sounds like either a whirlpool product or 1 of its sister companies the problem is there is a couple of ears in the unit that pivot on the back and forth motion the cam ears catch on a grooved type gear on the upper part of the agitator sounds like they are worn out not a uncommon problem not sure if this is easily fixed with out eyes I had done this repair many years ago and at that time I had site the problem is not allot of room for hands to get in the unit to feel what you are doing most likely about a 35.00 fix if you take the agitator to a shop and not have them do a house call if it is a ge product then it is a problem need to press a white metal type of gear in the top of the agitator and there is a couple of special tools to press the gear out and a different tool to press the gear in good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 2:12 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine help
>I can not tell you how to fix this problem but a few pointers on how to > trouble shoot. > It will not ajetate with the lid open, this is a safety feature. In order > to > tell if it is ajetating, there is always a safety switch. They are located > in one of two places. Either in the middle of the door at the back. If > this > is the case you can wedge a key or some other small pointed object between > the door and the switch and then turn on the ajetater. You do not need to > put your hand down inside of the machine where you could get your hand > caught in the ajetater. Just put your hand on top of it and see if it is > turning back and forth. > The other location for the switch could be under the lid in front, off to > one side or the other. You will find a small slot that has a switch in it > that a pin on the door depresses when the lid is put down, again push down > on the switch with a key or screw driver or some thing like that. One > other > thing to try is to unplug the washer and feel under nieth to see if the > belt > is warn or broken. > Good luck Let us know how it turns out. > Regards > robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Brice Mijares > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 4:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine help > > I have a Kenmore washing machine. I noticed that the agitator wasn't > working correctly, or maybe it is, I have no idea. The bottom of the > agitator seems like it agitates back and forth, and the top half don't do > anything. Without the top turning the clothes aren't being drawn in > towards > the middle causing the clothes to circulate. Does anyone know if I can > fix > this myself?? If so, give me some detailed instructions. Thanks > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
