Whirlpool 203956 Washer Damper Pad Kit OEM Part

I ordered parts from appliance parts pro at 3:30 on Friday and they were delivered at bout noon on Saturday the next day. Took the machine apart removed the old pads. With the directions in the packages put it back together and the wife ran 5 loads of clothes through it. Works great. Was awesome to get the parts so quick

I ordered the damper pad repair kit and high temp adhesive. I disassembled the washer, taking time to clean and inspect the entire washer. Replaced the damper pads as instructed (with a few helpful hints from The Appliance Parts Pros - Joe Martin) and then centered my washer tub. She runs like a top now. Thanks Joe !

A damper kit was recommended by this websites search engine. It was 3 felt strips and some maytag lubricant. The directions with the packaging were clear and it's hard to believe but after replacing those three felt pads, the washer runs smooth again with no more jumping around.

Before I took it apart I thought it had a broken tub tensioner spring. After some research, I thought it might be worn damper pads. Upon disassembly I found the springs and pads intact, pretty amazing for a 25 year old machine. All I did was re-lubricate the pads and put everything back together and give the spring adjusters a half a turn more tension. Test ran two loads and it ran perfect. As a side note, the springs that came and were supposed to be for my machine were too short, smaller in diameter and much stiffer. I did not use them as I felt the extra tension, even if I was able to install them, would have put undue wear on the existing damper pads.

Here's the story. All my appliances except the dryer broke. Yeah. talk about bad luck. First I tried to fix the refrigerator. Replaced both motherboard and inverter board. Now it wakes up but the compressor does not kick in. Need another part. The washer, well I have to pull out the sink to get enough room to pull out the washer to fix it. Since the refriigerator is still in the middle of the kitchen, I don't need to tear apart another room. Nevertheless, let me say this, I love my "older" appliances and I am not ready to give up. Tearing apart the washer on a Saturday afternoon is just fun to me. So far all I did was replace an inlet device I bought a while ago. I need to replace the injector hose yet but the leaking is almost gone. But the great thing about appliance parts pros is they keep the model # on record. It was long gone off of my Maytag when I first needed a part and I had to do some internet research to figure out a reasonable guess and what I ordered fit so, yay! I'll just tell the other customers; do it! My kids watched me fix stuff in their growing up years. One tore apart his bathroom to remodel it. The other graduated from engineering school. I'd say one repair begets 3 successes. Buy the way, I also needed a mirror to see behind the machine.and the 2 hours was mostly climbing around the sink to get behind the washer.