My Amazing 1974 Lady Kenmore Washer

[washerlover]

I'm the culprit who bypassed both the lid and out-of-balance switches. The lid switch for obvious reasons, but the out-of-balance switch would often engage for no reason and get stuck, so I disconnected it. Hope that helps.

 

[Marky_Mark]

Thanks, Todd!  That does clear up the mystery LOL.  And thanks for bypassing them -- I definitely want to see it spin.  The first thing I did when I got my SQ set was bypass the lid switch.  

 

[bpetersxx]

reply 17

It looks like the clips are coming off the filter

And with the pressure in the filter it will leak

And yes it needs to be replaced as I an m not sure the clips can be put back on if they are bent

I may be wrong

 

[Marky_Mark]

Oh dear.  We seem to have fallen at the first hurdle.  The top of the bolt sheared off as I was unscrewing it.

 

I don't know how to proceed from here!

 

[combo52]

Broken brass, agitator stud

Hi Mark because the brass is softer than the steel it’s very easy to drill out the brass and then use a tap to cut the threads clean so you don’t even have to replace the agitator shaft, had this happen many times over the years.

John