"al" wrote in message
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Hello - I have an older washer that has begun leaking water when in
use. It's also making a kind of grinding noise for several seconds when
it first starts spinning but that eventully goes away once it gets
going. Would anyone happen to know what's going on with that, whether
it's a complicated repair or whether it's signaling that its last gasp
is imminent? Thanks in advance... AB


Best you can do is take it apart and find out where it's leaking and what's
grinding. You didn't post a model number or even a brand so there's not much
anyone can do to help you. There's only a small handfull of different
washers with a whole lot of different brands stamped on them so you can
probably find something mechanically similar on craigslist or a curb
somewhere and get parts from it.