Our Kenmore clothes washer (Series 90 model# 110.28922791) just started making a noise while spinning. It still washes clothes fine - the only problem is the noise.
The noise is a rhythmic "thump - thump -thump", about 2 beats a second, that starts as soon as the washer tries to spin up a load. It's louder when it first starts spinning (when the basket is spinning slowly), then gets softer (same rhythm though) as the basket spins faster and faster. Noise continues throughout the spin cycle.

I took the cabinet off, but there's nothing obivous to my (untrained) eye.

So, is there anything I can check into to diagnose this?

Thanks in advance

guy, February 2007

Wish it were that easy, but it's not a matter of the load being out of balance. To clarify....washer makes the sound during spin for every load, no matter whether towels, wash cloths, or whatever.....

guy, February 2007

Check for any free play in the bearings. there should be none !

Pete, February 2007

i have a maytag that does the same ,i found that even the slightest mismatch of clothes can send it into a bad spin mode, ie:/tshirts with jeans that kind of mismatch i already had to replace the gears underneath from the jumping. good luck

wallygator, February 2007