|
Thread Number: 18426
5 year old dryer |
[Down to Last] |  |
|
Post# 299109 , Reply# 1 8/25/2008 at 10:57 (5,713 days old) by volvoguy87  (Cincinnati, OH) |
||
What kind?
What kind of washer and dryer are they? An oil leaking washer may be an easy fix. What are the brands, ages, and (if you can get them) models? We'll try to help, but used appliances aren't generally worth much. Look on your local Craig's List to see what they are going for, just watch out because some motivated sellers sell for way less than they are worth. Dave | ||
|
Post# 299130 , Reply# 3 8/25/2008 at 12:48 (5,713 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
||
|
Whirlpool washer?
If it's a conventional top-loading Whirlpool washer, you have just described a coupler failure. It's pretty common and very cheap and easy to fix yourself. This type of washer uses a rubber coupler to connect the motor to the transmission. The rubber coupler is designed to fail if your washer is overloaded to avoid damaging the transmission. Because of this, it is an intentionally weak part. It also wears over time and fails. A new part is about $15.00, I think. The link below is to a very well written page on exactly how to replace this part with lots of informative links. The guy who wrote it has a sense of humor, but his instructions are very good. Good luck, Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO volvoguy87's LINK | ||
|
Post# 299134 , Reply# 4 8/25/2008 at 13:53 (5,713 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
||
Oil leaking
All - an oil leak, I mean more than a few drops of clean, golden looking oil on the floor, is often indicative of a spin tube seal failure, which can be time consuming to fix. I replace that seal as a matter of any washer work if I am working in the vacinity, but I would imagine that a paid servicer's charge on that would be pricey as it involves pulling the transmission and basket drive completely out of the machine. Whether or not this had anything to do with the spin function issues remains to be seen, but it's possible. Water contamination thru the spin tube I thought was more of a belt-drive problem, but the design is much the same in this area on direct drive machines, so I presume the same could happen. G | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
