I have this old, but trusty maytag LAT9334AAE washer machine and i’ve had it for many many years. Recently, we used it and since the load was too large, something happened. I went into the laundry room in the house and smelled this unpleasant burnt smell… The kind of burnt smell kinda like it was from plastic. So here’s the deal…
After that wash, I noticed the smell, and later someone else started to use the washing machine… Water loaded into the machine fine, then started agitating for a minute. After a minute of agitating, I hear it start making a small constant sound taht was unusual, but it was also making the washing machine shake a bit more than it is supposed to… Not uncontrollably shaking, but still, shaking a bit.
I know that there has to be something wrong with it, I mean, it did smell burnt before and now it’s making the extra "sound" that it wasn’t making for the last ten years. Anyway, I put the washing machine in spin mode without water inside before, but spin mode was flawless, no surprises, spin mode was normal.
That’s it. I think I might take this challenge in fixing this washing machine myself since I found so many resources online. So anyway, any help, ideas, tips, or anyone that knows what I need to replace or fix would be greatly appreciated. On a very tight budget, can’t afford to buy a new washer right now, and I don’t want to really hire someone to fix it, and end up finding out its a repair that would be way more than what I can afford… Someone told me that if it were the transmission, it would be around $300 to fix it, and if it were something with a motor, it would be around $120.
If anyone has anything to share, or any ideas, no little help is too little. Thanks!