Crazy banging washing machine!

ET03

superfly wrote:

The machine should have been fitted with transit bolts or brackets which need to be removed. These stop the drum moving whilst in transit, if they are not removed you get the symptoms you have described. With the lid removed, make sure the drum moves freely on the springs and is not connected to the machine casing by bolts or brackets. If it is attached, remove the bolts or brackets.
Hope that helps

that's exactly what was wrong with mine

dougk_2

It is probably the stabilisers (or shock absorbers as jack-pott called them) either the rubber mount wears or breaks or the plastic fittings break.
It will be cheaper to buy a new machine than get it fixed .

eml_3

Ours did this - we thought it was going to take off! It turned out to be that the weight on the front of it had not been tightened properly and had gradually worked loose. After it had been tightened, no more problems, so it could be as simple as that.