Why do I get myself into these things?

[bobofhollywood]

rust buster & prayer

That agitator has the fine toothed splined agitator shaft, which often tends to rust in place inside those gold colored agitators.

Put some rust buster or liquid wrench down the center hole in the agitator, filling it most likely. Let that set overnight and try it again in the morning. Just grab the skirt at the bottom and wiggling side to side, pull straight up. Do not hit yourself with the thing when it finally does come off. If you can get an Agi-tamer, this would be a good one to use it on.

Also, if you do not plan on using the suds saver valve, take off one wire to it and tape it safely to prevent shorts and shocks, and that'll make the big buzzing noise quit.

Neat looking machine, without a doubt.

Remember what Tom said for future project - ALWAYS put them into the pump out and spin FIRST before going any further. Very wise advice.

Good luck with it.

Bob

 

[compwhiz128]

Wow

We had that same exact washer!

Till it crapped out...

And it had a staight vane agitator thingy

 

[rickr]

Hi Jamie
There is always room for another Kenmore in any home! lol!

When you change out the belt, and loosen the transmition, watch for a metal "bb" that may fall out of place from the main shaft. The instructions on the bag the belt comes in tells how to put the "bb" back in place.

r.

 

[pulsator]

Ok, I've gotten the agitator out thanks to WD-40 and boiling water. I've also gotten the tub nut out thanks to my new spanner nut wrench... My next issue is the inner drum. it won't budge! I've tried WD-40, PB, pounding on the sides with a rubber mallet, rocking the tub vertically from side to side, and jumping in rocking the tub side to side with my full body weight... I just don't know what to do... Any thoughts?

 

[DADoES]

Keep rocking it. HARD.

 

[pulsator]

FINALLY!!!!!!

After about 5 straight minutes of jumping from side to side in it, it finally came loose!!!! YAY!!!!!! I've wanted to get an inner tub out ever since the '02 Convention when I saw John's Whirlpool coffee table!!!

 

[pulsator]

My next question... When I took off the tub ring, 2 of the 4 clips fell off, at least one went between the inner and outer tubs. After removing the inner tub, I found one of them in the out drum. I can't find the last one anywhere! I suspect that it fell into the pump, would it damage the pump to add some water and then drain out the clip? Do I need to tip the machine back on it's front and screw around with it some more and try to recover it?

 

[DADoES]

If the clip got into the tub outlet, it wouldn't go directly into the pump. There's a protector/baffle that helps keep foreign objects out of the pump. IIRC, the bottom of it may be threaded for removal to clean out accumulated debris.

 

[pulsator]

Well, lucky me! As I was movin the washer to tip it on it's side to get that clip and check the belt tension, I found the clip! It was under the middle of the washer, the one place I couldn't see. So, I tipped the washer and the belt flexes half an inch or so inward when I push on it with finger strength. I also got a closer look at the suds saver valve and MAN!!! It was all rusty and corroded, I was surprised that it was able to move at all! So, I took off one of the wires and wrapped it in electrical tape, hopfully that'll solve the problem! I think all I need to do now is wait for the silicone to dry around that leak and lightly wire brush the agitator shaft spline to get rid of the rust! Then it's time to reassemble!!!! YAY!!!!!!!

 

[neptunebob]

Yay, for removing the tub!. I was going to suggest placing the machine in a cool area, then once cool, pour boiling water over the tub shaft. That might expand the metal, freeing it from the shaft below. It might be a good idea to use an acid cleaner like Lime Away inside the tub to remove the minerals, it can also remove rust too. How is the pump, it could be causing a lot of noise, even if it isn't completely seized and a new one should quiet things down.

 

[pulsator]

Well, after letting the silicone patches dry, I decided to turn the machine on again now that I had disconnected the suds saver. The machine came on and was a lot quieter with the suds valve no longer buzzing, but it was still a bit loud. I though I'd let in run for a minute or two cuz I had had the machine tipped on it's side for so long, I figured this would give it a chance to move the oil around in the transmission, after a minute or so, the noise suddenly dropped to it's normal Kenmore hum!!!! YAY!!!! I stopped it and started it many many times to make sure that it wasn't just going to be quiet after it had been running for a minute or so, and it stays quiet!!! YAY!!!! Now my only pressing issue is that agitator spline rust. I took a wire brush to it and scrubbed it down a bit then cleaned it off and put some vaseline on and tried to stick an agitator on, got down about 3/4 of the way and stopped... CRAP! so now I've got some water gettin ready to boil on the stove to get it off and back to the wire brush!

 

[westytoploader]

Glad you're making progress, you'll have it up and running in no time! How does that "donut seal" look?

A word of caution: you need to make sure you let the silicone dry 24 HOURS before attempting to put ANY water in it. Otherwise, it might not seal properly.

 

[neptunebob]

So you can use my suggestion after all!. If you have one of those small wire brushes used to clean car battery clamps try using it to clean up the spline inside the agitator, it probably has excess rust or minerals too.

 

[irishwashguy]

Nice machine Jamie!!

She will be going good in no time. My Grandmother had one of these machines in one of the apts that she would rent to people.Her machine had a black preg Roto swirl with the scrubber top on it as I recall. I wonder if CLR could help get some of the build up.Michigan water where I lived had alot of Iron in it as I recall(I lived in Kalamazoo for about a year)I would hear people talk about the iron in the water. Good luck wtih your project, I know that you will do a Fabulous job on it