Washer has been making an unusual amount of noise / burning smell

BALL CHANGE DRUM WASHING MACHINE

could have been the motor,you might also smell like a shellac kind of smell,when the motor overheats,also how old is it and what's the brand name and model number.you can feel the motor,if it's hot then it is cutting out for some reason.

call manufacturer. heard there was a recall... for dangers of fire.

Sounds like brake is partially engaged. There is s kit that may fix that. Part # 12002213.

could be a belt and or the pulleys under the machine are plastic so one of them could have melted along with the belt smoking. could be something in pump or look in washer and see if there mite be a nail or something like a nail in one of the little holes in the inner tub . the nail could be making the machine not spin and could be causing the belt also to smoke.

Thanks for choosing FixYa and welcome to the site Joe. Usually, if a washer makes noises during spinning, it means the drive basket is broken. Make sure your pulley's are not sticking and rubbing the belt. This causes the basket to be unstable during the spin cycle. As far as the smell of smoke, try checking the belt and make sure it is not worn or loose. Inspect the motor to check for noises, grinding, or smoke. Your transmission may be burning up. Usually, the cord will remain warm, but not hot. The washer may be working extra if a belt is sticking or during the spinning process. If you have any other questions Joe, just let me know. Thanks for using FixYa.

The reason to this problem can be due to the
brake rotor.It need's to be replaced.

Bad water pump. Replace water pump.tip machine back,Look under machine, remove belt, turn pump by hand, if not spinning freely replace pump.

Contacted a local repair shop. They told me that if I got it spinning again, the motor was most likely ok. It is protected by a thermal switch that turns it off when it begins to overheat. The smell was to be expected as it was overheating; the difficutly restarting was because it hadn't cooled off enough yet. We have now used it a few times for small loads. Still getting a smell, but the wash cycle is completing ok.

CENTER SUPPORT BEARING IS BAD. VERY COSTLY IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY USE FOR BOAT ANCHOR. GOD KNOWS I HATE TELLING PEOPLE THAT. SORRY, FXIT