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The drive motor which spins the drum is connected to the drum by a rubber belt. Sounds like the belt is burned through. Make sure you can spin the inside tub by hand to verify that the tub can turn freely before you replace the belt. The hum is from the drive motor just spinning freely.
Calculate it yourself: Place a straight edge across the top of the unit. Measure the height from the bottom of the tub to the bottom of the straight edge. Then measure the width of the inside center of the tub and take half that number. Then use the formula below to calculate it. For example. Height 30 inches, Width 28 inches (half of 28 = 14).
V = (3.1416 x (14 x 14) x 30)/1728
= (3.1416 x 196 x 30)/1728
= 18498.48/1728
= 10.70 cubic feet.
You need to observe and check after disconnecting the power , touch the motor, the element area or the control panel or the valves/pump. If you notice any heat on these , it can be the culprit. You can proceed to remove the suspected part to discover what was the reason for the burning rubber smell. Click this link: Element
A Maytag A412 is well over 20 years old....
Best guess is a corroded upper drive shaft, the one that the agitator is mounted on. Certainly it can be called a transmission problem.
i would say it would defantly be worth looking at if it just something stuk in the pump or motor and no parts are needed it would be worth the repair if it needs a part the repair man should let you know how much the part is and you can compair that to the price of a new machine they start around 300 -350 a service call have the machine checked could run between 50 - 100 don't know what people charch where you are
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