Whining sound during wash cycle

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Dazman @dazman91914

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Posted: 5 days agoAug 11, 2026

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Whining sound during wash cycle

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Our washer makes this strange noise during the wash cycle, like a whining or squeaking sound. It almost sounds like rotating something on dry rubber.

The spin cycle is silent and it’s not when the washer is filling. I can duplicate the sound by grabbing the inner tub and rotating it in either direction.

I can’t see it being the felt pads on the outside of the tub because tilting the tub during rotation does change the sound.

Anyone have any ideas what it could be?

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Darryl

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Vertinhol @vertinhol Rep: 1.5k 8 5 · Answer 1 · 2026-08-11T14:43:55-07:00

Vertinhol @vertinhol

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Hello, there's a rubber belt that transfers the motor rotation to the drum, same thing in cars, when it becomes loose or doesn't have too much grip, it will make a squeak noise. So you either replace that belt or there's probably a system to tighten it :)

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Ours is a direct drive.

4 days agoAug 11, 2026 by Dazman

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