AEG Lavamat 971 Spin problem

Hello,

I’m looking for some advice. I have an AEG Lavamat 971, serial number 605.635 451. I have recently changed the shock absorbers and the brushes, but it has not solved a problem I have with the machine not spinning properly.

With a light or small wash load the machine will attempt to rebalance for spin a few times before going into spin as normal at full speed.

With a full load or absorbent items the machine will attempt many times to re-balance the load for spin (even when it appears to be completely balanced) and it seems to eventually ‘time out’ and go into spin at a reduced speed. If at the end of the final spin if I reset it to spin again it will spin as normal at full speed.

I know it is supposed to abort an unbalanced spin, but with a smaller load it will happily spin with some degree of imbalance, however it won’t spin a full load at top speed even when balanced. It seems to be something to do with the weight of the load, as it will spin a full load at top speed if it has already been through a slower spin.

I don’t think the machine should be overly fussy with spinning, as it is an older model (approx 30 years old). The machine is also properly levelled and stands firm on a concrete floor.

It has been suggested that it could be a problem with the tacho, however I have inspected this and it looks ok. I did try to order a new one from Ransomspares, however they have just cancelled my order as they no longer sell the part.

Can anyone shed any light on what may be causing this? If it is the tacho, does anyone know where I could obtain one, as I’m not having much luck online.

Many thanks

Matt