The Whirlpool washes great, but when it spins, it goes slow, then fast (only for a few seconds),and back to slow...I think a belt or something is slipping?? and the water is not spun out of the clothes enough to put them in dryer. Their is a small amount of water also left in the bottom....thanks for any insite into this problem....and where is the model number? Melanie

Hirichappy....great name, by the way.
Thank you for answering.
I had one sheet, 5 dish towels, 3 pillow cases, 5 dish cloths and it acted as first described........oh, thanks, I looked right at that, and didn't see the model number earlier...duuhhh, any way model number is....
LXR9245EQ2
I do smell a faint of odor on spin, kinda' rubbery...that is why I thought it may be a belt of some kind?....Melanie

You have a direct drive washer. Seems like you either have something stuck in the tub, or dragging brake shoes.
With the motor struggling like that I would not use it in spin, danger of it smoking! I would remove the control panel screws, tilt it back and remove the two ripply clips and lid switch connector. Remove outer cabinet and shine a light in the spin basket. If something in there, you should be able to remove it with a coat hanger.
If ok, you have dragging brake shoes. To replace these, go to my article "replacing direct drive washer brake shoes", just crunch into the search box. A lot of work that a "mechanically inclined person" could do.