GE Washer - tub spins while washing??
Gene
For some reason, the tub is starting to "move around" during
the washing cycle. That is, when the agitator pushes on the clothes, the
friction from the clothes touching the inside of the tub causes
the tub to move around in a circle. It is my understanding that the tub
should remain stationary.
If anyone knows the proper procedure to "tighten" the tub
back down, please post it here & email it to me if you will.
My gut feeling is that it's something easy, but it's always
best to ask first:-)
THANKS,
Gene
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JoeA
wrote:
Sounds like the brake in the transmission is bad. The only fix for
this is to replace the transmission.
If the washer is under 5 years old, the transmission is still under
warranty but you have to pay for labor.
Mad Mac
Gene, does the basket move round a few inches with each agitation
"stroke"? If so, this is normal on GE washers. It is known as "Indexing".
jeff
Hi,
Does sound like the classic GE tranny problem :( You can read about it from below...
http://www.applianceaid.com/genew.html#common
http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?a-1appliance+tSwkBf+newstylgetra.html
New style GE/Hotpoint/RCA transmission.
jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/
Dan O.
>>"Gene" wrote:
>>
>>We have a relatively new GE washer, model
>>WJSR2080T8WW.
>>
>>For some reason, the tub is starting to "move around"
>>during the washing cycle. That is, when the agitator
>>pushes on the clothes, the friction from the clothes
>>touching the inside of the tub causes the tub to move
>>around in a circle. It is my understanding that the tub
>>should remain stationary.
>>
>>If anyone knows the proper procedure to "tighten" the
>>tub back down, please post it here & email it to me if
>>you will. My gut feeling is that it's something easy,
>JoeA wrote
>
>Sounds like the brake in the transmission is bad.
>The only fix for this is to replace the transmission.
> If the washer is under 5 years old, the transmission
>is still under warranty but you have to pay for labor.
It is the brake of the transmission which is slipping but
unfortunately in many cases G.E. will *not* cover the repair under the
5 year transmission warranty. Maybe if the OP complains loudly enough
they will (provided it is still within the warranty period).
If not, you can see the transmission brake package that will likely be
needed at the following link:
http://ng.appliance411.com/data.php?rc=281024
Dan O.
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Gene
around an inch or more each time it agitates.
Now what do I do? :-)
The washer is less than a year old.
Gene
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Gene
This time a Whirlpool or a Maytag :-)
Gene
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jeff
> around an inch or more each time it agitates.
>
> Now what do I do? :-)
>
> The washer is less than a year old.
>
> Gene
Hi,
If the tub only moves an inch or two when agitating, that is indexing
which is normal on the newer GE and Frigidaire style washers.....if
the tub takes off and accually spins that is not normal.
Dan O.
>> > Gene wrote:
>> >
>> > We have a relatively new G.E. washer, model
>> > WJSR2080T8WW.
>> > For some reason, the tub is starting to "move
>> > around" during the washing cycle. That is, when
>> > the agitator pushes on the clothes, the friction
>> > from the clothes touching the inside of the tub
>> > causes the tub to move around in a circle. It is
>> > my understanding that the tub should remain
>> > stationary.
>>"Mad Mac" wrote
>>
>> Gene, does the basket move round a few inches
>> with each agitation "stroke"? If so, this is normal
>> on GE washers. It is known as "Indexing".
>Gene wrote
>
>YES - that is exactly what it does, it moves
>around an inch or more each time it agitates.
>
>Now what do I do? :-)
You don't need to do anything, what Mad Mac described is normal
operation.
I had thought you were describing the tub going completely around (ie.
spinning) during the wash and that's what my previous reply was in
regard to. Sorry for the misdiagnosis.
Gene
spin around out of control. HOWEVER, I did find
a unique fix. I will post the fix in this general thread, but
under FOUND a SOLUTION :-)
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Gene
I decided to try and experiment. Nothing to lose, as the complete
washer was headed for the dump anyway.
Problem: The grease/oil from the above transmission had migrated
downward into the spin brake & rendered the brake useless. That
is, the brake was coated with oil from the leaking transmission. The series
of
metal washers under the pulley were also oily. "GE saved a few pennies
with a cheap seal & bearing - only to ruin an otherwise great washer". :-(
SOLUTION:-)
Remove the oil from the brake surface , as well as the washers under
the pulley.
Here is the procedure that I used. I "DO NOT" recommend that anyone
do this, it's just what I did - and it is working great. I opened the
front
panel cover, removed the 4 nuts holding the motor & laid it aside with wires
still connected. Then I ground a hole about 1" square in the housing that
surrounds the brake. The brake is near the top, so I made the hole nearer
the bottom (of the top part of the housing). Once I could see the brake
mechanism, I filled it with a non-flammable degreaser & completely flushed
out all oil from inside the brake housing
with a high pressure garden hose. It was really full of oil - no wonder it
slipped:-) I also cleaned the washers under the pulley. I bolted the motor
back in & put a small heater/fan in the brake area and thoroughly dried
everything. I reinstalled the washer & washed a LARGE load.
It ran like new:-) The tub did not spin, just agitated as it is supposed to
do. So how long will it last, who knows? I suspect that the hole will help
keep the brake surface
dry, as it's exposed to the air now. If it gets oily again, I'll just flush
it out again:-) You just never know about fixes like this, I've used
unorthodox fixes on old dozers & tractors, etc. - and they ran for 10
years+. The worst thing is that I will have to go buy a new washer ...
which I was about to do anyway. I guess I just like tinkering & the
challenge:-)
Gene
"Gene" <ge...@thegateway.net> wrote in message
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Dan O.
Gene wrote in message ...
>
>Sorry, I did not make myself clear,
>
>it DOES spin around out of control.
That's not what you said previously, this is how that exchange went:
> >>"Mad Mac" wrote
> >>
> >> Gene, does the basket move round a **few inches**
> >> with each agitation "stroke"? If so, this is normal
> >> on GE washers. It is known as "Indexing".
>
> >Gene wrote
> >
> >YES - that is exactly what it does, it moves
> >around **an inch or more** each time it agitates.
When I said spinning I meant "going around and around *without ever
stopping* (except at the very end of the cycle)"
>HOWEVER, I did find a unique fix. I will post the
>fix in this general thread, but under
>FOUND a SOLUTION :-)
Why not post the solution you found in this thread *without changing
the title* so it will be grouped with the rest of these messages if
someone searches for it in the newsgroup archives using Google? It
might help someone out later on if it can be found.
JMO