WHEN this maytag washer is in a spin cycle it vibrates badly and walks all over the floor, you can not hold it down…this even happens when the washer is in a spin cycle and empty, with no clothes or water in it…
there are no broken springs under it.all other functions work okay. .wash, filling of water and draining of water,etc
it has been leveled many times and that is not the problem…when it is in a spin cycle it starts to spin okay as it builds up speed… then at high speed it just goes crazy…shaking and starts walking all over the floor…you can not hold it down in place when it is in a spin cycle…if you count, it seems like if you count 1…2…3… and repeat… when you get to 3 is when it seems to add to the vibration…
the inner tub moves and rotates okay ,by hand, there is nothing that is catching it. it has good freedom of movement…
it is in a small town amd 45 miles from anywhere…
what needs to be looked at ?? where does one find a repair manual??
i see the 3 springs from under the machine… one is a longer vertical spring, at the back of the machine, and two horizontal shorter ones…they all stretch and contract ,when the plate the motor is mounted to, is moved… i see a little white,i assume white lythium grease, on the plate but there is not much of it…
i need to open the back cover plate to the washer and watch how everything moves in the spin cycle.
i also have a whirlpool washer to maybe compare operation ,that that one does not drain water. they are both 2005 type 111 models…
the manual has alot of good part break down information…thank you…
Sounds good, there should be three horizontal springs (one is hard to see).
Check the pump and drain hoses on the one that does not drain, maybe its a sock or something obstructing things and an easy fix.
Good luck.
i only see 2 each horizontal springs and one verticle spring…
Ok, good, in the sense that one may have broken off and is not there, which could certainly be causing your problem.
Look at this exploded diagram of your model and you will see where the three are supposed to be.
http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/model.aspx?model_id=5135963&diagram_id=927564#d927564
hello… i replaced the springs to the washer and it still vibrates the same…i think it vibrates so harshly that it broke the spring…i do not see and bent or broken brackets,under the washer frame holding any of the springs…the metal parts or plates ,the move holding the motor to the frame, move smoothly.
i am wondering if something is wrong in the trasmission in the spin cycle??
when i slightly lift the lid and watch it start to go into a spin cycle… i notice the tub is not spinning in a center position… it is more egg shape of spin…about 1/2 inch either side of center… i also notice the inner tub, at the top of the inner machine, is not spinning in a level movement.it is more up and down movement by about 1/2 inch or so…
what do i look at now??
Well darn, hoped that would do the trick.
YOu are going to have to take off the tub and inspect the skate plate and tub support parts to see if you can locate the problem. The parts are shown in that diagram and here is a service manual that will show you how to get into it.
If that looks ok you may have a problem in your brake tube assembly, or even a broken tub.
The washer spins very fast and is very loud when it spins, it sounds like it is an airplane engine taking off. It spins just as fast in all 3 cycles, even delicate, where it used to spin at a slower rate. The sound is whirring and whining, again, like an airplane engine, and it keeps getting louder and louder, and eventually can be heard all over our large 2 story home.
Remove the two screws under the edge at bottom of the front panel. Swing the front panel out from bottom to disengage spring fasteners from the top panel. Run the washer and watch for a water leak from the center of the outer tub. Very likely this sound caused by a faulty bearing.
How did you determine that the spin speed is much higher than it suppose to be?
Here are the breakdown diagrams and http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/model.aspx?model_id=47826
Gene.
It was originally leaking and we had some parts replaced. It is no longer leaking, I believe. It is spinning faster because of the vibration and the clothes travelling higher up the side of the washer, the water travelling up the sides of the washer which disallows it from emptying properly. When run in the Delicate mode, where the spin was slower than the regular cycle, it appears to be now the same speed.
L Hantel said:
…the water travelling up the sides of the washer which disallows it from emptying properly…
It sounds to me like the drain pump does not work properly or the drain hoses are clogged. You also may want to check the belts.
Which parts and when did you replace? Did you do it yourself?
Gene.
Maytag has a kit for replacing the seals and bushing of the 2 tubs and these were replaced. So, everything from the bottom tub up is replaced. What bearing did you think was faulty and where is it located? I don’t think it is a pump problem, when the washer is stopped and restarted so it is spinning at a slower rate, it empties OK. Thanks so far for all your help. LHantel
There is the mounting stem repair kit (#29 on the diagram) which should be used in case of water leak and there is also the tub bearing kit (20 & #21) which recommended to use together with the mounting steam repair kit. I meant the tub bearing kit.
If stopping and restarting the washer helps to lower the spin speed, then the problem can be a bad timer.
Gene.