I have a Maytag MAVT546EWW washing machine purchased from Lowe's about 4 years ago. Recently I discovered that my clothes were coming out very damp, and this was a result of the spin cycle not working. I have watched the machine go through all of the cycles and it is performing as expected until it hits the spin cycle. At this point, the water drains but the agitator moves as if it were in a wash cycle. If I hold the auger while it agitates (during what is supposed to be the spin cycle) the tub will start to spin. However, it never gets up to speed and will stop spinning unless I continue to hold it.

Is this a thrust bearing issue?

Thanks,

I have a 4 year old Maytag MAV408daww that is doing the same thing. The only difference is if I try to stop to agitator (while in motion) it begins to spin and will continue, but probably not spinning as fast as it should be. If I try to spin the agitator with the machine not running it doesn't spin freely and seems to get locked up after 3/4 of a revolution or so.

Did you replace the thrust bearing with success?

My problem turned out to be a bad transmission. The part was covered under warranty since the machine was only about 4 years old, but the installation was just over $200.00 so I decided to scrap the machine and purchase a new high efficiency one.