Maytag Performa Washer

[demo]

Washer will not spin unless slight pressure is applied on motor. Tried new belt. Same problem.

Model pav2200aww

[Repair-man]

Tub bearings are ready to be replaced. (Maybe you can fabricate the $95 in special tools to do a $53 repair.) The bearing and seal kit for this model are shown below...however the special tools required to dismantle the machine are also available at the link below.

Tub Bearing & Seal- click

[demo]

Thanks for the input. I'll see if I can come up with something. 

[bakeray]

Mine wasnt spinning as fast as it should and sounded like metal scraping in the spin cycle. I took a chance and went with the cheap fix first and installed the thrust bearing kit.  It seems to have solved the problem.

http://www.repairclinic.com/SSPartDetail.aspx?s=t-pav2300-%3d%3di1042142&PartID=1042142

[Repair-man]

Both of you had different problems, but both problems indicate that you overload these machines.

[bakeray]

That could be. I got mine free after a reletive upgraded to front loaders.

[magician59]

That could be. I got mine free after a reletive upgraded to front loaders.

Free is good.

[JWWebster]

That could be. I got mine free after a reletive upgraded to front loaders.

Talk about jumping out the frying pan into the fire