Whirlpool GHW9400 Duet Washer "spider arm" Questions

...any kind of banging noise or the drum wobbles more that a fraction of an inch, then the support or spider arms are broken. You can't buy the spider arms seperately and must buy a drum and spider as ...

spider arm You are referring to the spin basket. The spider arms (there are three of them) are welded to the back of the basket as supports. You cannot purchase them separately as they are part of the

...The wash tub should always spin true. When it wobbles it is a sure sign that the suport arms or spider arms are broken. It is an expensive repair since the wash drum, the outer plastic tub and

spider assembly. It is the three-arm assembly that holds the basket to the shaft. Unlike the basket which is stainless, the spider is made of aluminum that corrodes with time and usually breaks during

spider arm.  This is a three spoked piece that connects the spin basket to the spindle.  It is an extensive repair.  You would likely need to nearly disassemble the entire machine. 

...make a loud banging sound during spin - louder when it goes into super spin It sounds like the spider or support arms that hold the wash drum have failed and the drum is hitting the wash tub

...the outer plastic tub, when you try to spin it by hand. The problem is that the support arms or spider arms have failed. It is an expensive repair since the wash tub and outer tubs need to be ...

...of this often and don't know of any fixes. I would suggest getting womens hosiery or Halloween spider web cotton and running it around inside to see if it snags. make sure the basket arms inside ...

...spider arm that spins the back of the tub. The moist environment and the ionizing laundry detergent causes a chemical reaction that corrodes this easily and it breaks. It is covered under a lifetime ...

...Spider arm is not cracked and broken- which means disassembling it. That is what happened to us. It's actually attached to the tub itself which is covered under lifetime warranty, so they sent us a ...