Roper / Whirlpool washer banging out of balance No. (2) (worked 100%) 

This video was great and was easily able to replace the rods and fix what sounded like bowling balls being thrown around in the washer. Great video for the single mama trying to get’er done by herself. Thanks!

Thank you!! Single mom here attempting this job on my own. I watched both of your videos and found them very helpful! Thanks again! Wish me luck!

Hahahaaaaa! “Don’t make tea out of the plastic”!!! That made me lol!!

This is the best tutorial I’ve found online by far! Thank you for taking the time to explain in detail

The California joke was great 😂😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️😂😂

Wear between plastic and metal reduces the dampening friction that the plastic provides. Your video was still informative.

I am so glad I found this video!!! We just purchased a house and it came with this same washer and was having this same problem. Purchased the parts at a local shop for $80 and it's so much better! I'm impressed that he was able to do this all himself because even with both my husband and I, we still struggled a bit. We weren't able to tip the washer over all the way though which I think would have really helped. Definitely try this out if your washer is having the same issue!!!

Thank you so much for making this video. We were able to fix our washer last night just for the price of the parts!! You do good work ;-)

Attention: For anyone considering buying a new machine rather than fix the old one. I can tell you from experience those new machines (no matter who the manufacture is) look great and have tons of load capacity with no center agitator BUT those new machines DO NOT use as much water and they do not clean & rinse the clothes as well as these older machines. I know the thought of using less water to some of you sounds like an ideal water conservancy practice BUT the reality is these new machines are engineered to use less water just like the new shower heads / control valves and the toilets. I own a couple homes and have replaced the old washers & dryers that came with the homes with the latest and greatest equpment money could buy. Trust me you will not be happy with the performance of the newer machines. Ladies how well do you like the new shower water limiting valves & shower heads that are not able to rinse the shampoo out of your hair adequately. You end up standing in the shower twice as long to just rinse your hair. Or how about having to flush the new toilets..you end up flushing 2 or 3 times to get rid of the solids. The new washing machines are engineered the same way. So much for "water conservation" eh! You end up using more water - not less. *There is a way to trick the new washing machines to put more water in but its a stupid hassle. And when you spend $6k like I did on new washing machines a 'hassle' wasn't on my list of expectations. Just sayin'. Good luck. And God bless!

Your old rod as a hook trick was a great installation tip. I installed my new rods and ran my first no bang load in a while. Thanks.

Just done this on a maytag. Works like new.

Thank you Patriot for the video.

California joke was hilarious 😂

Mine was an Admiral. Changed the rods and was good for a month and went back to bad balance. Figured it was the spin bearing and out it went to the curb

Oh my goodness thank you so much.. i literally had this problem this morning and took out the rods and just put them back and it worked.. I've never left a comment on youtube before and I felt like this was well worth leaving a one. Thanks 😊

Update on my roper same as the one in the video. I just changed the rods, no springs because they dont have them from factory. ran a load and she is fixed didnt bang around one time the whole cycle. 😀😀😀 had the wife help me by holding up the tub while I removed the old rods and replaced the new ones only took 10 minutes. It really makes it easier if you have someone pull up on the tub while you do the rods. UPDATE: it's starting to bang around for few seconds but not nearly as bad as it used to. before the new rods.

So helpful. Thanks. Its nice your old doggie hanging out with you as well.

Rather than replacing all four springs and rods, I squirted some white lithium grease under the white cup looking things and it made a world of difference. Smoothed the rinse cycle right out. Try this first

I replaced the clutch assembly, and the rods, it worked perfectly for 1 wash. Now it won't go into spin cycle at all, and the final spin light flashes. Also the damn lid lock gets in the way of everything. It's such a pain in the ass. I'm tired of this. It makes no sense to me. It just ends up costing more money I could put towards another machine. I'm damn frustrated.

Thank you so much. This did the trick!

There may be no visible damage but you should know the springs lose there tension by more than 50%. Replace them.

The reason new suspension rods work is that the upper white plastic bushing above the springs must be tight on the rods to act as a shock absorber! You’ll notice your old ones will slide up and down too easily.

Does any item exist that doesn't cause cancer in California?

The difference between the new rods and old rods is the top plastic piece on the spring is very tight on the new Springs and very loose on the old Springs so I think it's almost like a breaking dampening feature so once you lose that braking feature it's just going to pounce on the Springs willy-nilly with no dampening effect to slow down the bounce

Great explanation. Thank you!

“Do what the wife wants”. 1:35. I’m in the same boat as you brother! 😂😂😂. She wants a $1500 LG 5.2 cubic feet front loader.

Replaced rods with a kit off of Amazon. Only worked for two loads before the same banging noise again. I suspect cheap replacement parts. I've purchased the OEM parts this time and waiting for their arrival.

I have same exact model and same exact issues. Good luck

Just wanted to let you know that I implemented this last night and so far no more shaking. I also added the smaller springs on all sides just to be doubly sure. Thanks for the videos!

So, did this actually fix the issue or did you wind up getting a new washer? I was looking for Pt. 3 and didn’t see it

The plastic dome on top of the spring does not grip the rod as when it was new, so it's free to slide up and down the rod causing the tub to wobble and hit the sides of the washer.

Thank you very much

I noticed on my new rods they have like a grease that's kinda sticky. Maybe the old ones don't work because the grease was worn off? I dont know.

Fun Fact #1 : On your first video...I had 2 springs on one side...and NONE on the other. While I ordered 4 springs....I tied 2 surgical gloves to the suspension rods ( to replace the missing springs )...guess what ? No more banging !! Fun Fact # 2 : Sometimes......You don't have to buy NEW suspension rods..... Just change the 2 on the right side....for the 2 on the left side. Like permutating car tires....!!!

Thanks. Just be sure to measure your rod length. The ones I ordered where too long. Had to return and get the correct size. $36 dollars from Amazon.

I shortened the rods 1-1/2 which tightened the machine up but it still wobbled starting up . I guess the real problem is that the upper spring bushing is not supposed to be able to slide so the spring is actually working up and down from both ways on top of the spring and bottom allowing to much movement . I could be totally wrong tho .

"I did it all by myself, but if ur a woman or a small person..."🤣🤣

Do NOT purchase any SAMSUNG apploance except maybe dishwadher

Instead of the top plastic hook locks get 4 bolts that span the bevel resting on the bottom plastic but land on the steel. Hook the rod to your bolt. Never have problems again!

I already replaced the rods and it worked for 2-3 washes but now it's shaking all over again... I also changed out the springs on the sides... comments?

The difference is in the plastic side were the rod is going trough , that gets wider so loses it grip or resistance . it simply wears out what causes friction or a damping effect like shock absorbers of a car . Solutions are simple always to problems . The spring stays oke because that is what springs do , they last ..

Your video was helpful. The only problem I'm having is my bucket is sitting too high after putting in the new balance rods. Any thoughts on what I can do to fix the problem? Thank you.

This was a lot of help. But you might want to say the length of the Rods. I could not find the exact Model # and I never this before and I didn't know they had to be a certain Length. The ones I ordered was 24 & 1/2" but they had to be 25" & 1/2". Thanks for the Video.

MANY machines were made with this problem. Mine is AMANA... exact same washer. Good idea to use the OLD ROD to help pull up on the new rod to install it. Nobody else mentioned that. It's a good idea to do 2 of them at one time. That way you don't have to lift up the WHOLE weight of the tub. It seems the manufacturer RECALLED thousands of these washers and they simply installed MODIFIED rods in them. Watch the video by this guy who shows how to modify your OLD shock absorber rods and no need to purchase new rods!! If you purchase NEW shock rods, they are the UNMODIFIED old rods!!! so you still have the problem! I modified my rods as described in this guys video: Shaky, Loud, Banging, Walking Washer?.. Whirlpool Kenmore, Maytag, Roper, Samsung, LG, GE Washers - RU-vid and I used a different kind of hose than he recommends. My washer bounces a LITTLE bit now and then straightens out and runs OK. SO.... I will have to try using a different kind of rubber hose as he recommends. The problem is in those rods. I refuse to trash my old washer. I think this is fixable, just need maybe a more flexible hose. The hose I used is kind of firm, not flexible.

so i put all new suspension rods in and the springs and it still sounds like a earthquake banging all over and im not sure what to do next ? what should i look at next ?

Owner had the machine several years, and is now unstable in Spin cycle. While the tub spins, it’s banging loudly and quite scary, like you threw a cinder block in it. Going to try to replace the rods and purchase the stabilizer springs (all 4). Here’s my question: I’ve seen my share of washers... but this is the first one I’ve seen that is only held suspended by those 4 rods. Is this correct?

I'm going to be doing that soon

Couldnt u do one rod at a time then replace with the new one nstead of removing all of them at once

This video is great but whoever came up with this design for whirlpool deserves a raise, not. I'm sure it is a way for those old washing machines which should run forever have a very limited life. I mean, what company could sell a new washer if the old ones lasted. Bottom line, trying to make a damper from a small friction device is idiotic. Gas springs with damping makes perfect sense and although they also wear out over time would work substantially better.

Let your wife hold the camera. I'm sure she'd be happy do it since she can't get a new one. lol

great job, i order new , never installed, centering tub springs, shown in ur vid towards the end, when they came, they looked real flimpsy, and weak, i cannot imagine they help center the tub in spinning cycle, HOW DID URS HOLD UP? thanks

I bought new rods installed them and still banging out of control

Did the rod install solve the problem?

You need to take that first video off here. I'm glad I watched another guy after that. Then this one. Or I'd have wasted time and money.

Thank you so much for this video! Because of this I was able to fix my machine, I have the same exact washer and this video was a godsend. However a week later the drive belt broke. I tried to order a new belt using the serial number but the belt came and had zero give, couldn't get it on the machine. Not even close. I know this is a long shot but have you ever had to replace that belt, or if you haven't where do you get your parts? I'm trying to fix rather than replace. Thank you again for this video!

Tried the smaller springs from video before...worked for one load. I wasn't shocked that it didn't work out. Those springs were about as strong as a spring in a ballpoint pen. Replaced balancing rod and springs as in this video. Still shaking violently. There's a service manual taped on the inside front cover. In the manual, there's a diagram of the bottom and strangely enough it mentions a counterbalance that is "optional". Guess what's missing from this cheap POS?

Hey I watch the video and I ordered the rods because my washing was making a loud banging sound so one rod was bent. So I ended up changing all four rods and it’s still shaking so I don’t know if something is not right or do I need to tighten up something. Is it shakes on the final spin but there is no banging noise

I changed the suspension rods in my whirlpool but it didn’t help! Couldn’t find anything wrong. Washer actually rocks back and forth like it was possessed! Gave up and bought a new Samsung!

The Springs lose their working ability because of weight and years doing there job , therefore they are fine in beginning .

So did this solve your issue? I have the same thing going on with mine

Where does the bottom of the spring go? Did I miss that part?

We have this machine did this final repair work?

What is the length of these rods?

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Did you put 4 new springs on the top of the new rods? Mine only has 2 springs.

Did it work??? Just wondering before I order this stuff and do all this work or should I get a new one?

So did the rods fix the shaking and banging?

Did it fix the problem?

Tell your wife to stay away from Samsung washer s

Did that solve the problem?

He never starts the machine. Never trust anyone who cant prove their work

The rods I bought are 2 inches longer than the first set. That won't work, will it?

Funny how you were so such it wasn’t this issue lol yet here you are. You should just delete the previous video

How do they go bad ?

so did it work or did you throw that &^*#$! out?

Damn snowflakes you are awesome

Hope you see this link for why these rods fail. Check out this link. This guy really goes into detail. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IZZCwXEmGhE.html

Part number??

Lol 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

Not very helpful since there is no followup on the work you did. Did this fix the problem?

Do them one at a time it's a lot easier! You don't have to pickup the whole tub weight. It's not light! There are better videos showing you how to do it.

DO NOT GET A SAMSUNG,you will regret it

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Bogus video. Nothing wrong with old rods. Waste of $40.00

For a woman ???????? What? Lol

This video was of no help

was a good video til you dont show to insert the actual rods. i understand you had difficulty but still.... thats the whole point right to show people how? essentially u just talk about whats wrong and point and it leaves us snowflakes confused cuz we need all the dots connected k thanks bye

The wife/gf will always want to do what is easier/more expensive. This is why they should not be in charge of things.