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Post# 285745   6/17/2008 at 20:26 (5,763 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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My BD Whirlpool developed this problem about a week ago, I took the pump out last night and couldn't find anything, thinking perhaps there was a bobby pin in the pump or something. After I put it back, the noise went away so I assumed it must have just fixed itself, I did 2 loads in it just fine until tonight, I went to do another small load and it began clicking again! Any ideas what is causing this?
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Post# 285746 , Reply# 1   6/17/2008 at 20:38 (5,763 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285747 , Reply# 2   6/17/2008 at 20:45 (5,763 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Not sure why but it makes clicking just like that when agitating... CLICK HERE TO GO TO jons1077's LINK |
Post# 285753 , Reply# 3   6/17/2008 at 21:02 (5,763 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Mine clicks whenever the motor is running, it appears to be coming from under the baseplate. However, I've noticed it takes a minute or two of running before the clicking starts and it gets louder as the cycle progresses to the point where I can hear it upstairs... Best I can tell, it's coming from the largest pulley, farthest from the center of the machine, not sure if that's just the agitate pulley or what though. I hope I don't have to replace the transmission, that would be a pain!
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Post# 285754 , Reply# 4   6/17/2008 at 21:03 (5,763 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 285758 , Reply# 5   6/17/2008 at 21:37 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285777 , Reply# 7   6/18/2008 at 00:32 (5,762 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Jamie - That truly is an odd sound. 35+ years of using belt drives and I've not heard a click quite that loud. We had an issue when I was a kid with our first machine with cabinet "creaking" which my dad thought was electrical sparks, and sure enough, there can be sounds from the service panel area that can make creaks that sound like loud clicks or sparks, usually only in spin. Your click sounds very "un-muffled" like there's nothing in the way of the noise source and the ear. Internal transmission noises have to go through oil and the trans. cover before getting out in the air, so this has me puzzled a bit. The pulley idea above may be a very sound one, and easy to verify and fix. If this is a transmission problem, clicks often come the agitator gear fork, especially when it's not under heavy load. The part will click at the end of each stroke (unless load is put on the agitator, even by holding the top by hand). The noise worsens as the fork wears, and is louder if the transmission has lost a lot of oil. The gear fork is what pulls the machine in and out of agitation inside the transmission. Next time you use your washer put it on fastest agitation and grab hold of the agitator, and see if you can muffle or stop the clicks - if so, the noise may be inside the transmission. If you have a belt/pulley problem, the noise will probably get louder under load. Please keep us posted, I'm curious. |
Post# 285791 , Reply# 8   6/18/2008 at 05:44 (5,762 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 285799 , Reply# 9   6/18/2008 at 07:06 (5,762 days old) by kenmoreman ( Southern NH)   |   | |
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Check the pin in the agitate solenoid to see if it is slightly bent. The clik is the sound of it hitting the high spot on the cam bar as the wig wag goes back and forth. You need to replace the pin to correct the problem. |
Post# 285801 , Reply# 10   6/18/2008 at 07:31 (5,762 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Jamie, that sure is a beautiful machine, love the full console light. I hope that you have been able to solve the problem. |
Post# 285807 , Reply# 11   6/18/2008 at 08:50 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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When I first found my 1952 Whirlpool Automatic, the spring that holds the agitator drive gear down had weakened and with heavy loads the gear would pop out of the drive and cause a terrible clicking racket from inside the transmission. Here are photos from about six years ago when I rebuilt that transmission. I used a brand new agitator shaft/gear/spring assembly. Since the new agitator shaft has has the splines on top it means I could play with any standard capacity Kenmore or Whirlpool agitator in that machine, by installing or removing the plastic drive block.
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Post# 285808 , Reply# 12   6/18/2008 at 08:51 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285809 , Reply# 13   6/18/2008 at 08:52 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285810 , Reply# 14   6/18/2008 at 08:52 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285811 , Reply# 15   6/18/2008 at 08:54 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285812 , Reply# 16   6/18/2008 at 08:55 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285813 , Reply# 17   6/18/2008 at 08:56 (5,762 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 285825 , Reply# 18   6/18/2008 at 10:31 (5,762 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Could it be the plungers?? They do have plastic inserts to stop clicking noises. Maybe one is missing on the agitate plunger. |
Post# 285832 , Reply# 19   6/18/2008 at 11:11 (5,762 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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What fun pictures Robert, did that beautiful yellow Sunbeam model 11 help with the clean up? LOL |
Post# 285843 , Reply# 20   6/18/2008 at 12:16 (5,762 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 285885 , Reply# 22   6/18/2008 at 15:27 (5,762 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Jaime that baby is the very first automatic I collected, although in a greatly reduced version. It's the one referred to yesterday talking to Jed in his thread. Humming motor, no action, stuck belt, etc. Hope it's nothing serious and resolves itself easily. Your machine is beautiful and the Roto subbing for the Surgi made me smile;'D Gordon, welcome and you don't have to worry: no one here would ever get rid of a gem like that. Robert's mixer made me laugh too, Terri, thinking he makes milkshakes in it while working. Ah, milkshakes from a mixmaster and washer work. |
Post# 286210 , Reply# 23   6/20/2008 at 09:15 (5,760 days old) by kenmoreman ( Southern NH)   |   | |
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Let us know when you get it fixed! I'm curious to see what it was! I still say the agitate pin (Plunger) is slightly bent and need to be replaced. Just curious! Kenmoreman |
Post# 287294 , Reply# 25   6/25/2008 at 20:51 (5,755 days old) by kenmoreman ( Southern NH)   |   | |
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Well what was the problem!! What fixed it? Kenmore man |
Post# 841440 , Reply# 27   9/16/2015 at 09:55 (3,116 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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