7 years later and your video IS STILL THE ONLY ONE that shows the comparison between good and bad. My 2 year old washer began to thump after a heavy load and I pulled one shock, it has some resistance to it so I wasn’t sure if it’s bad or not. But watching your video I see that mine are bad. I can pull them all the way out with medium to no effort at all. I see you struggle with pulling on the new ones so now I know how tight they should be
Thank you so much! You are correct, I couldn't find a single other video showing this. Everyone is quick to jump to the bearings being the issue, and I'd rather not get into all of that. Thanks again!
Good video. Just found the same result after replacing the shock absorbers on my over 20 year old machine the other day. The originals were absolutely shot, and might as well have not even been there. Still recovering from bruises on my arms from working in such an awkward space, but it's done! And the price was right.
The first place I was directed was to replace the tub bearings. Fortunately, I didn't do that. I found a good video that showed how to replace the shock absorbers, but as you stated, the video didn't explain how to tell if the shock absorbers are bad. Thank you!
I was just wondering this same thing, and I just wanted to say that they wear out due to vibrations and motion so what you get is more clearance between the plastic and the metal cylinder. In my scenario I just put marine grease on all the metal cylinder shocks and that restores it because it makes it air tight again. So the theory is you are just filling the gap with a good grease that stays solid and higher temps. Thanks for the video!
TY for this. Just pulled mine out and wasn't sure how to tell. They don't come out as easily as those ones but they're far easier to pull apart than the new ones
This was a great demonstration of what a bad one feels like so when I remove it to check I'll know if its bad before I order do the replacement and find out that wasn't the problem. Only issue is the title could be better. "How to check if washing machine shocks are bad." would get more hits for this problem.
I think we need some Bilstein 5100s for our washing machines. Thank you for the video- didn't realize these are open air. My 1 year old Samsung has shock resistance that are right in the middle, which is why I'm here.
2 year old Samsung here. Began to thump so I pulled a shock and it has light to moderate resistance but I can pull them all the way apart easily. Wasn’t sure if bad or not, watching him struggle with the new ones tell me mine are wayy too soft.
It's made to be that weak, and there aren't any other options. A new set will just do the same thing in a year or so. A set of gas filled shocks would provide proper dampening.
Yep, only one showing this. I did find a video that said they should have between 12-15 pounds of resistance, and to make sure all (4 on mine) were within a pound of each other. Don't know if that's true, but the ones I was replacing had about 6-7lbs each, and cheap ones from Amazon were only about 8lbs. Which was why I was wanting better info. My guess is they would have failed quickly. Same source said you can open them up and remove a grommet in a plastic fitting inside, put some card stock in the fitting behind the grommet to improve the tightness, grease them up a bit, and they'll be good for quite a bit more. Turns out my tub got damaged when my spider arm busted, so new washer for me... I guess.😖
Nice one, I've just taken mine out to check them, but they seemed OK. It's the last thing on the list to check, motor OK, Bearings OK, Springs OK, runs fine with no load in the machine. Anyhow, not got new one's to test but pulled against a luggage weigher and it's moving around 5kg once out pushed against a set of scales and it's about 5-6kg going back in. The one's in the video look harder, so will get new ones and report back. Thanks again for you video.
Just wanted to agree that I searched for a while trying to find a specific example. Good video. The other decent video was for a top load washer and basically said you test it like a cars suspension, Press down and it should spring back up and stop and not continue bouncing.
Appreciate the video, now i know mine are bad, not as bad as these shown here but way more loose then the new one you have. So this video is great for reference.
I was taking apart my Samsung front loader to replace the spider arm (Apparently it’s a frequent problem with many front load washers) and noticed that one of the shock absorbers was disconnected. Inspected the others and realized that all 4 came apart with little effort. Didn’t think it was good for them to be so loose and this video helps confirm my suspicions. Thank you.
What was your issues?? My os stuck on 8-9 minutes spin. It spin fast with alot of vibrations and suddenly stop and repeat itself. The shocks are tight when I take back cover to check the back visible two ...the bolts are tight but it is wobbly when I shake it
I know you've fixed your issue by now but how this issue progresses on first symptom = the shocks become worn (less functional) over time due to cheap design/poor factory tolerance on the plastic materials used and begin to allow excess vibration. This leads to failure of the spider arm, which is also of poor (idiotic) material. The spider arm is made of cheap metal, probably with a high Zinc content to prevent rust. This attaches to a stainless steel drum that doesn't ever rust. When you put dissimilar metals in a moist environment there is a process called "Galvanic shock", the electrolysis between the two component "sacrifices" the ions ("the Anode") to the better one ("cathode"). This is why boat motors that stay in the water have a "sacrificial" Zinc bar that gets eaten away over the year(s) and needs replaced annually. The cheap-o manufacturing of Asian "goods" means increased failure... in this case you will find your Zinc spider arm to be pitted, eaten away and ready to Crack or break, especially as the increased stress of worn shocks are a component of the system failure. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote
Thanks for this! My GE front loader had 3 that were broken at the top U bracket . Thought it was just the brackets I would need to replace. I also noticed " black - grey" grease on the bottom pan. So over time these just start to fail. Looks like Im buying 4 replacement shocks (that come with that upper brkt )
After watching about 15 video's your video was the only one on How to check a bad one from a good one. I'm still not sure if mine are bad, they are not as bad as yours. Thank you
@@crushin-it It was incredibly helpful, I watched like 10 videos and nobody actually showed how to determine if a shock was bad or good. I was about to just order new ones and hope that was the problem but then I found your video and determined the shocks on my machine were fine. So yeah, really good video and really appreciate you uploading this.
Hi, thanks for your video. I check with my Samsung washing machine, the shocks are very easy to take it apart as you said those are bad shocks? How come some people said even the new shocks can take apart very easy with little resisstant, not the way you show on the video have to use force? Can you tell us where you can order the new shocks for $20 each? Thanks.
shock absorbers and open and close just like the old ones,and I've been looking for so long what a problem the washing machine has, With this video I realized that the new shock absorbers are cheap and damaged,if we put a spring ,we can not put shock absorbers? would be happy if you knew ,and you answered,thanks
I spent extra money on getting genuine replacement Beko washing machine shock absorbers and new pins and the holes for the pins are too small for either the old and new shocker absorber pins. I've returned them twice just received a delivery and they have sent me EXACTLY what I returned.
mine where smaller two. It looked like the old shocks also had small holes to begin with and they where just pried apart when the bolt was hammered back in.
thank you for video. can you or anyone here tell me what signs ill notice when the maintenance will be needed? i feel more often i am encountering unbalanced load error due to a saturated blanket on spin cycle. im am not 100% certain but i do not remember this happening every time i had a little bit of an unbalanced load. i mean... only was i was able to fix this specific situation was take all sheets that were with the one soaked blanket out and spin just the blanket alone. so anyways... any signs, washer is 7 years old now and nothing has been replaced, has been through 3 moves. springs, shocks?
You are the only one actually showing the difference between the good and bad shocks. Thank you!
Exactly!!! He is the only one showing you how to test or ID a bad shock. Someone buy this man a 🍺🍺🍺
Omg seriously though
I'm glad he grunted with the good ones, now I know mine are bad
your right about finding a video showing if the shocks are bad, so thank you!
7 years later and your video IS STILL THE ONLY ONE that shows the comparison between good and bad. My 2 year old washer began to thump after a heavy load and I pulled one shock, it has some resistance to it so I wasn’t sure if it’s bad or not. But watching your video I see that mine are bad. I can pull them all the way out with medium to no effort at all. I see you struggle with pulling on the new ones so now I know how tight they should be
Finally a video on this damper.Thank you for making this video.
The straining sound effects pulling damper apart made all the difference, thanks
That was a good part. I need to play it again actually
Damn , great video. This is what I needed. Simple, without background music. Good, bad. Thank you sir, true American hero
Thanks to this video I was able to determine that the brand new shocks I purchased are actually crap.
Thank you so much! You are correct, I couldn't find a single other video showing this. Everyone is quick to jump to the bearings being the issue, and I'd rather not get into all of that. Thanks again!
This is how you actually test ua-cam.com/video/gHhk8_f8Reg/v-deo.html
Good video. Just found the same result after replacing the shock absorbers on my over 20 year old machine the other day. The originals were absolutely shot, and might as well have not even been there. Still recovering from bruises on my arms from working in such an awkward space, but it's done! And the price was right.
The first place I was directed was to replace the tub bearings. Fortunately, I didn't do that. I found a good video that showed how to replace the shock absorbers, but as you stated, the video didn't explain how to tell if the shock absorbers are bad. Thank you!
Fantastic demo. I suspected mine were bad, the drum moves around a lot, but I had no idea what a good one is like 👍👍👍
This is exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!
I was just wondering this same thing, and I just wanted to say that they wear out due to vibrations and motion so what you get is more clearance between the plastic and the metal cylinder. In my scenario I just put marine grease on all the metal cylinder shocks and that restores it because it makes it air tight again. So the theory is you are just filling the gap with a good grease that stays solid and higher temps.
Thanks for the video!
That's interesting, but I guess this is only a fairly temporary cure as the grease will subside ? Thanks for any help
Thank you very much for posting this video. This is exactly the information I needed!
Thank you. Took me forever to find a video like this!
Those new ones look like a good workout lol
Thanks for the short and to the point video. Very helpful!
TY for this. Just pulled mine out and wasn't sure how to tell. They don't come out as easily as those ones but they're far easier to pull apart than the new ones
Perfect comparison. Thanks Jay!
Thank you! This was a very much needed video on youtube.
Excellent! To the point with demonstration, THANK YOU!
This was a great demonstration of what a bad one feels like so when I remove it to check I'll know if its bad before I order do the replacement and find out that wasn't the problem. Only issue is the title could be better. "How to check if washing machine shocks are bad." would get more hits for this problem.
Thank you for making this video! Didn't think it would be so hard to find!
Helping people help people. Thank you very much!!
I truly appreciate this video I have been looking for the last three days
I think we need some Bilstein 5100s for our washing machines.
Thank you for the video- didn't realize these are open air. My 1 year old Samsung has shock resistance that are right in the middle, which is why I'm here.
2 year old Samsung here. Began to thump so I pulled a shock and it has light to moderate resistance but I can pull them all the way apart easily. Wasn’t sure if bad or not, watching him struggle with the new ones tell me mine are wayy too soft.
It's made to be that weak, and there aren't any other options. A new set will just do the same thing in a year or so. A set of gas filled shocks would provide proper dampening.
Straight to the point No BS, I love it.
Thank you for confirming my suspicions. Get video and explanation!
Yep, only one showing this. I did find a video that said they should have between 12-15 pounds of resistance, and to make sure all (4 on mine) were within a pound of each other. Don't know if that's true, but the ones I was replacing had about 6-7lbs each, and cheap ones from Amazon were only about 8lbs. Which was why I was wanting better info. My guess is they would have failed quickly. Same source said you can open them up and remove a grommet in a plastic fitting inside, put some card stock in the fitting behind the grommet to improve the tightness, grease them up a bit, and they'll be good for quite a bit more. Turns out my tub got damaged when my spider arm busted, so new washer for me... I guess.😖
Nice one, I've just taken mine out to check them, but they seemed OK. It's the last thing on the list to check, motor OK, Bearings OK, Springs OK, runs fine with no load in the machine.
Anyhow, not got new one's to test but pulled against a luggage weigher and it's moving around 5kg once out pushed against a set of scales and it's about 5-6kg going back in. The one's in the video look harder, so will get new ones and report back.
Thanks again for you video.
Just wanted to agree that I searched for a while trying to find a specific example. Good video. The other decent video was for a top load washer and basically said you test it like a cars suspension, Press down and it should spring back up and stop and not continue bouncing.
Yes you are the only one showing the difference. Thank you very much....
👍🏻👍🏻thanks that’s what I needed to know. I have a little resistance on mine but not like the new one that you showed.
Thank you. I had this question about my washer
Thank You. I was about to lose my mind trying to find a video.
thank you for the explanation, very use full
Nice shirt. IBEW local #3 here. thanks for the Video Brother
Appreciate the video, now i know mine are bad, not as bad as these shown here but way more loose then the new one you have. So this video is great for reference.
Thank you for actually showing the difference!
Thanks for the video. Exactly what I needed to know.
I was taking apart my Samsung front loader to replace the spider arm (Apparently it’s a frequent problem with many front load washers) and noticed that one of the shock absorbers was disconnected. Inspected the others and realized that all 4 came apart with little effort. Didn’t think it was good for them to be so loose and this video helps confirm my suspicions.
Thank you.
What was your issues?? My os stuck on 8-9 minutes spin. It spin fast with alot of vibrations and suddenly stop and repeat itself. The shocks are tight when I take back cover to check the back visible two ...the bolts are tight but it is wobbly when I shake it
I know you've fixed your issue by now but how this issue progresses on first symptom = the shocks become worn (less functional) over time due to cheap design/poor factory tolerance on the plastic materials used and begin to allow excess vibration. This leads to failure of the spider arm, which is also of poor (idiotic) material. The spider arm is made of cheap metal, probably with a high Zinc content to prevent rust. This attaches to a stainless steel drum that doesn't ever rust. When you put dissimilar metals in a moist environment there is a process called "Galvanic shock", the electrolysis between the two component "sacrifices" the ions ("the Anode") to the better one ("cathode"). This is why boat motors that stay in the water have a "sacrificial" Zinc bar that gets eaten away over the year(s) and needs replaced annually. The cheap-o manufacturing of Asian "goods" means increased failure... in this case you will find your Zinc spider arm to be pitted, eaten away and ready to Crack or break, especially as the increased stress of worn shocks are a component of the system failure.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote
Thanks for this! My GE front loader had 3 that were broken at the top U bracket . Thought it was just the brackets I would need to replace. I also noticed " black - grey" grease on the bottom pan. So over time these just start to fail. Looks like Im buying 4 replacement shocks (that come with that upper brkt )
Thank you, very helpful, if it's not the shocks, maybe the bearings. This test will tell.
After watching about 15 video's your video was the only one on How to check a bad one from a good one. I'm still not sure if mine are bad, they are not as bad as yours. Thank you
Thank you for uploading this, actual useful information.
Glad it was helpful!
@@crushin-it It was incredibly helpful, I watched like 10 videos and nobody actually showed how to determine if a shock was bad or good. I was about to just order new ones and hope that was the problem but then I found your video and determined the shocks on my machine were fine.
So yeah, really good video and really appreciate you uploading this.
Thank's Dude,
Was looking for this!
Loved you @biancos
Only video I found for good vs bad shock absorber
I appreciate it bub, thank you!
Gracias por tu demostración, me quedó muy claro.
Thank you! This was really helpful! :)
Thanks very much. :)
Simple effective and to the point :)
Excellent. Much thanks!
Thanks for the video!
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks Jay!
Good video. Thank you.
About time.. thanks man. Nobody ekse shows lol
Great video my friend. 👍
A nother GOLD edition from friendly tech...cheers
Thank you!
My man!!!! You are great!!!!
Great video first one on UA-cam😎😎😎
Thank you!!
thank you so much for showing the difference...indeed mine are shot.
Merci, c'est exactement ce que je cherchais, parfait !
Thank you for video.
Good explanation.
You may have just saved me 6 hundred dollars!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks!!!
Many THX !
Thank you very much sir... It really helped🙇🙇🙇🙏🙏🙏
Hi, thanks for your video. I check with my Samsung washing machine, the shocks are very easy to take it apart as you said those are bad shocks? How come some people said even the new shocks can take apart very easy with little resisstant, not the way you show on the video have to use force? Can you tell us where you can order the new shocks for $20 each? Thanks.
Thank you, u r right yhere are probably no videos comparing old vs new shockers, I mysekf had to search google and saw your video.
Nice video thank you for the info
Thanks
Thank you for you time 👌🏻
Thank you
Thank You!
Thanks for the info. Seems tthe shocks are dead and so is the water pump. Just need to replace the shocks now. =)
Thanks for making this video!
Thanks a lot
Thank thank u thank u for your video. I know what you do now with my washer
shock absorbers and open and close just like the old ones,and I've been looking for so long what a problem the washing machine has, With this video I realized that the new shock absorbers are cheap and damaged,if we put a spring ,we can not put shock absorbers? would be happy if you knew ,and you answered,thanks
thanks!!!
thank you very helpful video
thanks UNC !!! VERY INFORMATIONAL
Thanks. That helps.
Thank you!!!!
thanks
thanks a lot very helpful
If you're asking if your shocks are bad, your shocks are bad.
Thank u very much man...
You rock thank you for this video
Thanks for to the point information.
thank you
What was the washer symptoms with bad shocks?
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Nice and helpful. Question though - is there any way to test them while they're still in the machine (maybe pushing/pulling the drum)?
That’s my question too. Going to open it up when the replacements arrive, test them out.
I spent extra money on getting genuine replacement Beko washing machine shock absorbers and new pins and the holes for the pins are too small for either the old and new shocker absorber pins. I've returned them twice just received a delivery and they have sent me EXACTLY what I returned.
mine where smaller two. It looked like the old shocks also had small holes to begin with and they where just pried apart when the bolt was hammered back in.
thank you for video. can you or anyone here tell me what signs ill notice when the maintenance will be needed? i feel more often i am encountering unbalanced load error due to a saturated blanket on spin cycle. im am not 100% certain but i do not remember this happening every time i had a little bit of an unbalanced load. i mean... only was i was able to fix this specific situation was take all sheets that were with the one soaked blanket out and spin just the blanket alone.
so anyways... any signs, washer is 7 years old now and nothing has been replaced, has been through 3 moves. springs, shocks?