This could be the start of Outer Tub Bearing issue.
Raise the lid of your washer and rotate the wash basket CCW as fast as you can. Does is spin down slowly to a gentle stop after several revolutions with no bearing noise? The Service Manual for reference. Sears Parts Direct for reference. I would by removing the Clutch Pulley and check for One-Way Roller clutches bearing wash water contamination.That will give you a feel for the integrity of the Tub Seal.See my Clutch Fix post for support. If this is Outer Tub Bearing noise you will have to replace them along with the Tub Seal and Tranny O-ring.The Series 16 machine (I have that one also doesn’t use the upper Clutch bearing ring.That upper One-Way Roller clutches bearing is integrated into one of the Outer Tub bearings. See this post.This guy bothered me for his statement that I left him hanging.I’m a DIY’er not a appliance tech and most AT’s won’t touch this with a 10 foot poll due to lack of knowledge. I did replace the Outer Tub bearings on a ebay win Series 10 machine.See this post for the details of that. Don’t get too excited by any of this.1st determine if the squeaky noise is Outer Tub bearing noise I haven’t had them fail yet but I would suspect you will hear metal against metal grinding of the ball bearings in the bearing race.There will be down time for the tear down and work.You need to determine if this is worth it for your situation.No more than a $85 to replace Outer Tub bearings tub seal tranny o-ring and buy Maytag Spinner Nut removal tool for reassembly and you extend the service life of your $1K machine. If you want to DIY further let me know……Rich
Ok from what you describe when the Motor Spins the Clutch Pulley in the CW direction the agitate direction your machine is binding up the belt slips on the motor pulley. It's time to drop the clutch pulley out of the machine and inspect to see if the One-Roller Clutches in the Clutch pulley are seized.
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This could be the start of Outer Tub Bearing issue.
Raise the lid of your washer and rotate the wash basket CCW as fast as you can. Does is spin down slowly to a gentle stop after several revolutions with no bearing noise?
The Service Manual for reference. Sears Parts Direct for reference.
I would by removing the Clutch Pulley and check for One-Way Roller clutches bearing wash water contamination. That will give you a feel for the integrity of the Tub Seal. See my Clutch Fix post for support.
If this is Outer Tub Bearing noise you will have to replace them along with the Tub Seal and Tranny O-ring. The Series 16 machine (I have that one also doesn’t use the upper Clutch bearing ring. That upper One-Way Roller clutches bearing is integrated into one of the Outer Tub bearings.
See this post. This guy bothered me for his statement that I left him hanging. I’m a DIY’er not a appliance tech and most AT’s won’t touch this with a 10 foot poll due to lack of knowledge. I did replace the Outer Tub bearings on a ebay win Series 10 machine. See this post for the details of that.
Don’t get too excited by any of this. 1st determine if the squeaky noise is Outer Tub bearing noise I haven’t had them fail yet but I would suspect you will hear metal against metal grinding of the ball bearings in the bearing race. There will be down time for the tear down and work. You need to determine if this is worth it for your situation. No more than a $85 to replace Outer Tub bearings tub seal tranny o-ring and buy Maytag Spinner Nut removal tool for reassembly and you extend the service life of your $1K machine.
If you want to DIY further let me know……Rich
Ok from what you describe when the Motor Spins the Clutch Pulley in the CW direction the agitate direction your machine is binding up the belt slips on the motor pulley. It's time to drop the clutch pulley out of the machine and inspect to see if the One-Roller Clutches in the Clutch pulley are seized.
I would have you review tis post
How are you making out? Did you drop the Clutch Pulley out for inspection?