Thread Number: 30262
How to take a Whirlpool Auger/Corkscrew agitator apart? |
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Post# 458914   8/24/2010 at 14:07 (4,986 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)   |   | |
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A few years ago, I disassembled the corkscrew agitator on a buddies MOL WP washer. After removing the screw, the top separated rather easy from the bottom (fins) with a little tug.
My TOL WP agitator won't budge. Looks exactly the same, but after removing from the washer, the top (auger) won't remove from the bottom (fins). I tugged really hard (just to the point to where I didn't want to break it). Should I tug harder? I don't want to damage...not sure how these thing fit together. I found a cool turquoise WP corkscrew agitator (make me think of the Maytag color agitators) and I want to replace the white agitator currently in the machine. Thoughts/Suggestions? |
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Post# 458916 , Reply# 1   8/24/2010 at 14:15 (4,986 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 458917 , Reply# 2   8/24/2010 at 14:19 (4,986 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)   |   | |
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Post# 458931 , Reply# 3   8/24/2010 at 15:22 (4,986 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 458938 , Reply# 4   8/24/2010 at 16:15 (4,986 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The tabs are for factory assembly. They're otherwise not needed. When replacing broken dogs, the instructions advise to break the tabs off. I don't believe Whirlpool used the turquoise color on their models. VolvoGuy is correct, KA did. The fins are larger and the base is a larger diameter that covers the perfs in bottom of the basket. KA three-speed machines used the medium motor speed for high agitation to reduce aggressiveness but the larger fins and base still provided effective rollover. |
Post# 458941 , Reply# 5   8/24/2010 at 16:25 (4,986 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)   |   | |
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Well, the motor is 3 speed in a TOL WP from 2003 - should be OK, besides, I only wash about 5 loads a month in that machine. Picture attached--doesn't say KA...doesn't say WP...but diggin' that chrome cap on top. Looks baby blue in pic, but it's a turq for sure. If nothing else, I'll prop it up in the laundry room. Anyway to get the shine back into the plastic (see base)?
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Post# 458946 , Reply# 6   8/24/2010 at 17:11 (4,986 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 458947 , Reply# 7   8/24/2010 at 17:17 (4,986 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)   |   | |
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Post# 458960 , Reply# 8   8/24/2010 at 19:39 (4,986 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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I could be wrong but that agitator does not look like the wide base version, compare it to the one you took out, looks like the smaller base, I have a KA with a big base, but I can't stand the blue color, so I switched the corkscrew portion from a Whirlpool white one, thats all you see anyway with a load washing....there are both bases available in blue(turq)
I have killed a tranny with the wide base in a Kenmore, but it can move some water.... |
Post# 458968 , Reply# 9   8/24/2010 at 20:27 (4,986 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee)   |   | |
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It'll be a couple of weeks before I get back home (Labor Day), so that will be a neat little project. The WP days are numbered anyway...waiting for my sis to build her house---gave it to her. Going to replace it with a SQ when she picks them up...so, thought I'd have some fun in the meantime. I already replaced it with the straight vane type and had some fun with that for awhile.
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