On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 5:29:06 PM UTC-5, Seymore4Head wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:54:49 -0500, Seymore4Head
wrote:

The spin cycle stops. I can open the lid and close it again and the
spin starts but will only run for a few seconds and stops.

I assume this is the motor going bad.

Any less expensive solutions?

The wash was a set of king size sheets and 3 xtra large towels. I
just took out the towels (they were really heavy) I let the sheets
spin by themselves.
When I put the sheets in the dryer I put the wet and heavy towels back
in and started the spin. After a few seconds the washer stopped
again.

I took the time to wrap the towels around evenly and tried again. This
time after a few seconds I heard a click (centrifugal switch) after
roughly the same time as the spin ran before and the machine kept
spinning.

So 3 xtra large towels unevenly distributed are making the machine
balk.


BTW the machine is a 15 year old Maytag.

That's why I said "re-balance the load".

Most machines, even a 15 YO one, are designed so as not to beat themselves to death
by trying to spin an uneven load. There are sensors inside that shut it down if the tub wobbles
too much.