Sure there's not a worn belt or clutch? Dried-out bearings in the motor
usally complain loud enough to be heard...
Mullen, Tim (IIS) wrote:
>Since we seem to be on strange topics lately:
>
>Do washing machine motors "wear out"?
>
>We have an old washing machine that has been repaired several times
>through the years and works very well, except for one thing. Lately, it
>often doesn't have enough "oomph" to get the drum spinning for the spin
>cycle. When this occurs, I can open the lid, push down the "safety
>interlock" and grab the drum and give it a gentle tub - then things
>start spinning. The motor does all the rest of its work just fine, it
>just has a bit of trouble getting the spin cycle going sometimes.
>
>So the question is: Do electric motors lose their "oomph" as they get
>older? Will a new motor probably fix it?
>
>We really like the washer, and it is a huge capacity washer - much
>bigger then newer models, so we'd like to keep it going if we can...
>
>Tim Mullen
>
>
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