blue_tractor_man
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This may not be exactly tractor related, but I am having a problem with the washing machine we use to clean my clothes after working on my tractors. We have a 10 year old Kenmore HE3t front load washer. If the drum is empty or well balanced it spins just fine. If the clothes are out of balance it makes a horrible banging noise. I have been all through it and replaced the shock absorbers (actually steel and plastic dampenning tubes).
The best I can remember, when it was new, it seemed like if it felt itself out of balance it would stop itself and roll back and forth a few times to fluff up the clothes before trying the spin cycle again. Now it does not do that. If you stop the spin and fluff up the clothes yourself, and if you fluffed the clothes just right it spins without any noise. I think I read on an appliance forum that the motor is very sophisticated and can sense the out of balance. I have looked all through the parts list and cannot find anything that looks like a vibration sensor.
I thought maybe some of you guys had worked on a few washing machines and had solved that problem. Any help will be appreciated.
The best I can remember, when it was new, it seemed like if it felt itself out of balance it would stop itself and roll back and forth a few times to fluff up the clothes before trying the spin cycle again. Now it does not do that. If you stop the spin and fluff up the clothes yourself, and if you fluffed the clothes just right it spins without any noise. I think I read on an appliance forum that the motor is very sophisticated and can sense the out of balance. I have looked all through the parts list and cannot find anything that looks like a vibration sensor.
I thought maybe some of you guys had worked on a few washing machines and had solved that problem. Any help will be appreciated.