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Our washer shakes badly at the spin cycle

Our washer, just bought, shakes when it hits the spin cycle, and not just a little bit horribly where it moves and hits the wall and the dryer, the legs are even and we ran it with out cloths in it and it didn't do it, why does this happen, can there be some thing still wrong with the legs or the drum of the washer

piggrl Feb 06, 2008

My washer was moved without shippig bolts. (okok, I know...badmove...didnt know it at the time...and the worst part is...itgotdroppedon its back during the move) It is thumping on spin cycle. Can I align the tub myself?
Anonymous Nov 29, 2008

Our shipping bolts have been removed and the washer still shakes violently during the spin cycle. We have had the GE repair out to fix but they were no help, simply telling us we needed to balance the load!

Thoughts much appreciated.

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Please look in the back see if the shiping bolts /rods have been removed it should show you in the manual about this

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