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Thread Number: 88833
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
How does one remove an agitator in 1980s-90s Frigidaire stack? |
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Post# 1134037 , Reply# 1 11/20/2021 at 11:14 (880 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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most times it should come off the block, in this case it might help to remove the bolt and slide the whole assembly off the shaft....
in any case, you may want to use something like PB Blaster to penetrate and loosen the pieces.... some pour really hot water over top to help loosen....wrapping a few rags around the top area to keep in the heat.... an agi-tamer usually works best if you can locate one..... and sometimes you can criss-cross two rachet tie-downs under the agitator and over the top of a 2x4 across the assembly, and apply more tension back and forth from each....most times, the agitator will pop off..... have always been curious as to how clothes get stuck under agitators....have seen it many times, but in all my years has never happened to me....I have a SIL who does this constantly, I took the machine and ran load after load, nothing happened, she gets it back and the first load, there it is again... but am curious with this machine....when you do get the agitator out, check the sheet to see if there was a rough spot on the agitator that could be snagging clothing.... keep us posted on your progress.... | ||
| Post# 1134040 , Reply# 2 11/20/2021 at 12:41 (880 days old) by fkevin (Camp Hill, PA) | ||
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Thank you for your reply Thank you Yogitunes. We're trying to do this long distance. The agitator is resisting prods & pulls. | ||
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Post# 1134271 , Reply# 3 11/23/2021 at 02:48 (877 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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That agitator is a PAIN to remove. You need patience, strong arms and more patience otherwise you can end up breaking the agitator or the drum. | ||
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Post# 1134274 , Reply# 4 11/23/2021 at 04:33 (877 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Stuck Agitator, Clothes Getting Caught Under Agitator This agitator should be easy to remove, as Martin suggested apply penetrating oil to the metal parts, then I take a socket around a 3/8" that will sit over the threaded stud and grab the agitator with one hand and pull up and hit the socket with a hammer and the agitator will pop loose, you probably will not have to hit it twice.
Clothing is more likely to get caught under the agitator if a sheet etc gets wrapped around the agitator when loading, a sheet etc should be balled loosely and placed in no more than 1/4 of the tub.
These machines are also more likely to get stuff caught under the agitator because the wash tub moves during agitation, a bad and cheap way to make a machine, this saved the maker the cost of having a tub brake.
John L. | ||
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