It always annoys when your appliance breaks down. Unfortunately, life is hard then … Then your Maytag washer starts leaking oil and making weird noises. Don’t be upset as it happens when the owners have been using the washing machine very often or for a long time. A bad seal on a top loading or front loading washing machine tub may allow bearing lubricant into the washing water. A washing machine "hub and seal kit" can often repair this problem that may also show up as squeaks and squeals when the washer is running. Conversely, most transmission oil leaks (from a washing machine) drip to the space below the appliance. On some washer transmissions there are two transmission seals, a top transmission cover seal and an input shaft seal - both of which can be replaced. Some washing machine transmissions have a fitting through which transmission oil can be added, but doing so without fixing the transmission oil leak would be pointless in some cases. Probably, the tub bearing could be a reason for the weird noise. The tub bearing is mounted in the middle of the outer tub. The tub bearing helps to keep the inner tub spinning smoothly. Replacing the tub bearing is a very involved repair and will require disassembling most of the washer. If the tub bearing is defective, we recommend replacing both the outer tub and bearing as an assembly if the manufacturer offers the components together. If you are not a do-it-yourselfer (or maybe even if you are) you may still be able to diagnose this problem far enough to decide whether or not to call an appliance repair person.
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