Thread Number: 48055
82 LK buzzing during wash, please help! |
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Post# 696940 , Reply# 1   8/16/2013 at 19:10 (3,899 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 696961 , Reply# 2   8/16/2013 at 20:09 (3,899 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Buzzing while circulating thru the dispenser but stops if you turn off the machine and then back on makes me think that you have a noisy solenoid that may not always be 'seating' when activated. Proof would be to temporarily disconnect the dispenser solenoid and run a few loads. If the noise is now absent, there's proof in the pudding. If it's only noisy but still functioning fine, you may either find a replacement, clean the plunger that goes into the solenoid body which may or may not help or simply deal with it as a unwelcome but now routine noise from a vintage machine. (Some try to use the excuse of it adding 'character' to justify it...)
Others may have helpful ideas about quieting down a noisy solenoid that will chime in. Gordon? John? Anyone? RCD |
Post# 696969 , Reply# 3   8/16/2013 at 20:30 (3,899 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 696974 , Reply# 4   8/16/2013 at 20:45 (3,899 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 697028 , Reply# 5   8/17/2013 at 03:53 (3,898 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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When I read your initial post, I was going to suggest you have a noisy solenoid --- then I see I'm in good company with a number of others. It happens with my 1985 Lady K as well at times, but in my case its the softener solenoid.
As Ralph and Andy suggested, for me its just a "vintage machine quirk" that isn't worth investigating further. Mine does not do this all the time however. The basket slipping when it should be tightly gripping the brake may be the result of either some oil on the brake pad (potentially not good), or an adjustment and cleaning needed to the basket drive. I have never had to specifically address this issue by itself, but have seen it before I worked on other issues. When I clean and lubricate all the area where the basket drive is involved, this issue has not returned upon reassembly. This has involved cleaning everything from the T-bearing to the brake pad and the braking surface on the baseplate, including cleaning the agitator shaft and installing some new turbine oil at the spin tube bearing. This involved total disassembly. I don't know what to suggest if you aren't comfortable with that level of work. Maybe John has some advice, as I would presume that some field calls resulted from this same issue. Gordon |