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Mid 80's Whirlpool (latest acquisition!)
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Post# 127302   5/8/2006 at 00:08 (6,534 days old) by wigwag (San Diego)        

Hello all,

Today I picked up a mid 80's Whirlpool washer, the outside cleaned up nicely but the previous owner must have washed some heavy loads because the agitator splines are stripped off both the agitator and the top of the transmission!

How do you more experienced appliances fixers solve this problem? Hope all is well!

Steven





Post# 127303 , Reply# 1   5/8/2006 at 00:10 (6,534 days old) by wigwag (San Diego)        
The Inside

The Inside

Post# 127304 , Reply# 2   5/8/2006 at 00:11 (6,534 days old) by wigwag (San Diego)        
Yucky inside lid

Yuck! What can I use to clean this up?

Post# 127308 , Reply# 3   5/8/2006 at 00:26 (6,534 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Wow, if the splines on the agitator shaft are stripped, that requires pulling and opening up the tranny to change the shaft.

Post# 127314 , Reply# 4   5/8/2006 at 00:50 (6,534 days old) by fixerman ()        

Those splines usually rust due to an agitator cap stud seal missing or worn out causing a loss of the air pocket that keeps water from getting inside the agitator.

As stated above it needs the shaft replaced. If you could find a donor machine to scavenge the transmission from, you could replace the entire tranny.


Post# 127325 , Reply# 5   5/8/2006 at 03:46 (6,534 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        
The tub ring is also crooked.

I noticed that the tub ring is also crooked.

Post# 127332 , Reply# 6   5/8/2006 at 06:02 (6,534 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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To say that machine had a hard life is an understatement.


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