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Thread Number: 95765
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Strange Metallic Rattle during agitation |
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| Post# 1204069 4/25/2024 at 09:52 by BlockEight88 (Northwest, IN) | ||
Direct drive. Noticed this now during agitation instead of neutral drain. It was very apparent washing a very large load of towels yesterday. Hard to get the house replicated on video but I most definitely will try. Is it possible for the metal washer that sits above the clutch housing to rattle or move? That’s really the only thing I can think of that is causing the noise. It just sounds like a vibrating control panel but I assured everything is tight and nothing is loose.
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| Post# 1204184 , Reply# 1 4/27/2024 at 14:51 by BlockEight88 (Northwest, IN) | ||
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Post# 1204188 , Reply# 2 4/27/2024 at 15:59 by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 1204193 , Reply# 3 4/27/2024 at 16:19 by BlockEight88 (Northwest, IN) | ||
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Splash guard? | ||
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Post# 1204199 , Reply# 4 4/27/2024 at 20:42 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1204201 , Reply# 5 4/27/2024 at 20:48 by BlockEight88 (Northwest, IN) | ||
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Splash guard | ||
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Post# 1204220 , Reply# 6 4/28/2024 at 07:19 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Rattling, buzzing, direct, drive washer
Hi, there is only one metal shield over the motor as Glenn pointed out.
You should heavily insulate your machines first thing you do is insulate the inside of the cabinets then you also can put the complete sound shield under the machine that was used on the top of the line direct drive machines. Frigidaire 1 to 18 washers were known for noise and Jason and I totally insulated one To where the machine is now, downright quiet, to insulate the cabinet on a direct drive. You should try to add about 30 pounds of material to the cabinet to really Muffle things also seal the seams between the top of the machine and the cabinet and you can also put insulation box on the back panel of the machine outside it. John | ||
| Post# 1204225 , Reply# 7 4/28/2024 at 08:21 by BlockEight88 (Northwest, IN) | ||
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Insulation | ||
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Post# 1204343 , Reply# 8 4/30/2024 at 07:54 by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR) |
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This may not be your problem, but I have had some where the control panel vibrates at different points in the cycle. At some point in time, the panel was raised for some maintenance and the plastic nut the screw goes into was stripped to where it doesn't secure solid any more. I have replaced some of those plastic things and the noise has stopped.
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| Post# 1204379 , Reply# 9 4/30/2024 at 16:59 by BlockEight88 (Northwest, IN) | ||
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Plastic nut | ||
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