We have a Maytag washer that has served us faithfully for over 20 years and survived two cross-country moves.
Recently, while in the wash cycle, the agitator stops and it makes a loud groaning noise for a minute or so. After the noise stops, the agitator doesn't start up again for maybe 5 minutes. The agitator runs only briefly, then the whole thing repeats. The timer is still running so it eventually gets to the rinse cycle and appears to run normally after that point.
Does anyone have any ideas on this one? I'll fix it myself if I can find out what's wrong or at least get an angle on diagnosing it.
Thanks