GE washer banging in spin cycle

[mascan42]

Model Number: GUD24ESSMWW
Brand: GE
Age: 1-5 years

This started a few weeks ago, only when in the spin cycle. It briefly gets louder when the spin speed changes. What am I looking at here?

[Doc Ryan]

It's hard to tell what is causing this noise. Does the washer seem like it is getting out of balance?

[mascan42]

It's hard to tell what is causing this noise. Does the washer seem like it is getting out of balance?

It's not shaking much, if that's what you mean. But after I opened it up, I saw what I can only describe as part of the drum being dislocated. One side is sitting about 1/4 inch higher than the other, and slightly off-center. And the underside of the lip of the outer drum shows signs of scraping, with plastic shavings coming off.

Sadly/typically, the extended warranty ran out six months ago.

[Doc Ryan]

It sounds like the machine might need to be disassembled to find the cause of the problem. I am wondering if maybe the bearings in the gearcase/transmission are worn out.