Stuck Agitator on A207

[gatsby]

I am in the process of replacing bearing and seal, but CANNOT lift off the agitator. I've checked for a screw to release it, but my model has none that i can see. My husband and i are both lifting and twisting it simultaneously and it won't budge! Help!

 

[pierreandreply4]

have you tried letting the agitator soak in hot water for a bit and pretty sure the Maytag expert on the forum will help as well

 

[gatsby]

I forgot to say the A207 is a Maytag

 

[bendixmark]

agitator removal

Have the machine agitate with a full tub of very hot water that usually works.

 

[hippiedoll]

I'm not an expert but...

Somebody did share a tip with me, about removing a stuck on agitator...

I had tried the, stuffing towels down in the agitator barrel & pouring boiling water on them (didn't work for me).

I ended up getting an email from a member here who said to take a hairdryer and set it on the highest heat setting. Then turn the blow dryer on and put it down into the agitator barrel and let it sit there blowing & heating the barrel up, for about 5-10 minutes, then take the blow dryer out and grab the agitator by the bottom skirt and give it a few tugs, it should pop up & off.
My blow dryer actually overheated and turned itself off at around the 4 minute mark which was good enough because the agitator did come out.

And believe me, before the blow dryer tip, we tried everything we could think of and the agitator wouldn't budge.
I can't remember if that was on the Harvest Gold or Coppertone 806 now?

Keep us posted and let us know how this works for you.
)

 

[gatsby]

Holy moly, Hippiedoll! Thank you!! I will try and report back. Ive been scrolling through threads on this forum and freaking out at the stories and worrying this agitator could cause me another gut ulcer!!

 

[lowefficiency]

They can be on there pretty tight. Even with the hot water soak and additional boiling water, we had to make a puller to get ours off:
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?76329

 

[good-shepherd]

If that turns into a nightmare (which they sometimes do) here is a really nice standard capacity matching set near me in like new condition and at a bargain price no less.

https://cnj.craigslist.org/app/d/warren-maytag-washer/6783339146.html

I guess seized agitators is one of the reasons Maytag eliminated the stop ring and went to a set screw on later series washers.

 

[yogitunes]

OK....here goes....

pull the filter out.....

using two ratchet tie downs, and you sort of do a criss cross, some run it under the 2 blades of the agitator, other times down through the barrel, and through the slots and back up....

across the top of the machine.....lay down to folded towels on each side....and a 2x4 across the opening.....

now, run the ratchets, again, criss cross if possible....over top of the 2x4....

ratchet snug, with a bit of tension.....sometimes when pulled tight enough, the agitator will pop off, other times, allow the machine to fill half way with hot water with some tension....

make sure hot is hot, like 140 or more....not bath water hot.....if you have to, boil 2 or 3 large pots of water on the stove and pour in there....

rarely will one never pop off at this point....

 

[gatsby]

Frozen Tub Nut

Yay, the hairdryer trick worked to get the agitator off. Now the tub nut...is permanently stuck. Hubby is liberally spraying his trusty Break Free everywhere. You folks are amazing with helpful tips; don't fail me now

I have a separate concern/question. A discoloration on the inside wall of the washer frame i thought was rust, but it's sticky like oil. Do i have another problem of it spraying oil? See picture.

 

[eurekastar]

Destroy!

I tried the hot water method and the hairdryer method (thanks HippieDoll!) and they didn't work.  A member suggested using a slide hammer, which I tried.  It didn't work.  After a month of frustration, I ended up putting a cutting blade on my angle grinder and destroyed it.  It came off then!  LOL!

 

[lowefficiency]

>> You folks are amazing with helpful tips; don't fail me now

I have just one: Wear hearing protection when you're down in the tub hammering away on the tub nut tool!

 

[good-shepherd]

Do i have another problem of it spraying oil?

Minor oil slinging, nothing to worry about now, just clean it up with some degreaser. When the trans starts leaking big time from the lower oil seal then you may have to do something.

As for the tub nut that can be split off with a cold chisel, a new nut is included in the stem seal kit.
However, you still need a tub wrench tool;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Supco-TB12...VXUXV7:sc:USPSPriority!07950!US!-1:rk:22:pf:0

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22830

 

[pdub]

Tub Nut Removal

This tub nut and the stem are REVERSE threaded. Righty loosey, lefty tighty!

Changing a Maytag tub bearing and seal: A how to...

Recently, Dan wanted me to show him the steps on changing a Maytag Dependable Care platform tub bearing and seal on his HA806 that I gave him. What we here at the shop call a 'stem and boot job'. There has been interest expressed on my possibly sharing that with all of you. In the interests of...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[goatfarmer]

Cold chisel never fails on a tub nut.....

 

[combo52]

Stuck MT Agitators

Boiling water first, then a heat gun [ it gets much hotter than boiling water ], then a puller if you want or just break the thing off [ there are still plenty of replacement agitators out there ] The basket lock rings we always just break off with a cold chisel [ a new one comes with the mounting stem kit, We have done this job hundreds of times.

 

The reason these agitators get so stuck is mineral build up from using too little [ or cheap ] detergents, look at the mess under the agitator in replay #10.

 

If your lint filter has a mineral build-up you are abusing the washer and you have much less than ideally cleaned clothing coming out of your washer.

 

John L.

 

[gatsby]

Bearing Sleeve Delemma

First of all, thanks to each of you that have responded; I've read each one. The links some of you provided are extremely helpful. pdub, I've been following the steps in the link you provided. Very detailed - perfect for a greenhorn like me.

The tub nut was not budging and yep, I had noise protectors on my ears with all that hammering going on! Somewhere online, I saw the idea of drilling 3 small holes in a vertical line on the tub nut and then tapping the weakened area with a chisel. We tried that and it broke away perfectly.

I'm curious, I expected a mess under the outer tub since I'm dealing with a leak. Doesn't this look too "healthy" for a leak?

Now I'm looking at the bearing kit I received from GenuineReplacementParts.com and it appears I'm missing the bearing sleeve, correct? Grrrrrrrr!

 

[gatsby]

Bearing Sleeve Found

Disregard my belief the bearing sleeve was missing; it was there all along - inside the bearing - of course!!!

 

[combo52]

Stuck MT Agitators

Yay you got the agitator out and the machine apart, the big problem now is how well the agitator shaft cleans up, if it is too rusted and pitted below the agitator spline area it will tear up the new seal pretty quickly and the machine will leak again, you may need another transmission to make a lasting repair.

 

John L.