Had this for about 6 yrs and a couple of months back, when in spin cycle, it gets real loud. I mean LOUD. Like sitting in the back of a DC-9 next to the engines. If you're near it, you have to talk loud to be heard. We belong to our energy companies appliance repair plan. Called them, guy came out and the minute I described the trouble and when he heard it, he knew what was wrong. Some kind of bearings wearing out. He said our repair plan would not cover the repair, since it would be about $1200, which is more than the washer is worth now. Could this be so? Hate to have to buy a new one, but I will just for the quiet. Rather spend the $900 on a good top load than $1200 on the current one with the possibility of having more trouble later on. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Hi, the installer said it is normal for it to be harder to close in the beginning and just keep it closed for 48hrs first, we did, but it's been more than a week and it's still very difficult to close it. We have to put our whole body weight to get it to budge, wife can't close it she asks me to do it. This doesn't seem normal, maybe there should be some adjustment somewhere? Seal doesn't stick out too much but maybe there is something wrong somewhere? Any suggestion/ideas welcome as wife is irate. :(