Depending on brand and age, it might not be worth it. Today most weights are molded into the tub and balanced before leaving the factory. This is an area you have to be pretty exact.
Think about this. When you put 10 or 15 pounds of dry clothes in the machine, the first thing that happens is they get covered in water. Now those 15 pounds of clothes weigh closer to 50 pounds. When the machine drains the water from the tub there is still the weight of the wet clothes to deal with. As the tub starts to spin, and all machines have a different spin speed, the remaining water is forced from the clothes by centrifugal force. Get that out of balance and it multiplies the force on the side of the tub. So you may want to check the obvious and see if there is a spring or bracket that has come loose. If a weight has come out or any number of other reasons, a bent spindle for example, you'll probably pull your hair out and entertain the kids before ever fixing the problem. But I don't like the word never so see what you can find. ----- Original Message ----- From: JoVina Harris To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine trouble Ok, this is the first time I've posted to this list but I like to see what all problems you guys fix and then steal your ideas. That's just the way I roll! Anyway, My washing machine is off balance. Not the outside legs or anything but the inside tub. I've wrestled with it but it won't go back like it should. It still works so I'm still using it but I would like to balance the tub again. Do I need to take the back off and if I do, what do I look for? Are there washers or weights or something like that to be replaced as a part of regular maintenance? Thanks for any suggestions, JoV [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
