Horrible grinding noise and vibrations during high speed spin

Thanks a lot.

I'm going to google everything you just wrote, hoping in can DIY (it's a second hand unit i've bought just 2 months ago for 150 bucks).

At the moment, the unit works just fine using spin at 700/min, so even if i don't manage to sort it out, i'm still going to have a working unit, even though the clothes are a little more water soaked when coming out.

One of 3 things, (I believe) is your problem. 1.There could be simply a Bra Wire or other foreign object between the stainless steel inner drum and the outer plastic drum.

2. Again, between the inner and outer drum at the back is the spider arm. A 3 armed metal bracket that holds the drum, shaft and bearings together. This arm is commonly eaten away, dissolved or attacked by the more superior metal albeit the inner drum caused by electrolytic corrosion.

3. The bearings have gone. This is normally causèd by overloading, uneven balanced loads during fast spin which puts immense pressure on the bearings. To test, see by lifting the inner drum if the gap between the inner and outer drum increases and decreases at the bottom behind the door rubber gasket. The inner and outer drum should raise and fall together equally in sync.

1. Is an easy fix

2. Is a complicated costly fix.

3. Newer machines tend to have sealed drums, requiring a whole new drum which can cost approx £200+ and may well need a complete strip down to remove and replace.