Well, Old muscle, we'll need some numbers, from the number plate or sticker on the machine, approximately how old it is, information like that! Its quite possible that a bolt, rivet, or clamp has fallen off, way back under there, where you can't see it. Or something that holds the adjusted setting has failed! but, from where i sit, its impossible to pin-point the problem, without knowing what you have! give us more info--we'll try to help you more!

Thanks for that, some useful info there. Luckily, mine isn't that badly damaged - if it was I'd just be looking for a new axle! The diff unit is fine - even when the axle was locked I could still turn each wheel (the other wheel would move the other way), suggesting no problem with the diff. I suspect a bit of grit may have lodged in either the input or intermediate gears, locking it up. By the time I'd removed the axle, it was operating as it should be, suggesting whatever locked it had dislodged. Apart from a few small gouges here and there (probably from the bits of casing), everything seems in good order, no missing teeth or anything. It's a bit of a mystery - I'm not even sure at this stage whether whatever caused the hole came from inside or outside the casing. I do know, however, that this isn't a new hole - judging from the state of the metal (and the grass inside the casing!) it's been there for some time. I think my best bet here is to JB weld the hole, give everything a good clean, regrease it, put it back together, and hope for the best. If it still fails, I'm out an hour or so labour plus a tiny bit of JB. Worth a shot!

RE: LG 2277 Washer--Motor failure (Follow-Up #16) posted by: dadoes on 03.29.2006 at 05:23 pm in Laundry Room Forum Our 1000-watt heater adjusts the incoming water to ensure superior thermal action performance. Not likely on a 110-volt machine. Word play. Impossible for a 1000-watt heating element to heat a 60°F water flow to 140°F as it comes in. Overloading the wash with too much laundry may also cause the LE error code. A good rule is to load the washer until the clothes in the drum are no more than three-fourths of the way up the window of the door. And how does the machine know that it's loaded more than 3/4 full in order to generate the LE error code? There's an optical sensor that takes a look? Actually, it does sense the load by turning the drum back and forth while the CPU senses the current load of the permanent magnet DC brushless motor. I have a WM2478HRM Tromm washer that does this. Also, it does have a 1000w heater inside the outer drum (separate from the steam generator in the top) that heats throughout the entire wash cycle. I've verified this on a Kill-a-watt monitor into which the washer is plugged, and by the service manual which I have (although it is for the previous model - the 2478 manual is not available yet). You can see the heating element through the holes in the inner drum if you look through the holes in the bottom rear of the inner drum with a bright flashlight. We just did a high temp load of whites, and they came out really clean. The outside of the washer got pretty warm too from the heater, which it normally does not do on the other cycles.

No neighborhood is safe these days, unfortunately. My home was burglarized 8 times in two years: probably illegal aliens setting up housekeeping--I would come home from work to find no knives, forks, pots,pans, towels, jeans, etc. down to the alarm clock & of course anything small & valuable. The sheriff advised me to get a dog; said there was no way they would ever be able to prevent the crimes. I also had my wedding ring stolen by my handyman (I think). I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the criminal has some connection to the workers who have been in your home. Maybe the contractor is suspecting the wrong guy. Could you stand to borrow someone's dog for a while? Otherwise, get the camera up for sure. He may have thought you would be gone already by 0630 or might be able to sneak in somehow at that time. Be careful with that gun! He would be happy to steal that too, you know.