"barry martin" wrote in message
news:1349926503.2785.55.4495507.1186443964.RIMEGat ...
Curious:

C We don't know why this is happening, but our
C whirpool front loading machine shakes violently
C when loaded with linens. With other types of garments,
C there is not much shaking.

As the others suggested, uneven load, but seems odd _every_ linens
load is uneven. Perhaps the machine isn't level -- reset the feet,
and as I understand it one needs to drop/slam the machine to lock the
nuts in position (check in the manual for leveling directions).

if they are linen then, lighten the load a tad. I wash linen table cloths
one at a time cause they tend to be a bit sticky. If your not using linen
and are talking about cotton or other fibers then never mind.