ALW880QAW replaced belt & now grinding noise

[mnuss]

HI,
Smoked a belt and replaced it. Now it is very noisey when it runs. Motor spins fine. Purchased in 2002. I read it has 10yr warranty on transmission part only. Any ideas what could be wrong?

[Jake]

Hi,

Take the belt off, then run your motor (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=YO6223WzStY&offerid=122738.559295803&type=10&subid=)/pump (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=YO6223WzStY&offerid=122738.559295797&type=10&subid=) assembly alone and see if it still makes the noise.

Jake

[mnuss]

Motor runs quiet with the belt off. Put the belt back and it seems to go thru all its cycles, but make a howling sound when it has to spin. I'm hoping the transmission is fine and that a bearing is bad. I looked at the upper bearing on the bottom of the tub and it looks a bit rusty. Maybe the seal was leaking.. Is that a tough bearing to replace?

Mike

[Jake]

Aww, that loud howling sound is completely normal when you don't have clothes in it while its spinning.

Does it howl when clothes are in it spinning?

Jake