The agitator barely moves. With a slight bit of hand preasure on the top of it, I can feel it trying to move.
How can I repair this?
Does the bottom part of the agitator move?
Nat
Not Really.
Does it make any strange sounds?
Also does it spin and drain?
nat
The washing machine works fine as far as the cycles, ie., spin, drain and etc. The agitator simply doesnât agitate the way it used to. In an older washing machine I used to have, there were these plastic gear-like parts that I had to replace to correct a similar problem.
They are called agitator dogs part # 80040. which might be part of the problem, but if bottom isnât workign right may need to look at the grooves in the bottom of the agitator.
Nat
CORRECTION!
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Upon further inspection, the bottom section of the agitator works great. It is the upper section that does not. Earlier I stated that it didnât. Yes, the bottom of the agitator moves.
Then you are going to need those agitator dogs 80040. Do you wash a lot of heavy stuff? If so you may want to lighten the loads.
Nat
The agitator dogs 80040 takes me to a agitator repair kit that is different that what comes up when I enter the model number of my washer. Is the number you are recommending to me the actual part number of the item I need?
Yes thatâs the correct number for the agitator dogs, if you get them from here use part # AP3119063 and only $5.15 which is much cheaper than the MSRP.
Nat
[FONT=Arial]this is an easy fix pull the top off the agitator reach in and pull the stopper plug thats inside.you will see the plastic âdogsâ that walk around the inside of the top agitator there is gear teeth around the inside edge that the dogs use. remove the bolt in the center and pull the top agitator off.the dogs and coupler can be replaced and the agitator reinstalled.Its easy I just did it.now the washer works great again and it cost about 20.00 for the parts and since I did not charge myself labor that was it.
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Closure! You were right on again with your diagnosis of âthe dogsâ. I ordered and installed the agitator repair kit for my washing machine and viola! Problem solved. The installation was very easy thanks to the exploded view of the entire agitator assembly, which is on this website.
Thank you again.
Glad your washing again!!
Nat
[quote=libertyappl;34486]Also does it spin and drain?
nat[/quote] Yes it does spin and drain, I just can get the thing off to see if one of the gears is strip out
You will need to pull off the fabric softener dispenser top and the cap underneath, then remove the bolt down in the top of the agitator to get to the dogs.
Nat
Recently, our agitator stopped working. It barely âagitatesâ and it makes an odd sound. It is all one piece and I havenât been able to get it off to look at whats going on. Is there a trick to this?
Cobian77,
Please post your model number off your washer.
Nat
It says LDA7600. The whole thing spins by hand, but wonât spin while running. Everything else (other cycles) runs fine. My biggest problem is that I cant seem to get the agitator off to look under and see what might be wrong. Ive pulled pretty hard thinking it might just pop off and it doesnât. Is there a tool or something to get it off?