stuck agitator puller- made cheap!

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I hope it's OK that I have been working with another forum to get this restore completed. Here is the link:

https://www.applianceblog.com/mainforums/threads/mcclary-washer-1970s-unit-not-agitating.90084/page-2#post-469300

 

[tinkering]

I need to mention that the original stalling problem the machine was having no longer exists. I turned the pump/motor a bunch by hand to get it going again, and it has not looked back. Maybe something caught in the pump, maybe that enormous srcud and lint build up, maybe all of the above.
It's nice to say it's FIXED.

 

[repairguy]

Congrats on your thorough restoration! Now you can enjoy for many years.

 

[tinkering]

transmission trouble?

The old girl stopped spinning for my wife. I went down and spun the agitator by hand. It started going but didn't seem to be up to speed. I dialed in a final spin; at a certain point in the spin cycle it seemed to gain full speed. Does this sound like a transmission problem, and how difficult will it be changing out the tranny, if indeed I can find one. Can they be rebuilt; maybe I can find parts?

 

[tinkering]

Old McClary washer transmission slipping?

Or can it be something other than the transmission?

 

[tinkering]

I started a new thread on this issue:

McClary washer 1974 Transmission

1974 McClary washer Mod YWG1118W1291 Sometimes the spin doesn't get up to speed. It's leaking water from underneath more now too but that is probably just the tub seal? I recently did a revamp job in this forum, on the tub rust and scrud buildup etc. but I can't find the thread. These McClary...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[maytag85]

The best way to get the agitator off (this applies to the older Whirlpool belt drive machines with the metal or nylon agitator drive block) is to take a socket and hit it with a mallet a few times which will free up the agitator. Did that a few times to my Whirlpool washer.