Ok that's an OLD one! Use a 3/8 drive with an extention. Should work. nat

You'll have to get that bolt out. The only other way I know of is to drill it out and replace the bolt too. Without that part off you can't get the rest of the agitator off either.
Nat

smithlpoole Posted on 9/9/2008 12:42PM that Kenmore washer wasn't aggitating properly nor was it running through cycles but would spin on the last spin if you turned it there.

Had to change timber, dog ears and coupler.

Now, the washer just stopped running altogether. I was washing on Saturday night and smelled an electrical burning scent but the washer was still washing and finished a load. I put in a second load and it stopped midway through the wash cycle. I had to ring out all of the clothes by hand.

When you turn the dial, you get absolutely nothing not even a noise. The only setting you get a slight noise appears to ONLY be in the wash cycle when it's turned close to the end of the cycle...it appears to be where or near the cycle when the fabric softner comes in.

Thsi washer is very old and I don't want to spend a lot more money on it if possible.

My fridge, washer and dryer all at once...who says their not feeling the effects of the economy....I sure as heck am.

Any suggestions?

PS, I would like to add that the bleach dispenser was clogged and water had been leaking on the right side of the washing machine for quite some time before this was discovered. When we changed the coupler, much of the right side underneath the dryer was pretty rusted from so many months of water running on it. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with it.

Is there anything else that could cause a washer to just stop and not make any sound no matter where you position the dial? Just curious.