It could mean that either the bearings or the spider needs to be replaced. If you try to spin the wash basket by hand, does it turn smooth and quiet or do you hear a rumble sound? If it is noisy, it probally needs a bearing change. To change the bearing, the washer has to be taken completely appart to get access to the bearing. The parts cost are relatively inexpensive, but the labor costs is high due to the time to disassemble and reassemble the washer. If you are handy, and have the tools, you can buy the parts and do it yourself. You have to decide whether it is worth spending the time and money to fix or to purchase a new machine.
Testimonial: "Thank u for ur advice, my washer is currently making a racket as i type. I think the drum works smoothly if i move it by hand. Will check soon as wash is finished."
Just to help to to determine whether the problem is the spider or the bearing.
If the drum is sitting normally in the machine, i.e. it not sagging and rubbing against the rubber gasket and you don't hear a thumping sound as you turn the drum, that would indicate that one or more of the spider arms has failed.
But if the washer makes a whining sound as it rotates, and gets louder the faster it spins, like in the final spin as it finishes the wash cycle, it means that water as seeped past the seal and the bearings have failed.
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Makes a sound as i turn it but just seems to be a normal motion sound. Drum does seem loose when it spins tho.
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