**Brand:GE
**Model Number:GTWN2800D
**Main Symptom:Screeching/grinding noise during wash cycle
**What happens & when:
When the wash cycle starts, as the belt moves one direction to the other direction you can hear the screeching noise. As the belt changes the direction and for that split of second there is a pause in the sound. When the wash cycle stops and changes to the next cycle the screeching/grinding noise becomes louder. There is no sound in the spin cycle
Error Code (if any): This model does not have display
Parts or tests already tried: None
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The best recommendation would be to pull the front cover off the washer and try to see if you can pinpoint the location of where the screeching is coming from.
Your model# is not 100% complete, but this should still help you get the washer front panel off so you can view the guts of the washer…
To access the washer there are a couple clips between the top of the washer and the front panel that holds the panel on. There is one on each side at about where the pictures show. The clips are mounted on the cabinet and push down into a clip on the front panel. Press in on these clips with a putty knife ( you will be pushing inward on the clip) and pull the top of the panel away from the cabinet when the clips are released. The bottom of the panel sits on a couple tabs on the bottom of the washer. Pull out on the panel and lift off the clips at the bottom. You now have access to the operating components of this washer.
More info - I ran a small empty load he noise was barely there. When I ran the medium load with cloths, the screeching/grinding noise was very obvious. It looks like the the pulley was grinding with the floor plate and I can see the very fine aluminum shreds. Could the come down because of the weight?
