Why is my washing machine suddenly so loud?

Mark L

last month

I own a Maytag top load washer (MVW7232HW0) that has recently started to run very loud during the spin cycle.

What’s the ideal fix for this? Works okay just very loud.

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georgect
last month
Could be the gearcase.
porkchop_z5b_MI
last month
I had what sounds like a similar problem and it ended up being something with the gears. It sounded like my laundry room was in the middle of a machine shop it was so terribly loud.
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dadoes
last month
Probably the drive shaft bearing, which requires replacement of the gearcase/transmission as GeorgeCT references above.

Chronic off-balance (the tub bouncing and impacting the cabinet), which involves the suspension rods, presumably isn't occuring.
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JAN MOYER
last month
Have you checked to make certain the washer is perfectly LEVEL to the floor?
Zande Willson
last month
If it’s loud only during spin, it’s usually bearings or the drive system starting to fail. It’ll run fine for a while but won’t get quieter.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last month
Really ! Call Maytag or repair man we have really no way of knowing.
armjim
last month
My folks trusty Maytag from 2003 had the same issue around 2018 and my Dad went ahead and replaced it with a HE Maytag. That original Maytag sounded like it was going to take the house down when it went into spin. It never went off balance. I should have been more on top of it and insisted my folks had it repaired rather than replaced.