So many years of working on this style washer as an apartment maintenance technician and I've still learned something new here, such as the source of that grinding sound that scared residents lol
A couple corrections There is oil in the gearcase and being a Gearcase there are actually some gears inside. No noticable gear reduction or changing but it actually houses a small planetary gear set submerged in oil inside the yellow plastic housing he showed inside the metal case. The ge version of this does do some gear reduction . Whirlpool has a video where they showed a cutaway Gearcase and explained it
I see oil underneath these vmw machines quite a bit, I guess I was under the impression that they had oil in them, could be the belt that always disentegrates (so?) Take away for me is, the vmw models must lose shaft seals a lot because they get noisy pretty fast at times not including the plastic gears. Bearings fail and I guess that could be where that little bit of oil comes from.
@@riz65 thinking about this a bit more, ya so it’s probably rusty water/detergent mixed with belt shreddings that I find . What you say makes great sense.
Great teacher!!
Another great video by TMM. Thanks, Rich!
So many years of working on this style washer as an apartment maintenance technician and I've still learned something new here, such as the source of that grinding sound that scared residents lol
A couple corrections There is oil in the gearcase and being a Gearcase there are actually some gears inside. No noticable gear reduction or changing but it actually houses a small planetary gear set submerged in oil inside the yellow plastic housing he showed inside the metal case.
The ge version of this does do some gear reduction . Whirlpool has a video where they showed a cutaway Gearcase and explained it
First check coupling if motor is running, if motor not running may be lid switch
I see oil underneath these vmw machines quite a bit, I guess I was under the impression that they had oil in them, could be the belt that always disentegrates (so?)
Take away for me is, the vmw models must lose shaft seals a lot because they get noisy pretty fast at times not including the plastic gears.
Bearings fail and I guess that could be where that little bit of oil comes from.
sometimes fabric softener when it is dirty may look and feel like oil.
@@riz65 thinking about this a bit more, ya so it’s probably rusty water/detergent mixed with belt shreddings that I find .
What you say makes great sense.
Amazing. Thank you !
Awesome class..
Excellent!
Amazing, ? My whirlpool washer doesn't spin anymore close still wet
Direct drive type