A towel is stuck under the agitator in my Hotpoint washer - i was able to pry the little top cap off the agitator, but there is no visible way to release the agitator. There is only a molded plastic piece with 3 slots & no visible screw… Please help!
[COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The agitator just pulls straight up once off take a look at the hub [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]http://www.appliancepartspros.com/part_details.aspx?part_id=2045447[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] that part is normally bad when thing start to get hung under the agitator. Clothes Washer Repair Guide[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
! That sounds way too easy! 
& it was when i put my fingers under the bottom flange! THANK YOU for your quick response!
But i do not see the part that you reference… There IS a small plastic hub around the metal shaft, it is about 4 1/2" wide by about 1" deep (3" high total)… Is that the part that would need replacing?
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I believe you are describing the part I was talking about. If that part is worn things can start to hang under the agitator. Also if it is worn it may not look like the one in the picture. It may not be anything wrong but that part being worn out will cause clothes to hang under the agitator. Hope this helps!![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
Yes, you have been a great help! Thank you! If you have any advice for getting the agitator back on, that would help a lot, too. Would a rubber mallet be an acceptable tool? (Sounds like a silly question, but i can not get it on as easily as i got it off…!) i think the towel got caught because of a lot of long frayed strings that were hanging off it that i neglected to cut off when i put it in the washer, so i am hoping the hub is OK… But will keep your advice in mind when i do the next few loads. THANK YOU again!
[SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]The shaft that the agitator goes on has teeth and the agitator has a spline. While putting steady pressure on the agitator slowly turn it until the teeth line up and it should slip back down. Now sometimes when you remove the agitator the spline comes out of the agitator and you will see it on the end of the transmission shaft. In this case lube the rubber part on the end of the shaft with liquid soap and it should press back in the agitator. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE]
We have an agitator stuck on an old GE we have the top cap off there is no boldt. We pull up from the bottom but CAN’T GiT IT TO MOVE. wE HAVE A PEICE OF CLOTHING STUCK UNDER THE AGITATor