My Roper washer is only 1 1/2 years old and just started making a loud humming noise when it agitates and spins. It sounds like an old VCR rewinding a tape!!! Please help!! Is it the motor??
Thanks!
Remove the washer cabinet. Remove the pump and drain hoses from the pump. Check for a foreign objects inside the pump and/or hoses.
Remove the motor and check the motor coupling.
Post the results.
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Gene.
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Remove the washer cabinet. Remove the pump and drain hoses from the pump. Check for a foreign objects inside the pump and/or hoses.
Remove the motor and check the motor coupling.
Post the results.
Here are the breakdown diagrams and Replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL RTW4440VQ2 AUTOMATIC WASHER | AppliancePartsPros.com
Gene.
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I found a sock in the pump easy repair, noise was from the motor