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Anonymous Posted on Dec 29, 2009

Clothes washer vibration during spin cycles

My washer has excessive vibration and noise during the spin cycles. Struts have been replaced.

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The vibration and noise is most likely from the drum bearings wearing out to test the bearings try this out,,,
open the door, hold the top of the drum and lift it up, if it has any free lift in it the bearings are going, now spin the drum by hand and you should here the rumble off the bearings

Testimonial: "Thanks so much. There isn't a lot of lift, but there is a noise when it spins."

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