How to Fix a Washing Machine That Won't Spin / Weak Spin Cycle (Easy Fix) 

Thanks. Where would we be without you RU-vidr's?

Your machine must be at least 40 + years old but is so clean and in immaculate condition, I can see you really upkeep your machines

This is by far the best video for belt replacement. The step by step instructions and explanations are great. I replaced my belts, washer did not function, would not spin after watching this I relished the new belt was to short. Problem fixed

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't want to get rid of their older washer, lol, mine is about 25+ years and due to an unbalanced load it's now not spinning, it does fill and drain so I'm determined determined to find a solution, fun fact, my husband immediately said, go buy a new one, I'm the one who said no, lol! I've had the modern fancy shmancy versions and nope, I'm sticking to the older one, I removed this one from my old home and brought it to my new house years ago.

THAT was the best instructional video I have witnessed to date! You are a pro!!!!

Awesome video. I'm so dissatisfied with my home warranty....you're more helpful than they are and at no cost. Thank you!

Omg thank you soooo much!!! I was getting ready to buy another washer !! 😫😫😫😫😫 I bought my washer and dryer from my neighbor who was a veteran. He told me he bought them from Sears back in the 1990s !!! So yeah I wanna hold on to them as long as I can !!!

You dud an awesome job- I used to do appliance repair so I forwarded this video to my 85 y.o. Dad… I’m on the east coast and he’s on the west coast

This was simple for someone who would normally call someone out to discover what I was able to do on my own! THANK YOU!!!

Your explanation and demonstration on how to fix your Maytag washer were fantastic. I wish you many more years with your set.

I have the same washer with the same issue. I’m going to follow your excellent instructions. This is the first issue I’ve ever had with my washer. I’m so glad I found your video.

Wow, a vintage Maytag belt drive! I love these machines, and it’s good to know they r so clean and your keeping them up and running! Keep it up, they’ll last you way longer then any junk sold today.

Good job. I got the info I needed very easily in about two minutes scrolling through using the video as my guide for what part I wanted and you explained each process in an easily digestible break down Thanks dude

Repair shop said it was going to cost me $350.00 to come to my house to "see" what the issue is. Thank you so much for this video....you're the best!!

Real info for real situations. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES!!!!!

Hell yeah the wife was wanting a new washer now just need a belt which means more $ to spend on completely useless crap, Thanks Man!

Those machines were rock solid.

Those old 2 belted Maytags are worth repairing for shure 👍Even more complex problems can be repaired as well by searching the internet. Mine is at least 40 years old.

Hopefully you solved my issue! If not I'll be back with questions! Thank you for making this video!

Excellent video sir! I have the same model Maytag with the same problem. Just replaced the belts and it works like a charm.

This video was very easy to understand and very well done. I like that there wasn't any weird fancy editing or annoying music. Keep up the good work. i hope this video resolves my issue.

Thank you Sir. I wanted to say that your method of explaining everything was easy to understand partly because you were good about giving excellent visual representation as you explained everything you were talking about and your demonstration of the repair was easy to follow. Note: I don’t have much patience and was in a hurry so I had the playback speed turned up all the way on 2 over the entire duration of the video. So I guess you were slow enough for the people who need things explained slowly and got the more high strung impatient and comprehensive person like myself,Thank God the playback speed adjustment is just a click away. Thank you again Sir for sharing your knowledge and helping the American family Man like myself fix my malfunctioning appliances. God Bless you RU-vid endeavors!

Thank you very much for taking time to write to me and explaining different things that may cause the problem with my washing machine. I really appreciate it. Thanks again for your help and time.

Awesome video, I seem to be having the exact same issue, I will check the belts in my washer ..... Thanks a lot

We have the same old Maytag washer! I'm so glad to find your repair video.

I wish my GE washer was listed. I'm going to guess that it will be similar. My washer will spin with very light loads, but only very light loads. This video was VERY helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for posting. I like your easy way of explaining and teaching. You're appreciated! 👍

Awesome video, I'll give it a try. Fingers crossed

Great video. Good camera work and clear explanation. Thank you

Thank you, seems liked could of just sand papered the belt alittle and adjusted the pulley and saved a couple of moves... Thank you for your experience

Amazingly helpful. Time to impress the fam :) Thank you sir!

Awesome video thank you! I’m experiencing this at the moment & I’m going to try this first before I go and buy another. 👌🏼👏🏼🙌🏻🙏🏼☺️

I love your video and you're a real good teacher and I love old washers keep up the good work thank you

Excellent video. Both helpful and really well made video! Thank you.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are amazing explaining your work. Slow and clear, easy to understand. Got blessed.

Great video ,it made my life much easier and my wife happier; thank you sir

Great instructional video, thanks

thank you for a short complete video fantastic

Awesome! Thank you!

Cool ! Greetings from Quebec !

Thanks for this video, i'm early in my career of appliance repair and worked on one of these a week ago with a water leak in the fill valve, it felt so good to keep an old beast running but the customer called and said it starts to spin but stops, i really hope this is the issue, i really want to keep it running for the guy

Great video. I’m going to see how I do. Ty!

Thanks 😊 I'll see if this works

Thank you so so much you actually helped our issue

Yeah I did what you said but my maytag washer just slips for rinsing and when I manually pull on the motor to tense up the belt the motor stalls. Could it be that it's seized or the motor has lost its power?

Hello! We have the same maytag washer. Mine decided to stop spinning. I replaced the belt it still wont spin but drains water. It also make a noise like 2 metal clanking. Any advice? I appreciate it. Thank u

Thanks so much man just what I needed to know

Great video. Very informative.

Sir/Dude. Did u know we first learn either visually or hearing it spoken? Well you have incorporated both techniques, without 1.Talking over my head. 2. Visually "Letting" me actually see both good n bad belts how they act.. 3. You speak slowly enough that I don't get lost in the conversation 5. My feeling of being confident to fix my machine 👍 All of these things combined made it a Great Video! Thank you so much ! I look forward to checking out ur tutorials first ! Instead of watching 4 to really understand what needs to be done..

Thanks!

Thank you for the video, I have Kenmore elite washer and it has started doing same issues, I will check belts out, do you have any recommendations before I do this ?

That’s a huge help. My machine is full of water and would not rinse or spin-off

Thank you. This video is very details and helpful for my washer which had stopped spinning

Excellent teaching skills

Nice job

Thank you kind sir.

Thank you!!!

great video. thank you.

One qustion what if you have a front loader and you have the same problom

yeah! got to do this on my washer

Thank you so much excelent

good job sir

My belt doesn't pass the 1/4 inch squeeze test but it also isn't so tight the motor can't move at all like the one you had, still some give. Do you think this belt can still be used?

How do u know when it's going bad...Sometimes lately it will spin and sometimes it's will spins all the water out...I also have been noticing that the timer changes on how long...

I have the same one. Now I changed the belt but the transmission Pulley still doesn’t turn. Motor and pump pulley moves fine.

Where did you get all those brand new belts

Thank you

My washer is only 3 years old, it won't spin at full speed. Clothes are still coming out wet and when i put it on drain and spin it spins for a few mins and starts filling up and starts to wash. Do you think it's the belts? We had a repair guy come out that was no help, he first said it was fine. We called him out again and he said it was the transmission kit and it would cost $800 to fix. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you in advance

THANK YOU!!!!

Hello Kind Sir, My 2005’ manual Maytag top loader/ not the one with led lights, does that same thing But while watching it go into the spin cycle for the last year I have noticed that when it starts to spin it Right before it gets to full speed you can hear the brakes engage and it slows it down and at that time it starts to agitate while it’s trying to get up to speed but the brakes are still keeping it slow spin, and I have noticed that if I stick my hard in there against the drum and let the clothes catch my fingers and knock it off balance where it is wobbly then and only then it will start to go real fast and then right before it hits Top Speed I hear the brakes engage and slow it back down again and then it starts agitating again you know to try to even out the clothes it does and then it starts to go fast again about up to 1/2 speed then the brakes engage and slow it down again and if I get the clothes so off balance that I have to keep my hard on the timer knob to stop it encase it wobbles outta control and then finally after the whole cycle THATS WHEN THE BRAKES WONT Work they won’t engage to slow it down and stop it and I have noticed also that the knuckles are pretty worn out in the agitator also but it is still working about 80% right I sure hope you know exactly what’s going on and can let me know what I need to fix and replace because it is the kind of washer that you can easily keep repaired when something goes bad if you can find out what the issues are last year when this started I made a video and posted it on my RU-vid channel if Will please go to my page and click on my uploads it is the last video I uploaded so you will easily find it, Please. And keep in mind that was about a month after I started to notice that the clothes were coming out heavy like in your video but I have done 2-3 loads a day for a year now and it is a lot worse now But when I run the extended spin cycle again and I stand over it to try to keep the clothes outta Balance it will finally get them spun out but it is taking up so much of my time I am getting behind on all the other things I need to do on a daily basis, So I Sure hope that you will know what is wrong so I can fix it and again it doesn’t have the electronics and the led-lights. Thank You Sincerely For Your Time And if you can figure it out for me so I can fix it I will send you a generous donation president Grant Bill for your help thru PayPal or Applepay ✅ and I Am experienced back in the 80’s I worked at the appliance Repair Shop here in my town and I have always fixed any issues with washer and dryer electric and refrigerator’s to for me and my family members too But For Some reason I can’t find out what the issue is with my 2005’ Maytag Heavy Duty Extra Large manual Washer Hope to hear from you soon ✌️🏡🙏.

Thx

Hello there, thanks for your great video, I have a portable washing machine and it is not spinning, I changed the belt, but still is not spinning, what else should I do? I havea Danby 0.9 portable washing machine. Thanks

Anyone know where model number is located on a upright whirlpool approx 10 to 12 years old...? I CAN STILL wash small loads with no issues,but larger loads it does not spin fast enough to dry chothes well..i am thinking my machine does not have belts so maybe clutch and or coupler is slipping...thanks for your help...

How much movement should there be in the motor? I bought new belts but had trouble finding the exact part number (2111250 and 2111240). I could only find 211125 and 211124. They seem to work but there isn't much movement in the motor but there is slightly some.

So they knew and still allowed it to be shipped? Liken to shipping break pads that "oops, sorry about your wreak".

Great job my brother thank you Yahweh God and Yahshua Messiah bless you forever

Well..i think i can..i think i can..i think i will.😁🏆👏👏👏u do make it look easy. But i cant tilt the washer at my age. So i better pay some1 to do it glad i know whats wrong.

What kind of shoes are you wearing?

I have same issue with my 10 plus year old whirlpool top loader...does it also use belts? What about the clutch? Anyway thanks for sharing

I have an older Kenmore top loader, that has a slow spin cycle leaving clothes too wet. Do u think this is the fix to my problem?

This video applies to older Maytag washers only

I’m hoping this is the issue with my machine. I just noticed last night that it was making a humming noise and not spinning with a faint burning smell. But can’t get the shell of the machine off so I’ve been struggling lol.

Ohboy, im afraid of what ill find in there lmao. My furnace quit working last winter and when i took the door off the blower compartment, there was a weasle skeleton. My a/c stank the previous summer but I didnt find anything in my A/c unit, so just suffered through it. My washer is maybe 10 steps from my furnace, in a dirt floor style basement. Wish me luck lol

Hi there, when you say GLAZED. What do you mean? I have a Haier mini washer, it won't spin. The belt on mine looks ok? should I change it anyway? thanks

My spin cycle works my wash cycle don’t work it just makes a clicking noise and I open it and hold it with my finger to see if it’s washing and it’s just clicking and not moving

Thank you, this was my issue. One quam with your process that I have earned the right to speak about. Put it back together and push it in AFTER you test it. You are begging Murphy to lay his law down on you.

Bet you got that belt set from Ebay - there are lots of resellers that buy the lowest cost components from China and re-package them. Many are counterfeit. You state the vendor KNEW there was an issue with the belts, but sold them to you anyway!

Y after changing the waterpump my maytag Atlantis still is leaking water from the back

would this cause the washing machine to not advance past the wash cycle? clothes are soaking wet and tub is drained, lids unlocks as if its done.

Where’s the information on the kenMore top Loading high efficiency washers

I have one like this and I replaced the belts. Now, when it goes to spin, it spins about 3 times and then makes a clicking noise to click off. Ordered a new motor, put it on, still does the same thing - shuts of motor when it goes to spin.

What if machine is creating L3?

where di you buy the right belts?

my clothes are coming clean lately w not spinning right always off and my dad was a ge repair man but he passed away last month and my dryer just turned off stopped working a just got it last year

My w.machine doesn't work with belt Sir & not spinning Can you help please

My washer dial will not even enter the spin cycle. Could that be an electrical problem ?

I have a kenmore top loading high efficiency washer. Over filled it cuz I was getting screamed at by my lame pain in my butt roommate and when I Got back From The market it had Not completed the spin cycle. I’ve un plugged it trying g to Perhaps re boot the computer. It starts To configure the load but then remains Locked and the red Light blinks I’m Not a Happy woman. Any suggestions Please? Besides putting my roommate in the washer ? Plugged It’s

Maybe should have just adjusted the pump belt to be tighter without buying new belts....a thought

I changed the belt and it's still leaving my clothes wet. Should the agitator move so freely?

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