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Thread Number: 60149
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
whirlpool supre lfa 5800 |
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| Post# 828215 6/16/2015 at 15:22 (3,229 days old) by searcher () | ||
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The "wig Wag" needs replacing. Can't find the part. The tech gave me this part no.357972. Any leads? Please help. We love this machine. | ||
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| Post# 828243 , Reply# 1 6/16/2015 at 16:35 (3,229 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
eBay? | ||
Post# 828303 , Reply# 2 6/16/2015 at 21:39 (3,229 days old) by Kenmoreguy64  (Charlotte, NC) |
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That is not the part number to be looking for
Control Magnets/wig-wags were sold two ways for the last couple decades, with and without plungers and pins.
The basic control magnet is part number 84867. The kit with 84867 and a pair of plungers and pins is part number 89814. I have seen both of these on eBay and they should be fairly easy to locate. Gordon | ||
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Post# 828308 , Reply# 3 6/16/2015 at 22:15 (3,229 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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| Post# 828498 , Reply# 4 6/18/2015 at 14:54 (3,227 days old) by searcher () | ||
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Thanks everyone. The tech also said it was transmission assembly. Could that be it? The pump works but it won't empty. | ||
| Post# 828536 , Reply# 5 6/18/2015 at 20:41 (3,227 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
Maybe if you do a video to show what's happening, it would help. I recently got two Whirlpool washers with pump issues. Both machines have a brush-type lint filter rather than the self-cleaning one. On one pump, the valve that's actuated by the wig wag assembly was stuck and on the other one, the lower impeller was broken so it emptied the tub very slowly and the recirculation (for the lint filter) didn't work.
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Post# 828659 , Reply# 7 6/19/2015 at 17:04 (3,226 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 The flapper valve in the pump operates by mechanical linkage from the agitate shift bar. The shift bar moves the flapper, the wigwag does not operate it directly. If the machine shifts into and out of agitation and spin then the wigwag should be OK and the problem likely is either the pump flapper arm is not engaged into the agitate bar or the flapper mechanism is broken on the pump. | ||
| Post# 828778 , Reply# 8 6/20/2015 at 11:48 (3,225 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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I'd still suggest that you remove the small rear access cover and make a small video of what happens!
See the videos I posted in these thread: www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... In this case, the pump impeller was stuck and so was the flapper mechanism. The pump pulley that didn't turn caused the belt to slip and move slowly. The wig wag was fine but instead of moving the flapper valve, it just bent the shaft that was stuck. That happened as my machine wasn't used for years and I guess the exact same situation is unlikely to happen in a machine that's been used regularly but making a video of what's happening around the wig wag would help to diagnose the problem. Just be careful not to get too close to anything that moves or electrical connectors while doing that! | ||
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