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TWash2  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 3:22:28 PM(UTC)
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Hi: I believe I've got a bad clutch on my Whirlpool LA5558XSW0. I'm trying to take the agitator out, as described in the videos.
However, the upper agitator piece came out, but the agitator base is stuck. I've yanked, pulled, and sworn at it, but it won't budge.
Ideas?

I'm thinking that I might be able to loosen the motor assembly from underneath and pull it out, but I thought I should check here first.

Thank you!
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 4:59:31 PM(UTC)
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Take a look at this diagram.

https://www.appliancepar...hirlpool-la5558xsw0.html

Part #4 is a bolt that holds the agitator in. Once its out the clothes mover, agitator dogs and other parts can be removed. The lower part of the agitator should pull straight up.
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 5:05:06 PM(UTC)
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Yes, I removed that 7/16 bolt. After doing so, the top part of the agitator pulled off, but the bottom part won't pull out.
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 5:19:00 PM(UTC)
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Sometimes they can be really hard to remove. It does pull straight up. I used to be pretty strong and I had a hard time with a few of them. They used to make this rubber thing shaped like a tire only very thin and with one side open. You would slide it under the agitator and then inflate and it would push the agitator up and off. I never had one, but I thought about it.
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 5:22:22 PM(UTC)
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That sounds like a cool tool. I could use one now. I bought this washer in 1989, so the shaft has had plenty of time to 'weld' itself to the plastic.
I'm going to tip the unit and loosen the bolts on the tranny, and see if I can't yank it out that way since I'll have more leverage.
I'll let you know how it goes.
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https://www.fixya.com/up...deocb4x2c1cgsv5x-3-5.jpg

This might work just protect the top of the washer.
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Celad on 9/9/2022(UTC)
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 5:32:33 PM(UTC)
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Good idea!
I wasn't able to pull out the shaft from the bottom, so I'm off to find a board.
Thanks.
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 6:00:21 PM(UTC)
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That worked! Damn, you're good.
Thank you.
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2021 6:20:35 PM(UTC)
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Moving this to a new thread, as the issue in the Subject has been solved.

But my next problem is that the transmission/motor assembly will only drop about 2 inches, which is about how far the shaft is sticking out above the spanner nut.
Everything is so corroded, it's hard to tell if I need to remove other parts to drop the motor/trans.
Ideas?

I can't find a way to post a photo here, but mine looks just like the image at the 2:00 mark in this video:

Thanks.

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#10 Posted : Friday, November 4, 2022 11:24:27 AM(UTC)
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I feel your pain. I had trouble getting the agitator off, and I'm having the exact problem with the shaft hanging up - not allowing me to get it out. In the videos, they slide out smoothly and easily. So should I get a bigger hammer? Wondering how you solved it.
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