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Anonymous Posted on Apr 15, 2010

Hard bang on spin with my frigidaire gallery frontload washer

I have a frigidaire gallery frontload washer model GLTF1040AS0 for about 7 years. Work fine until today. On the spin cycle with a NORMAL load the machine start to make big noise. After a closer inspection the drum inside seem to miss some shock absorbtion. the drum keep banging up and down/front side to side. If i spin it empty the drum spin relatively smoothly. The machine work normaly for the washing part. the drum turn like before . Both upper sping seem ok. Im wandering if the two shock bellow might be the probleme or if the problem is in the drum. Both shock look ok. no crack . grease on 1 but not in big quantity. I can turn the drum by hand freely. Some minor squeek but nothing i dident hear before. Thx for your advice :)

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Hi,
When my washer did that, I found that the shocks that hold the tub were bad...

Check out this tip I wrote about that...

http://www.fixya.com/support/r3663122-washer_problems_washer_noise_when

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