My maytag washer spin dry is not working / spinning it is very slow and started smoking. What can I do?

1ST thing put less clothes in washer each time

second ck to see that drain hose is not obstructed from draining out the chamber , ive seen fabric lint get stuck inside the drain valves and slow and eventually block them off

last thing to look at
temp defeat the lid lock switch and or watch it spin thru window , your looking for the speed it spins at (should be a blur !!) , if its slow and not steady in rate but instead sort of gets slow/fast/slow/fast this could be an indication that your tub drive system isn't working well , this depends on a large bit of things working properly , but could be as simple as a worn out drive belt too.

You need to replace the belt needed to spin the drum. It sounds to me like you may have been overloading the drum, putting too much stress on the belt. Over time, it has begun to " burn rubber" as it spins, causing smoke, or worst case scenario, the motor that turns the belt is locking up as the drum spins causing friction on the belt.

Blockage (small) at drain filter?

Hi Jim, you issue could be caused by a couple either one of a of the following,
1) Draining problem, cant empty the water from the machine within the prescribed time limit - preventing the spin programme to commence. check pump filter is clear and waste water is pumping from the end of the waste hose, the hose itself could be blocked with limescale and detergent residue.
2) Unbalanced load, most machines wont spin 1 item, its a safety thing, if a machine spins with one heavy item it puts the drum out of balance resulting in excessive drum movement possibly damaging the inside of the machine and put indue stress on the bearings. Try putting it on a spin cycle with no clothes in

Unbalanced load detection can also be caused by a faulty motor tacho, this usaually positioned at the rear of the motor, this sends an electrical signal to the programmer telling when it is 'Safe' to spin. There also the posibility that the programmer is not reading the tacho signal or misinterpriting it.

I WISH I HAD SOME ANSWERS ON THIS ONE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR PUMP MIGHT NEED REPLACING. HOW OLD IS YOUR WASHER? IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO BUY A NEW WASHER. BUT IF IT IS THE PUMP, THEN YOU CAN BUY A NEW PUMP FROM WHERE YOU BOUGHT YOUR WASHER. GOOD LUCK.
RODNEY

GO TO www.repairclinic.com ENTER YOUR MODEL NUMBER AND SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND CLICK THE RED 100 THEN LOOK FOR PART NUMBER 1042142 THIS MAY BE THE PROBLEM. IT SAYS A WORN BEARING WILL CAUSE SLOW OR NO SPIN. YOU MAY HAVE NOT NOTICED SLOW SPIN TILL NOW BUT I'D SAY CHANGE THAT AND YOU SHOULD BE GOD AGAIN GOOD LUCK

Hi joystoy


I would start with the belt. it sounds like the belt is going and that is the least expensive to fix. try that, if that doesnt work then i would call a repair company to look at it.

brent

hi thanks for the question with any washer if you use a hi sud zing detergent it really slows down the spin cycle check this just fill & drain 2or 3 times use some veniger try this thanks the appliance doc

Sounds like the brake liner could be broken. When the machine starts to spin, the motor turns in the opposite direction to the wash cycle and causes the bowl to lift off the brake liner and the bowl then spins freely. Either the riser cam is worn/broken or the brake liner is broken. This is quite involved and you may have to call in a tech.

I am having this same issue, has anyone found the solution to this issue?