"TedBC" wrote in message
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Our Kenmore side-by-side refrigerator has always clunked when the
compressor shuts off. Recently, I pulled it out and tightened the motor
mounts, which were only slightly loose--I was only able to give the bolts
a turn of about half of one flat (one-twelfth turn?). The anti-vibration
washers look a little funky, but I'm not sure how they should look.
The result of this seems to be that it now does more of a "ch-ch-ch-chunk"
sound, sort of like a dieseling gas engine, when it stops. Any ideas?

There are some internal springs on the compressor. Once broken, they are
not easily repaired since the compressor is a sealed unit. May go on for
many years with the clunk, could die tomorrow. Those motor mounts should
have been left alone so it could float a bit.