Frigidaire Washer Drum Spider Extreme Corrosion

The drum support spider in this Frigidaire washer had corroded so much that the hub and drive shaft actually broke off. Note the pitting in the metal. That's from galvanic corrosion. It weakened the spider structural strength so much that it failed during use.

Whence cometh galvanic corrosion? Most likely because of dissimilar metals between the spider assembly and the drum setting up a galvanic reaction. The drum is stainless steel and the spider is aluminum. In the wet environment, the aluminum acts as a sacrificial anode, like the zinc rod in a water heater. Some combinations of detergents, fabric softeners, and water quality conditions may set up or exacerbate this galavanic condition inside the washer.

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Taken on: October 28, 2009

Sets appears in: • Front Loading Washer Drum Spider Corrosion Hall of Shame • Washers

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