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erica2713  
#1 Posted : Friday, April 8, 2011 12:56:23 PM(UTC)
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:confused: 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??
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Gene  
#2 Posted : Friday, April 8, 2011 4:00:20 PM(UTC)
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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.
File Attachment(s):
How to remove the washer cabinet.doc (21kb) downloaded 12 time(s).
How to remove the pump.doc (25kb) downloaded 12 time(s).
How to replace the motor drive coupling.doc (25kb) downloaded 8 time(s).
!QAZ1234  
#3 Posted : Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:27:24 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Gene Go to Quoted Post
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.

I found a sock in the pump easy repair, noise was from the motor
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