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Thread Number: 83175
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Whirlpool LA7800 series Agaitator/Cap Removal help. |
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Post# 1074851 , Reply# 1 5/29/2020 at 12:05 (1,032 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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well there is a slot shown in your pic for the dispenser to pop off, most times you can just tilt with enough pressure and it will pop off as well....
this looks to be a two piece agitator as well....has a lint filter built inside...most times again, this should lift off and out for cleaning... there are ones that dont have the filter, and the bolt for holding down the base also holds this in place.... either way, by this point you should see a bolt holding it to the shaft, remove it, and lift the base out of the machine... | ||
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Post# 1074853 , Reply# 2 5/29/2020 at 12:08 (1,032 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 1074857 , Reply# 4 5/29/2020 at 12:35 (1,032 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Stuck Dispenser | ||
| Post# 1074867 , Reply# 5 5/29/2020 at 13:07 (1,032 days old) by bgtmasters (Wellsville, New York) | ||
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You were right. Unfortunately the upper agitator didn't survive which was the main part I wanted to save. It gave out and broke before the Fabric Softener Dispenser did. When you said fused you weren't kidding. | ||
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Post# 1074878 , Reply# 6 5/29/2020 at 15:59 (1,032 days old) by bradfordwhite (West Coast, U.S.) |
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"roached out" ?
I'm still freaked out about the prospect of eggs all over the outside, most likely the back and sides where it was dark and roaches can live and thrive in peace......
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| Post# 1074899 , Reply# 7 5/29/2020 at 19:52 (1,032 days old) by bgtmasters (Wellsville, New York) | ||
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Roached out as in rusted, not literal roaches. Just looking at the picture makes my skin crawl. | ||
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Post# 1074906 , Reply# 8 5/29/2020 at 20:13 (1,032 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 I'm not intimately-familiar with that agitator design ... but kinda looks like those two screws were anchoring the upper part and it isn't supposed to pull off? Or is there a separate latching bracket anchored on top of the base that was stuck to the removable part and broke off?
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Post# 1074934 , Reply# 10 5/30/2020 at 05:46 (1,031 days old) by bradfordwhite (West Coast, U.S.) |
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"Just looking at the picture makes my skin crawl"
Pointlessly "repurposing" a word can produce that result as well. Rust is rust. Infestation of bugs is something other. BTW- a machine with a great deal of rust on the OUTSIDE, is bound to have similar problems on the inside, as you are finding out with parts that are seized or inordinately worn. There are plenty of cheap or even FREE Whirlpool built top loaders on Craigs, and other listing sites, that won't be covered with rust, infested with roaches, nor require all this knuckle skinning work.
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Post# 1074936 , Reply# 11 5/30/2020 at 05:50 (1,031 days old) by bradfordwhite (West Coast, U.S.) |
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tell tale signs of scuzziness.
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