a counterweight that was pre-stressed, with a rod between the mounting points that had broken, allowing the counterweight to hit the strainer. This can be repaired by replacing the counterweight part, or by strongbacking with aluminum, and epoxying the weight back into a solid mass. Epoxy also is useful for repairing cracks in tubs. I roughen up the area to be epoxied and apply fiberglass mesh (the self adhesive wallboard tape) to the area, and then applying J-B weld. I've never had a repair like this break. For your repair, I would recommend that you build the joint up well, with layers of the fiberglass tape and epoxy, and feather the repair out onto the drum surface area several inches. The fiberglass tape can be cut into strips and applied like a bandage, if you need to make wraps. Overlapping the joint of the tape pieces contributes to the overall integrity of the repair. Just don't put down so much tape at one time that the epoxy can't get to the surface of the drum. Several layers, with curing time in between applications is the best way to go. Depending on where the crack is, the repair is easier to apply if the surface is more horizontal than vertical as the epoxy tends to try to run until it sets, so try to place the washer in a good position, if possible. Removing the tub may make this easier for you, but it isn't critical. If you DO remove the tub, make a similar epoxy repair from the inside of the tub, if possible. This will provide greater strength and sealing.
Hope this gives you better options, --W/D--

i think your talking about the rubber door seal????
you can change this yourself,,,under the seal on the case is a wire spring unhook it and the door seal will fold inside the washer,,,on the inner drum you will find the other wire spring undo this as well and pull the old door seal out through the hole in the door,,,the new seal is fitted to the iner drun first so you need to turn the new seal inside out to fit it,,,push the seal into the washer and fit the inner wire first then unfold the seal and fit it over the outer door so you can fit the wire spring,,,
easy after you have fitted a fuw 100?

your basket shaft is broken or the bearing are bad it probably sounds like a freight train when it goes into high spin you need your washer rebuilt but it would be cheaper to buy a new washer. to rebuild the washer it will cost aleast 800 dollars

The drum guide was dislocate you may check guide and screw detach , incline drum screw the roller guide test it by turning the roller , if good test drum by turning on it until free to rotate not touching to door giude .