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I believe I have found the correct tub bushing here: https://www.thriftyapplianceparts.com/52719-washer-tub-repair-bushing-for-maytag/

"Bad tub bushing. Very common failure on these machines. Neu has an appliance part for this but it can be tedious to put in. Unfortunately, this is a VERY common failure mode and it causes these machines to shake violently on the spin cycle. This is caused by friction, out of balance loads, and...

"Probably got the never ending run around which is typical with ALL big box stores manufactures these days, especially Whirlpool. Everybody is quick to take your money but not fix or replace a legitimate problem." -Exactly what he said when I questioned it. I'm more the kind of person who...

DADoES wrote "The brief water sprays aren't an issue, the point is to run it on spin with no clothes (if you haven't thus far) to confirm the walking problem occurs. " I have run it on 'drain & spin' without clothes and it thumps and bangs around for about 2 seconds and then smooths out and is...

Combo52 wrote in quotes: "Yes, check the balance ring. It should be half filled with liquid. You might be able to confirm this by spinning the tub back-and-forth by hand you should hear the liquids, swooshing around at the top of the inner wash basket." -Can't hear any liquids swooshing around...

Oops, I'm sorry about the confusion. It's officially a Whirlpool but I was told by them that it's made by Maytag (or maybe the other way around, don't remember) because the technical manual they sent me (pdf file) is titled Whirlpool-Maytag-mvwc400. I asked why this was the case when I had a...

I bought a house with a Whirlpool WTW5000DW washer. Seller disclosed that the washer "is essentially brand new with less than 50 loads run but is a complete POS" (exact quote from SRPD form). They got tired of messing with it and just bought a cheap old one off CL to use instead. If possible...