GE Washing machine agitator does not move during wash cycle (self trouble-shooting)

[@jns7820]

Mine is doing the same thing buddy! Haven't tore into mine yet but I suspect I have the same issue! Thanks for posting this!

[@ВалентинаУстюгова-ъ4в]

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[@khalindavis7322]

Problem solved?

[@BillTolmachoff]

Did you happen to repair the problem?

[@That_puertorican]

So was it fixed and if so what needed to be repaired? I’m having same issue with my washer

[@crunchyedge]

@@That_puertoricanI had a repair tech look at it after I filmed this video, he said the gearbox and or transmission was busted. Cost of repair + labor would have been as much as a new basic washing machine. Bought a new one at his recommendation and it's been great.

[@zackamanda9799]

Would of been nice if you showed how you got the auger seperated from the agitator.

[@jdrs4214]

Repair Clinic has helpful tips on how to remove the “auger” on that washer. It’s amazing how manufacturers now have new terminology, for their newer and inferior washing machines!!!! We now have “impellers” (a very low profile piece of plastic that moves around at the base of the spin basket), an “auger” (the one pictured here on this video), and of course, the old style agitator. I thought an auger was something plumbers use for plumbing work???!!! Huh???

[@jdrs4214]

I have 2 of those late model GE washers that were kicked to the curb, by their previous owners (my neighbors). I know why they were tossed out. Those machines eat up those poorly designed agitators, like a dog eats a tin can of wet dog food. (The transmission rounds off the splines on the block, at the center base of the agitator, and renders it useless.) ……and these new washing machines, aren’t the best in the world, and have nothing on the old washing machines that used mechanical timers with a servo motor hooked up with a camshaft and electrical contact points. I took those 2 washers apart to modify the transmission shaft and the splined block at the base of the agitator. I drilled a hole through the agitator block and the transmission shaft, and threaded the hole to use a stainless steel lag screw to secure it in place, so I never have to worry about spending $75.00 every freaking year for a poorly designed piece of plastic.