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This is a wonderful agitator. The name change from Surgilator to Super Surgilator involved a switch from Bakelite to Polypropylene, where the polypropylene version got extended fins at the base the extend past the skirt to provide a greater degree of water movement. I noticed something very...

Kenmore agitators... Since the Roto-Swirl came out in the 50s, Kenmore always offered more than one agitator. Agitators got better, according to Sears anyway, as you progressed upward in the model specs. The "better" agitators were advertised as reasons to spring for pricier models. By the...

1975 All-American dryer I borrowed this picture from Ponchoguy. This is the 1975 All-American dryer. Same essentially as the 1976 model, but this one has a full-width door that the '76 did not.

Hello - I am the person who took both those pictures, though I did not immediately remember the second one. Both machines are mine. I presume that you chose these pics because the overall console layout and construction is similar to the machine you remember. If so, what you recall is a...

Interesting indeed I first read this thread and saw/heard the video last night, but was too tired to think up a reasonable response, then figured it was best to wait to see if John/Combo had anything to say. Seeing as he thinks its interesting too, and I had a bit more time to closely...

Keith, There are still lots of wigwags available as one piece, no need to do surgery on the old one. Whirlpool part 84867 is for a wigwag alone. 89814 has the wigwag and new plungers as a kit. I found a number of both on eBay. Your local parts dealer probably has access to these as well...

No spin on a belt drive washer Since this is a belt drive machine, Glenn is correct that DD repair techniques are not appropriate here. First thing I would check is the lid switch. You can do this without even moving the machine. If you have had an accidentally slammed or dropped lid, it...

1964 That's a 64 model dryer. Looks in beautiful condition.

No sir, good thought though. The seals involved are rubber on moving steel parts. There is not a way to augment them to beef them up, not even temporarily. Gordon

The holes in the tub center are there from the factory. Don't worry about those but if you take the machine apart, this is a good area to scrub clean. Parts are not hard to find for the work you need to do. The most expensive part is a bottle of oil for the gear case, which is over $25...

We can't stop the water coming down the centerpost, and no, flex seal is not going to stop anything in this case, unfortunately. I think I would use the machine as it is for a while unless you have an issue with the leak. Lower water levels might put less pressure on the center seals. It...

Uh oh... I almost hate to write this, but that chocolate milk colored oil is fouled gear case oil. This is what happens when water mixes with oil over time. Did you wipe down the transmission cover? If not, then I suspect someone else knew this machine was developing this problem before you...

Leaks Let's see - Leaks from the exact center of the machine would be coming off the transmission, specifically in the area of the agitator shaft. This gets wet only when centerpost seals are failing and water is allowed to flow under the agitator and down the center post. This could easily...

Todd - Kenmore model number do read that way from 1973 and earlier. But from 1974 and newer, there is an extra digit in the model number so that they decode very differently. 82294800, reading from left to right decodes as: 8 - decade 2 - 29 inch cabinet (1 indicates 24-inch) 2 - 1982 year...

"KenmoreGuy64 will be along soon" - LOL, yep! I just saw this. That's a 1986 built machine for sure, being built in week 28 as Glenn said. This is one of the later built belt-drives in our club actually. I've got machines from week 31, 32 and two from week 35, including the one I bought new...

As Nick and Glenn said there could be an issue with the pressure switch, or the mixing valve could be failing, both of which are easy fixes. Either way, this issue would not concern me, and I would get the machine if it's still available. We will help you with it whatever it is Ralph. It might...

The machine in the pic is not the '931 model Forget RepairClinic, go to Sears' parts website and you can see online scans of the parts diagrams that were shipped with each machine. The '931 model has four knobs to the left of the timer, which would be water level, temp, second rinse and the...

The 300 It is not the most attractive thing that Sears offered, and I had never seen one when I bought one for $5 from a used appliance dealer in late 1989. It had been outside for I don't know how long. It became the first machine that I completely tore down and rebuilt. It was also...

Some photos, including a 1974 300 standard capacity in Harvest, a 1975 500 in Avocado, and a white 1975 70.

74s and 75s Ralph - Your Mom's 74 70-series is/was the only model with the raised "balcony" of controls as I like to call it. There weren't a huge number of 1974 models, but this is the year that a number of matched washer/dryer sets in large capacity were introduced. Other pairs though were...