Whirlpool Thin Twin Washer making noise during spin cycle?

just fixed my washer there are 3 springs on tub like shock absorbers what happened to mine was one off the shocks where it screws into the bottom of base of washer stripped out and when spin cycle starts with a heavy load it would lift shock out of bottom of washer an bang like crazy! i am a auto tech like to figure out problems so i figured out a fix for this and it works great!get a long threaded rod about 36 inches cut into 3 pieces half inch rod i used,get12 nuts with lock washers take bucket out from machine replace each shock with rod use nuts and washers and locktite and your bang will be gone just make sure you level basket.

darren
March 2008

MINE DID THE SAME THING, CHECK UNDER UNIT, THEY ADD SOME TYPE OF SPRING ON THE DRUM FOR SHIPPING CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR ARE STILL INSTALLED. LOOKED LIKE THERE THERE TO HOLD DRUM IN PLACE DURING SHIPPING. AGAIN UNDER UNIT, MIGHT EVEN BE LABLED TO REMOVE GOOD LUCK IT WAS OVER 3YR NOW, STILL REMBER THAT NOISE -BOOM,BOOM............

JOEALARM
August 2007