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	Brand: Roper	Age: 1 - 5 years
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texasgal		#1 Posted : Monday, June 2, 2008 7:19:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/2/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		My Roper washing machine shakes violently while spinning. We have leveled it. Rearranged the clothes in the machine. Ran small loads. This machine has never ran on the spin cycle correctly. It went into storage, due to not working properly. Now, we have taken it out of storage, to use the machine---it still spins out of control. Please help!!:eek:
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abadfish66		#2 Posted : Monday, June 2, 2008 7:34:11 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		Has the shipping rod ever been removed?
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texasgal		#3 Posted : Monday, June 2, 2008 7:37:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/2/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		Where is that located?
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abadfish66		#4 Posted : Monday, June 2, 2008 7:47:23 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		It should be located on either the bottom left or right side of the cabinet twards the bottom, you will see a hole if it's been removed, or a bolt if it's still in there.
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texasgal		#5 Posted : Monday, June 2, 2008 8:09:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/2/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		I will check this afternoon when I get home. Thank You!:)
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texasgal		#6 Posted : Tuesday, June 3, 2008 6:49:05 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/2/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		Okay, we checked for a shipping bar. Couldn't find anything like that. Any other suggestions?:confused:
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richappy		#7 Posted : Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:23:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Remove the outer cabinet and check the suspension for missing springs. Also, check the skate plate under the tub for missing plastic slides, or misalignment.
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texasgal		#8 Posted : Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:36:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/2/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		Okay, I don't know where the manual is for the washer, but is there a trick to removing the outer cabinet? I know nothing about washing machines....
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richappy		#9 Posted : Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:49:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		The Roper is basically a Whirlpool direct drive washer. Go to web site www.applianceaid.com for info on this.
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