I mentioned this problem in another Maytag thread, but have decided it needs its own discussion.
Advice in the other thread was to check pump belt tension. I did, and it was loose (the belt could be squeezed in the middle and both sides would readily touch -- while keeping the motor stationary) so I adjusted it to proper specs.
I ran a load of towels as an acid test and all seemed fine until toward the end of the spray rinse, when the tub slowed way down and as a result the pumping action slowed too, contributing to the drastically reduced spin speed.
Final spin was fine all the way through.
I replaced the pump belt a few years ago, but couldn't find a Newton Maytag OEM one. This machine isn't a daily driver, so the belt is super low mileage. I got a new after market drive belt at the same time, but it didn't compare to the OEM Maytag belt that still looked decent, so I didn't install it. Could either belt be the problem? If not, what else could be the causing this?
Advice in the other thread was to check pump belt tension. I did, and it was loose (the belt could be squeezed in the middle and both sides would readily touch -- while keeping the motor stationary) so I adjusted it to proper specs.
I ran a load of towels as an acid test and all seemed fine until toward the end of the spray rinse, when the tub slowed way down and as a result the pumping action slowed too, contributing to the drastically reduced spin speed.
Final spin was fine all the way through.
I replaced the pump belt a few years ago, but couldn't find a Newton Maytag OEM one. This machine isn't a daily driver, so the belt is super low mileage. I got a new after market drive belt at the same time, but it didn't compare to the OEM Maytag belt that still looked decent, so I didn't install it. Could either belt be the problem? If not, what else could be the causing this?