Thread Number: 52894
2000 GE washer seized up - Model #WPSR4130 |
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Post# 752204   4/23/2014 at 19:36 (3,626 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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So my sister called me this evening saying something was burning. I go there and it turned out to be the washer which she was using. She said when she went downstairs it wasnt doing anything but humming and she unplugged it.
I pulled the front panel off to give a look. The motor was warm but not hot. But about 30 min had gone by from the time it was turned off until I got there. The odor was that of burnt rubber or the belt more so than electrical. I plugged it in and it just hummed. I advanced the timer to empty the tub and it did that w/o a problem. When it tried to go into spin it just hummed. The motor, pulley, belt and agitator pulley all spin easily by hand w/o any noise or drag. So whats the cause? I was thinking the transmission was seized but with being able to turn it by hand Im thinking not. Could the brake be seized? P.S. I put this back into service about 2 yrs ago by installing a new timer. It worked fine after that till today. |
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Post# 752267 , Reply# 3   4/24/2014 at 00:34 (3,626 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Probably the start relay for the motor has failed-mounted on the upper back part of the frame.The start relay in this is kinda like the ones used in fridges.If there is a start cap-this could be bad as well.You have to take off the masonite back cover to see it. |
Post# 752331 , Reply# 4   4/24/2014 at 09:08 (3,626 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 752492 , Reply# 5   4/25/2014 at 00:38 (3,625 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Mine must of been before 1994-relay mounted on one of the struts on the back-had a no start on this-replaced the relay-and then worked OK.Was like in my fridge-never saw that in a washer until that day.Was my Hotpoint.Still working! |
Post# 799075 , Reply# 6   12/14/2014 at 17:16 (3,391 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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Do the '95 and later GE's use the same type of gear oil in their new style gearbox as the filter-flos or do they use a completely different type of gear oil? |
Post# 799088 , Reply# 7   12/14/2014 at 19:10 (3,391 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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