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title: "Washer shock absorber service"
description: "The repair that prevents the previous one. Shock absorbers wear gradually, and as they go the drum is allowed to move further on every spin — which loads the bearing,"
url: "https://askomiami.support/services/washer-shock-absorber-service/"
date_modified: "2026-09-13"
Appliance type: "Washers"
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# Asko washer shock absorber service

### Nothing reports this, and it is what protects the bearing

Shock absorbers wear gradually and no code exists for them. As the damping goes the drum is allowed to move further on every spin, which unbalances the machine, walks it across the floor and quietly loads the bearing at the back. The test is mechanical and takes seconds: push the drum down and watch whether it settles at once or bounces. They are replaced as a set, because one new absorber working against three tired ones is worse than none, and the mounts are checked with them.

What this involves

Nothing on the display reports this — the machine tells you by moving

Replaced as a set, because one new absorber against three worn ones is worse

The cheapest way to protect a drum bearing on these machines

Test the movement rather than the noise

Drum pushed and released to see how quickly it settles. A drum that bounces has lost its damping whatever the machine sounds like.

Replace as a set and check the springs

All absorbers together, springs checked for stretch, and the mounts inspected — a worn mount destroys a new absorber quickly.

Level it to the floor it is on

Feet set and locked on the actual floor, which in a tiled laundry closet is rarely as flat as it looks. Level is half of what damping has to fight.

### The machine has always been a bit noisy.

Then check the transit bolts first — a machine that has been noisy since installation very often still has them in, and removing them costs nothing.

### Is leveling part of this?

Yes, and it is half the job. A tiled laundry closet is rarely as flat as it looks, and level is what the damping has to work with rather than against.

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