I just picked up a used GE top load washer and I am wondering if it is normal to shake the cabinet during agitation. The agitator "clunks" every time it changes direction. When I first tried it, the unit was walking, but the unit may not have been PERFECTLY leveled - which brings up another question - are the GE washers that unforgiving about imperfect leveling?

The spin cycle works fantastic - it goes as fast as an Iranian uranium centrifuge on Stuxnet and does not shake the unit at all. I've only used Maytag washers up to this point, so a suspended tub is new to me, hence the novice nature of the question.

Here is a 15 second video of the agitation cycle with the front cover removed showing the clunking sound.

http://youtu.be/d3vsGAknCfk


Is this normal or is there something that needs to be replaced?

I also have to replace or clean the water inlet "shower head" because I am getting some water spraying inside the cabinet as well, so I might was well fix all the problems at once.

TIA!

Mike

Bingo. Thank you very much. Unfortunately for an appliance this old, it's probably not worth fixing.