There were plastic shards in the bottom of tub - we determined the plastic liner was rubbing. New transmission and clutch in 2019, and transmission replaced again. Couldn't get through one load.
The big question is does everything run smooth without a load inside?
If nothing is bent, worn, has free play or is unevenly clagged, it should run like a Cadillac when empty.
If it doesn't, nothing you can do will make it run smoothly with a load. If there is a vibration when empty and no reason can be detected, perhaps the drum has gathered sediment, limescale or soap residue (unevenly clagged) more on one outside of the drum than the other and made the drum imbalanced.
A load of laundry is inherently unbalanced and some machines are more sensitive to being overloaded or underloaded than others and that is why manufacturers tend to stress the desirability of weighing the load.
The initial build up of speed allows the laundry load to shift until it achieves an almost balanced position so it can run to maximum speed relatively smoothly. Those initial out-of-balance forces can be severe and that is why there is usually a fairly sophisticated suspension system that is designed to cope with this with rubber blocks, weights, springs and even hydraulic shock absorbers.
If no other reason can be found for the problem it is almost certainly a worn or damaged suspension system...
SOURCE: KENMORE HE3T BASKET RUBBING ON THE PLASTIC FRONT TUB
if ripped obvioussly youl need to replace the front rubber bellow, i would remove the bottom panel and have a look inside sounds like you have a broken shock aborber or 2 not properly supporting tub assy
SOURCE: Nylon or plastic bushing around tub breaking down
sounds like you have abadrear bearing, not cost effective to repair by you, parts have a 5-10 yrs warr, you would need to check your manual, usuallt wind up replacing, the rear drum, inner basket, without warr theese parts are probalby 650 dollars. so i would call an authorized servicer(whirlpool wont send you parts even though they're warr)
SOURCE: TOP LOAD WHIRLPOOL WASHER BRAND NEW CRACK IN OUTER PLASTIC TUB.
HI the agitator comes off. 7/16 bolt under cap remove pull agitator off. now you take off that big nut in the middle. remove. pull tub out. replace the tub. thanks
SOURCE: Tub rotates CW during agitation, out of balance, hits side of metal cabinet, but no error code
Hello srcoray,
Did you replace the clutch, just trying to get a feel for your hands on experience with the machine? If you did the work did your machine use the upper roller clutch bearing along with the clutch pulley mounted roller clutch bearing?
The FAV6800AW uses a reversing motor and motor controller that powers the motor and clutch pulley to rotate CW in Wash/Agitate cycle and CCW in Spin Cycle.
In Wash/Agitate cycle the roller clutch bearing should rotate freely CW allowing the agitator shaft to drive the transmission in wash cycle driving the tumblers to rotate only not the wash basket. In spin cycle the roller clutch bearing will lock up (one-way roller clutch bearing) driving the spinner shaft to rotate the wash basket and transmission CCW. Unless my thinking is wrong it sounds like the one way roller clutch bearing is frozen or dragging and not rotating freely in wash cycle rotating the wash basket CW. I’m an owner like you and will try to help.
Just a few other questions;
If you have a load of wet clothes in the wash basket and you select Spin Only cycle will the spin cycle complete with out dc/UC errors?
With the lid raised can you rotate the wash basket CW? It should not; it should only rotate CCW and do that with very little resistance.
Rich
SOURCE: My washer is out of balance when spinning.
Hi,
Your problem is probably much more than the washer being out of balance. The front load washers have shock absorbers that hold them from moving all over the place. These have a habit of breaking. Then the drum hammers and sounds like things are flying apart. Pull the bottom front off and check the shocks. Typically the rings where the pins go throuhg are where they will break. Sometimes at first they look okay and you have to grab them and move them to see that they are broken.
I hope that this will help you to solve your problem!
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Heatman101
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