maytag washer PAV2300AWW Making horrible grinding sounds

[plott hound]

so my poor old maytag belt drive washer has developed a nasty grinding sound when its washing or spining.what should i be looking for when i pull this bad boy apart?the belt its self although warn is still intact and theres no noise when i spin the pulley by hand. thanks 

[Vance R]

If the noise is like a low roar the usual culprit  is the spin bearings, item #7 in the explode view. 

[plott hound]

thanks for the reply sir,is there a "how too" on this repair? sounds like it might not be very fun undertaking, cheers 

[Poobah]

remove the belt and turn the pulley on the pump notorious for grinding noise

 

[plott hound]

after getting the top and front off the machine i noticed some plastic debris around the snubber ring.i ordered a new snubber ring,stabalizer springs,pump and a belt.the old ring was wore at the top where,the new one had a ridge the old one was worn down.pulled the thrust bearing out while the tub was on the ground,give it a smear of grease then reassmbled everything.damn those springs are a bear without the proper spring tool,hard to get any leverage on the rear ones with vice grips. anyhow put the new belt on and let it run a spin cycle for a test and the noise was gone.gonna do some more poking and prodding before i hook it back up to the water.but for now it apears to be fixed.

                                                   cheers    

[Budget Appliance Repair]

@plott hound An easy trick to remove/replace the suspension springs without the tool.

Have six metal single size wall outlet electrical receptacle boxes and push tub in direction to extend spring and slide the box onto the spring.  Do that with each spring, leave the box on each spring and they go back on very easily also.