Washplate Stuck - More Ideas to Remove a Difficult Whirlpool Wash Plate

In April, I made a video on how to remove a stuck on washplate. Lots of people liked it, but its not a sure-fire technique for every washplate. In this video, I am showing you more ideas to remove the plate, preferably without as much damage to the plate as possible. In this video, we're dealing with the WORST PLATE EVER, and still manage to get it off.
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- How to remove a stuck on agitator
- How to remove a stuck on washplate
- How to remove a pulsator
- How to find a Whirlpool Washer Hub
- Replace a Whirlpool Wash Plate
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[@donnakolva5067]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We worked for hours trying to remove our agitator from our washer. . We tried this version and it came right off! Thanks again.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Awesome!

[@DudeJayStarr]

My wash plate snapped trying everything so now to metal part that connects to the splines on the transmission is stuck on. What now?

[@DudeJayStarr]

In the center of the wash plate there’s metal that connects wash plate to the transmission splines. It’s completely seized. No idea what to do.

[@KJordan-uu9zp]

Try two pant can lid openers. Hook them under the edge of wash plate at 180 degrees apart. And jiggle back and forth. Spin drum a little to reposition lid openers and jiggle. Repeat until it comes off. It just worked for me pretty quickly after much frustration at trying several other methods unsuccessfully. This is the first time I have ever commented on KZbin. I'm really just a lurker. But I felt it was important to share this, seems it seems to work well. Maybe someone else already made this suggestion. I didn't take the time to look through all the multitudinous comments to see.

[@mrscreath]

Brilliant!!

[@darklard]

Well that was a disaster, just broke the lips off the lid opener so now they are just weird looking flat head screwdrivers and there are small pieces of metal stuck under the plate.... All in all I don't recommend doing this but it did sound like a good idea.

[@leahrodriquez1349]

Could you use like a glass bottle cap opener or would that be too thick to slide under plate?

[@darrenlewis7001]

Your videos just saved me. What i did was bent two sic penny nails and fit them in the holes opposite each other, then I grabbed the nails with vice grips and wiggle it while pulling up. I did that 90 degrees apart a few times and it came loose. It's the metal spline insert on the wash plate and the metal splines on the shaft that rusts together. Thanks.

[@garygrosso3716]

You're the man. I watched the replacement video where the guy just lifts off the plate. Ha. After struggling for an hour, I stumbled across you video and you saved me. Thank you!

[@carldorschner6996]

I have a similar problem and your video guided me to fix it I had a bed sheet that was jammed in the wash plate and the tub finding the part online I had the confidence to tear it up if I need it too but I got it out with the diligent effort you supported me with

[@Rbenterprises4]

After watching all the videos and reading all of the comments, here is what FINALLY worked for me to remove my washer plate.. After removing the cap and retaining bolt for the washer plate, my plate was stuck. I tried: WD-40 Vinegar Bent coat hangers to pull with. 2 Small Allen wrenches and 2 vice grips to pull with. Deadblow hammer 3lb sledge (the handle is now 8"!) 6” punch to fit on top of the shaft to beat on! Hair dryer to heat up the metal insert on the washer plate. Finally, I tried CRC Freeze penetrant to freeze the metal insert on the washer plate. After spraying 4 20 second bursts and waiting 20 minutes, some more hammering and it came off!! Great product- got it at the local auto store. I can now complete my gearcase replacement! Thanks for the video and all of the ideas in the comments. P.S. I will be using some anti-seize on the spline of the new gearcase! In retrospect, a propane torch might have helped break the corrosion.

[@alyssatrout3702]

I guess we'll have to try that next. We've tried everything else you had on your list too and it's still stuck!! 😤

[@Rbenterprises4]

See my edited comment above regarding a torch.

[@edturlan]

Thank you so much. I couldn’t remove my agitator and finally the hot water and degreaser method worked like a charm!!!

[@free99x]

Thanks! My issue was removing the bolt. Used an impact wrench and worked like a charm. Whirlpool uses blue Loctite. Then used a shoe string tucked under the wash plate to lift it off since the splines had rusted and were seized.

[@portable_wall9222]

I came across this the other day and was about to just cut it off since I had the new one but I used a steam cleaner. I just put the tip of the steamer on the center of the wash plate where the nut was and put a towel over it for a few minutes and then put 2 45 degree angle pick tools under both sides and it rocked out. that saved me so much time.

[@ultravidz]

GOT IT, I found a solution. Fit a long wire underneath the wash plate and wrap the opposite ends around a long piece of lumber laid horizontally across the opening over the washer. The longer the better, I used a 6ft piece. Push up on one side of it with your shoulder using leverage to pry it off. The amount of force I had to use lifted the washer from one side, meaning there was no chance in hell I would’ve gotten it off with my hands alone even given the right tools. Leverage is the only way.

[@lovethevdub]

Good solution - I did the same except that I used paracord under the washplate and tied to the end of a stick. I used the edge of the washer as the fulcrum, pushing DOWN on the stick. While holding this tension, I banged on the washplate near the center with a rubber mallet and POP! It came off, revealing a big nasty tangle of hair around the shaft that was causing trouble.

[@CrunchyRhombus]

This worked perfect for me. Thanks for sharing! Your comment trophy: 🏆

[@JJPMustang]

By far the most helpful video on removing wash plates! You saved me a TON of frustration!

[@davidlacerte592]

before I used your "two screws" method I tried the boiling water technique... and wiggled for 35 minutes. i used a very small pry bar pulling gently on metal wash plate around and around... then it popped up/off. thanks for making these videos!

[@cherriesmart8934]

Thanks so much!! Soaked it in citric acid then held plate up with channel locks and put punch inside threaded hole and hit many times, moving pliers around to pull all sides. took awhile but came out intact!!

[@ScrogginHausen]

Thanks for the citric acid idea. Just had to do this on my Maytag Commercial washer using that, a couple air wedges, and a rubber mallet.

[@bamsbro97]

My dad and me was doing 1 with the metall bottom and used your screw trick...worked perfectly...thank you

[@andriy78]

I just did it and it worked in a second! My Samsung top loader got stuck and two screws helped immediately

[@mkeybr1]

After a week of trying solution after solution, THIS one, combined with the use of pull hooks to pull the agitator up, finally enabled me to remove the washplate. What an ordeal! Why is there no class action lawsuit against Whirlpool for their horrible design?

[@erikj.2066]

The only big winners in class action lawsuits are the lawyers. If there's a win, all the plaintiffs get a check for hardly anything.

[@Automcanic]

It's really not a bad design. As a mechanic there are way worse designs with vehicles. I've had my washer for over 10 years now and am only taking the wash plate off now to clean it 😂

[@hypertrophy07]

Thank you

[@wmpmacm]

Thanks. I am going to have to do this with my Whirlpool Cabrio that makes a great deal of noice during agitation. I am waiting for the new plate to come in.

[@cbobcbob100]

great video....love the detailed real world tech. I will subscribe now....bob

[@perspicator5779]

Good info

[@mononaut]

This video is extremely helpful! I had a broken drive hub in my Maytag Centennial washer, could not get the darn plate off. Found the citric acid at Hobby Lobby for 5.99 for a 1lb bag. Half of it in the tub with hot water just over the top of the plate, 6 or 7 gentle agitation test cycles later, popped right out. Thank you!

[@scrapman502]

it probably would have been cheaper to break off the old plate and buy a new one to replace it!

[@mononaut]

@@scrapman502 Cheaper than 6 dollars?

[@jamesnola-ny9cg]

Citrus Acid n Hot Tap water worked for me thank you. Dollar store had a jug of Awesome Degreaser Orange. I poured the whole jug n 3 pots of hot tap water. Then pulled from center ring and the washer plate came up in less then 5 mins.

[@juliemcbride8722]

Thanks

[@fushee123]

CITRIC ACID! thank you so much. after struggling to remove the washplate for two days....a 30 minute soak with citric acid and ta da! it lifted right off

[@sambaru00]

liquid wrench worked for me to remove plate, thank you..

[@noelanialohakimo4405]

21 October 2021 I honestly gottah say thank you to your video and comments that were allowed. Because one of the comments recommended "WD-40". I guess my husband and I was in a rush after the technician said "I am unable to remove the washer plate because no matter what I try it won't come off unless I break it, now with that said I can order a new washer plate and come back next week to change it out". Well guys and all that watch this video and other videos, BE PATIENT AND WD-40 the area in the middle where you removed the washer plate bolt. This video does help because we lifted the barrel as well and tried to lift the plate and then just continued to use the WD-40. We waited a little more later and just gave the WD-40 some time. Few hours later just a tug here and there the washer plate came off. Oh my gosh it was nasty as heck so no wonder it didn't want to come off, lol. So nasty and coins galore in the drainage areas, all the drainage areas had coins. Don't know when the last time this washer was maintained but some coins were stuck together and really stuck. But hey all worked out and technician comes next week with a new washer plate soooooo we might as well have that changed out come next week because it's paid for. Just want to close by saying thanks again for this video and for the comments area because it helped us. Mahalo nui from Wai'anae Hawai'i. Cheehu!!!!

[@noelanialohakimo4405]

However after a year later (well just about) I found something that worked for me. After a few minutes working it with 2 Vise Grips aka Locking Pliers it freggin' popped off like a charm. Mind you it took a little time but a whole lot faster then a year ago. I just had to share this that it worked for me. Why did they have to make it so complicating? lol! Oh yes I opened it to clean the underneath pf it. I'm trying to make it a yearly maintenance. Thanks again for this video because trust me you helped a whole lot. Mahalo nui 🤙

[@yoooga9221]

@@noelanialohakimo4405 do you mind making a video of it? A Vise Grip seems to have nowhere to grip onto if the goal is to get a tightly stuck wash-plate off

[@1anthonybrowning]

Excellent

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Thanks

[@mmcape]

Thank you so much!!! My husband couldn't get the plate off so he's doing this next... I will never buy a washer like this again!!! I miss the agitator as this machine doesn't work as I would like...

[@richneil5819]

The problem is rust and corrosion of the steel insert splines on the washplate and the splines on the gearbox shaft not crud under the washplate. Very poor design.

[@gamingtruck872]

very very poor design

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

We know. We just need a solution

[@zacharycerniga4884]

​@@doctorfeinstone6524CLR 😂

[@dukecraig2402]

Once off when you put it back together put AntiSeize on the splines, next time it'll come right off.

[@gerririzzo8445]

Mine in my LG top loader wasn’t cooperating. I had a pouch of dishwasher cleaner that I threw in and let it agitate for a few minutes. The plate came off on its own. 🥳

[@ATHLETE.X]

I’m about ready to throw this damn washer out the window. Thanks for your tips

[@patadegrillo007]

Nothing like the old design washers. After 2 weeks of trying to remove that stupid dish , will be doing your suggestion!

[@davidm4160]

These newer washers are junk. I broke my agitator and still didn't get it off!

[@yoooga9221]

@@patadegrillo007 took me 2 years, still stuck tight, CLR used, not helpful either

[@patadegrillo007]

Had to cut the plate in half and use a puller to remove the center bushing from the shaft, found $1,20 in coins jamming the dish

[@robstephens]

I've used the method below to remove pulleys, etc. from shafts. I would try it for washplate removal, but I'm not certain that it will work. I After removing the nut, try replacing it with a coupling nut run all of the way down and then loosen about two turns or so. Then screw in a short bolt into the coupling nut and tighten it securely to the top of the stud. Spray the washplate stud with WD40 and tap the bolt with a hammer. I believe that it will pop loose after a few light blows. If this doesn't work, try prying the plate and tapping the bolt at the same time.

[@victorlin8098]

Thank you so much for your sharing ❤️ could you please let me know what is the name of the tool ?

[@redrayven2262]

After trying to remove agitator for a few hours, I poured a little CLR in the center and waited about 10 seconds and it came right off.

[@maryg4351]

WOW thank you for the CLR tip. After using an impact driver our wash plate wouldn't budge...wish I would have read comments and hour earlier!

[@Ken-tl7jq]

I must say, I about sh** a brick. I finally removed a washplate without breaking it. Thank you for that hack.

[@spencerbeales8965]

Put the bolt in part way lift up on the plate and tap with a hammer. Just changed the transmission on a Maytag centennial, the plate and the tub we're both stuck pretty good.

[@willismcvey2366]

I used a shoe string and ran it under the plate. This allowed me to put even pressure on both sides of the plate and it popped up with a little pressure.

[@michellestout9348]

Thank you! My husband poured CLR in the middle, waited 2 minutes, then got it removed on the second try

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Great job!

[@Smaac72]

After trying to get this off for an hour - I saw this reply…had CLR…same deal… off in 2 minutes. Thanks.

[@alyssatrout3702]

@@Smaac72 We tried CLR with no luck. Going to try the citric acid next.

[@gabenguyen1216]

I have an LG washer that had a stuck wash plate. Tried the screws and it wouldn't budge. Ran an agitator test cycle then a tub clean and the dang thing floated off the splines! All my might pulling and it wouldn't come off but that did the trick.

[@alyssatrout3702]

I also have a LG washer. We've tried everything but citric acid. CLR did not work for us. Can you tell me how to run the agitator test cycle you used?

[@gabenguyen1216]

@@alyssatrout3702 I'm afraid I don't remember anymore but you can follow the basic idea of the video. Have that citric acid in the tub with hot water and run wash cycles to make the agitator spin around. It may take a few times but as it spins to "wash" the empty tub it'll slowly work itself off and float up to the water level. Just make sure to babysit it so it doesn't bang the plate around once it's off.

[@patriciazabala5480]

Finally a washer like mine. Had for years but my argument with my dad is that this gas to have a filter somewhere and he's it doesn't. Does it? Ne help would be appreciated

[@mikebunch3189]

soak the wash plate spline area with pb blaster . usually frees it up with 20 to 30 minutes .

[@user-xv3kw9md7p]

Hey Ben, can you get the wash plate apart without ruining? It seems like a bunch of black gunk is inside.

[@bruce7259]

Ben ! We have a whirlpool washer that is walking across the room ! We installed brand new rods . It’s a whirlpool with the impeller . What could cause this ?

[@fiddlerpin]

How do you remove a stuck lower agitator on a whirlpool washer? Can't pull it up off the shaft. Thanks

[@gamingtruck872]

I've had the same exact washer and tried to get that stupid lid off until finally after months of having to wash clothes and my parents and my husband didn't have time to spend really trying to fix it We ended up just breaking down and buying a new one because It was on sale and I'm having the same issue again except for instead of it being 4 and 1/2 years later it's 2 years later so I'm trying your tips right now I hope it works. once I get it off though I'm probably going to take it off every couple months and clean it so this doesn't happen again hopefully just know, it's the stupid washer because I've had to do this same thing. back then though when I tried to fix my first washer that I gave up on, I didn't have as many videos to help me as I do now so thank you

[@JackThelRipper]

Don’t buy any more whirlpools washers like this, stick to the older whirlpool kenmore direct drive models for used that have a turn style timer and if you want new, BUY A SPEED QUEEN WASHER AND DRYER! Best in the market, 5-7 year warranty and run 25 years still!

[@TammyOne-rd9ng]

I used screws on my plastic one, PERFECT!! Mine isn’t that old and wasn’t as stuck as I thought (I am a girl) lol!!!

[@Theresistance64]

Physics: I filled it with ice and ran half a cold cycle. It make the post contract freeing it from the agitator. Came right out.

[@ScantPear]

I grabbed one of the bumps on the bottom of the tub and used a extendable wratchet and I managed to push inward like hulk against the ratchet and the bump on the bottom of the tub and it got it off

[@jasonalexander6417]

Honestly, the best thing to do is get some air wedges, a t-hook and some penetrating oil like pb blaster. Remove the bolt and spray the penetrating oil in the cavity where the bolt sits. May need to do a few times and let it soak down. Then use the t-hook to pull the agitator up while fitting the wedge underneath. Put the bolt back on loosely and then pump up the air wedges. That will take it right off. Using penetrating oil is not ideal, but sometimes you just have to. You can always use some carb or brake cleaner to get it off. And as for the smell, you may just need to run it a few times with some detergent and bleach to get the smell out. Not ideal, but its better than spending all day to get no where.

[@nimapocalyse9569]

The only success I've had on the newer whirlpool/maytag designs is spraying PBlaster directly in the center where the metal insert and transmission driveshaft are located. Sometimes it has to sit and when I come back to replace the hub the washplate will then come off. Other times I have to break the plastic washplate and bring a replacement with me.

[@free99x]

Shoe string tucked under the wash plate like a pull handle works like a charm. My plate was rusted/seized at the spline.

[@Juggz_N_Nuggz]

@@free99x lol

[@richardabner9420]

only successful with the break the washplate method

[@paulpaganetto7603]

I used PB Blaster as well. I had to let it soak in overnight while using a rubber mallet to bang and vibrate the wash plate and using picks (hook and pick tools) to lift up on the wash plate. Jut when you think you need to start smashing the plastic to get it off... pop! Up comes the wash plate/agitator. You need to give the PB Blaster time to work AND you need to keep working the PB Blaster in. While the drive plate is plastic, the wash plate and drive shaft are metal and are what get rusted/fused together -- at least in my case.

[@ScantPear]

Gen it from the middle stud and lift it out that is how I removed them they slipped up and out like ice and lifting from the fin gives strong friction on the splines and shaft so grab it from the middle stud and lift it right out

[@tracykeirnan9269]

Didnt work for me.

[@LadyHaze90]

What if ur maytag has the huge auger look like think in the middle not sire wuts it called does it come off the same way ?

[@chuckgrigsby9664]

I used my oscillating tool with a wood cutting blade. Completely destroyed the wash plate, but I got it out. I had tried a variation of the trampoline tool without success. I was trying to figure out how to use a gear puller, but decided that I needed to order a new wash plate just in case. The gear puller broke the stuck wash plate, and that signaled the start of the oscillating tool attempt. It strikes me that it might not be a bad idea to remove the wash plate every six months just to keep the crud from building up beneath it.

[@SteveBaerst]

Based on my washer symptoms it appeared that I just needed to a new drive hub so should have been a simple repair but nothing is ever easy. I tried just about all of the solutions in this video and others (metal hooks, citric acid, degreaser, air bags, shims, prying tools, hair dryer, etc.) to get the wash plate off intact but despite putting tremendous upward pressure, nothing worked. Decided to cut away plastic to access the metal part of the agitator that sits on the spline. Use a rotary tool and then a chisel to get the plastic off the metal piece. Then tried all the suggestions (boiling water, lubricant, bearing pullers, etc) to get the metal piece off and none of that worked as well. Then decided to use a rotary tool with a diamond blade to cut a slot in the metal to see if I could loosen it. This was not easy as well but after 3-4 hours of cutting, finally got a slot cut on the top and one side that went all the way to the motor shaft/spline. Then used a hammer claw with a small piece of wood underneath to protect the bottom of the drum. This finally did the trick and it came off. There was some rust on the shaft but it didn't appear to be fused so it was just on there really, really tight. Then removed the old drive hub and all the gears were stripped so replaced it with the $10 part from amazon and washer appears to be working normally. Probably ended up spending $100 in supplies but way too much time. In the end it would have been way easier just to buy a new washer but it became a challenge that I had to solve. Hopefully this fixes it for a while but who knows. Thanks to everyone for the videos and comments.

[@dennisbrinkley8613]

What were your symptoms? I have a screeching noise that occurs intermittenly only on the wash cycle. It has been suggested that I have a bad gearcase.

[@davidbrown9390]

Definitely better than the sledge hammer method! Lol

[@dalecarpenter8828]

I ordered another one because I'm getting it out if I have to destroy it ! It will not spin while empty ( money under the plate ?) . So how hard would it be to design one that does not let money go under it ?

[@fiddlerpin]

I had trouble with getting the agitator out of my 2003 Whirlpool top loader. I found when I removed the bolt and also the bolts holding the transmission in and put a longer bolt in place of the agitator hold down bolt and hit the bolt with a dead blow hammer it came right out.

[@ElleInc]

Oh my gosh you saved my life. Just did that and it came right out. Have been struggling for like 30 minutes. Mahalo

[@bridgetland]

Where is the bolt that holds the transmission in?

[@Chickeninthemicrowave]

I wrestled with getting mine off but what I did was take a strip of really strong duct tape from the edge to the middle on the 3 flat parts of the part and had enough duct tape to make a handle in the middle. I was able to pull directly up and the plate came off. Hope this helps someone.

[@joelbelden9361]

I worked on a Matag Bravo last year and after 3 hrs decided to use my propane torch and melt it off. I did not have the citric acid.

[@ivoted7199]

Hey fellas, do you prefer an agitator or the Impeller as depicted here in your video?

[@maxnuccio2440]

Where’s the link for video to get washer into test mode. You said it would be in description or on video card but not in either. I searched your videos and couldn’t find it for this machine.

[@EdmundOrr.HealthHealing]

My pulsator/washplate is significantly stuck to the drive shaft!!! Can I use WD-40 or olive oil or similar to get it loose? I've tapped and pried... Obviously, I don't want to introduce clothes staining, but cannot get it out (without damaging the pulsator, I fear).

[@juansebastian8133]

😅 thanks my friend

[@muskratondatra8294]

Tried removing the plate off a relatively new washer with the same tools already.. tried once more gave up and just started pushing back and forth downwards on the plate to loosen it as much as I could then took that 90 degree spike tool and just hammered it into the center plastic arbor on the plate with a mallet one pull upwards and it came right out. Wouldnt bother with the citric acid its the metal splines that are grabbing so well on the center arbor.

[@kef103]

Cheap metals totally

[@Bomber411]

Ben, I have a Daewoo 6kg "fuzzy logic" DWF-6010AP portable washer that I can't find any information on and is now making this electrical sounding buzz as soon as it is turned on. Like the sound of flourescent lights when they buzz. Machine is still working, but I do have to clear the filter on the bottom often and the lint trap inside has a tear in it and not collecting lint. I'm going to take that out and sew it up. Not sure if opening the agitator will help me clean it out... In the meantime, this buzzing sound, could there be lint trapped inside? It made this sound one other time, but when I unplugged the machine, it stopped and when I turned it back on, it was fine. Now it made that sound through the whole cycle tonight and no matter how many times I've unplugged, it's still making the noise when I turn the machine back on.. even when it's not running a cycle. In the spin cycle, the sound had waves of louder and quieter. Now I don't know what I'm doing here and am on a too-low fixed income so I have no money for parts or replacement washer. If I can't fix this myself, I will have to wash my clothes by hand and I have fibromayalgia, so this won't be possible. Please help me if you can!

[@Bomber411]

Thank you so much for your time, if you manage to get some to help me. I hope you can give me some tips on how to repair this myself. Thank you!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Sounds like the drain pump is going bad. Pumps tend to get very loud over time if they have obstructions in them, and you said the filter needs cleaned a lot. It could damage it, causing the noise.

[@Bomber411]

@@bensappliancesandjunk any time there is any kind of lint or anything in the filter, it won't rinse properly. So I take it out, clean it and then have to start the whole wash again to get the spin going again. This buzz sound is new. Sounds like an old fluorescent light tube, you know when they buzz and it kind of sounds electrical? This is a portable top load washer. Do I need to take it apart from the bottom or can I remove the back? I had tried to remove the back once before, years ago, but it wouldn't come off as the way it it connected, I'd have to remove the top and I don't know what I'm doing here, but I'm sure there must be a trick to it. Could the pump drain just be cleaned out? Or replaced?

[@Bomber411]

@@bensappliancesandjunk I can't seem to find anything about this washer online. What a pain lol I'd love to learn how to repair this stuff myself, but it's hard when nobody seems to have one! It's different than the cheaper portable washers out there now.

[@alchemy1]

I needed to replace the bearing and to do that, you have to remove the basket. I did everything including air impact hammer. At last every thing was destroyed including the transmission and the basket was stuck to the plastic tub with the outer pipe cylinder that houses the shaft of the transmission. The shaft as it got pounced on broke loose and the gearbox fell apart all at the same time. The tub and the basket was fused together with that gearbox cyclinder that the shaft is inside. After that, there was no need to chisel the cylinder away which I did but then it was time to chuck the whole thing. In fact this is on two units. One Maytag and the other Whirlpool. Same product, different name. Both courtesy of washplate. This does not happen with agitator set up.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Sadly, I've had that happen once or twice on the Whirlpool-built washplates. Such a terrible design.

[@alchemy1]

@@bensappliancesandjunk Well, here is something that is worthy to include here. So here it is. First of all, I don't believe in purchasing their so-called "gearbox" when their bearing goes out due to that leaking seal above it. Instead o replace the bearing, which is a common bearing (thank heaven they somehow forgot to specialize that bearing).. I simply drill out the rivets on the pan/box that house their little can transmission/gear thing that is sandwiched inside the two metal pan. I spray some lubricant on the bearing collar and let it sit and remove the two half and there you pound out,, whatever it takes to remove the bearing. Typically it is the top bearing that goes out and not bottom. If the bottom also goes out, thank heaven you don't have to remove it because it will be tough. Since it is in bottom, no water gets there to rust out the ball bearings. So I take the cover off the bearing, spray some carb cleaner and blow it clean with air. It is dirt and grime that gets in there. So that is the solution for the two bearings. Now the solution for removing the frozen stuck basket. Here it is. Put a scissor jack or a bottle jack right on the shaft and cut a piece of 2X4 about 20 inches long and place it on top of the jack. The two ends of the 2x4 will be right under the edges of the basket. Raise the jack and watch the basket give. Merry Christmas. ( By the way extra details. If you are that ambitious to replace the bearing instead of the gearbox when you spray the bearing, you have to let it sit possibly overnight if they are extra stubborn. Now let us assume that either you don't want to wait that long or even after that the two halves are hard to split open to expose the bearing. In that case, this is the solution. Save either the gearbox or the pan but not both. To save the gearbox, simply cut the top half collar where inside is the bearing and you are done. Or destroy the gearbox by pounding on it but you are saving the pan. In the future same problem, you simply do the opposite, exchange the pan of one with the other gearbox that you installed new bearing. This is the least aggravating but it is forgotten and waiting for the thing game. Oh, with the agitator getting backed on, although I have not had a serious issue with that, I simply spray it with some lube and let it sit and twist and turn it, etc until it has some give. Then I feed strong twine by shoving it through the edges of the agitator feeding it inside all the way until it is at the center on the shaft ( possibly doubling the twine). Then grab both ends of the twin with your hands and the twin leaning towards you and again the shaft, using the shaft so hold the twin in place so the twine doesn't slip off and then with one strong jerking motion, left up the agitator))

[@DanWebster]

Use some weed eater string get it under the plate and give it a yank. Good video.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Tried a few things like that, and the weed eater string doesn't have the tensile strength on some plates.

[@DanWebster]

@@bensappliancesandjunk I saw that on our facebook group thought it sounded legit. Thought I might pass it along to you have not yet messed with one these I am 68 retired appliance parts sales. I do a little DIY my old boss helped me with. made a few videos.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

@@DanWebster nice, I appreciate the idea. I know some techs say try dryer belts, and when I've done it, they usually snap. You never know how "Bad" the plate's gonna be when it doesn't come out easily... The screw method on the LG's has worked awesome for me, but it wont work on these at all.

[@rollingsunset357]

Ben, I am having difficulty getting a Kenmore impeller bolt out. I have tried a wracked, 1/4 impact driver, dwalt impact bolt extractor. Nothing has worked. Do you have any suggestions? The tech guide does not offer any suggestions.

[@gette9301]

I am having the same issue. I wish I was to the part of lifting the darn thing up!

[@sarahrichardson1282]

My husband and I CANNOT get ours off! We’ve tried so many techniques and ideas and it’s just not budging.

[@tracykeirnan9269]

Same!!

[@jorgebadia1476]

I used an extension cord put it in the gap slid it under the wash plate and pulled up took about 5 minutes.

[@Grantsvillemom]

Anyone know how to fix the wash cycle-won't agitate the clothes :(

[@dtrain9771]

Had a lot of trouble with mine. Heat up about a gallon of water to almost boiling and dump it in there. Let it sit for a minute and pop! Of course be careful cuz its hot! Dont need any chemicals...

[@MikeB229]

So question. I have the same exact washer and my wash plate is stuck as well, going to try your way shortly, but my problem with this washer is on spin cycle it almost destroys itself because the balance is off I guess. Shocks are new. What else could it be? Please let me know if you have an idea.

[@OFF-the-GRID-Gary]

I’ve got the same problem!!! New stabilizers & took everything apart & cleaned & put back together…. Still gets off balance , even after a reset ??? Help

[@elenaashley7567]

So in all of the videos I've watched including yours, the nut aways moves easily with the socket wrench. I can not get mine to budge, even with an impact driver. Any suggestions? I have put Wd40 on it, still not moving.

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Some times they're rusted on terribly. Sometimes it takes multiple doses of WD40 then hitting it with an impact... If you can't get it off ever, then the only other answer tends to be cutting the plate off with a rotary tool.

[@yoooga9221]

I could not get the nut off with a socket wrench either, muscle power was not the issue since I had power. Then I hired a repair guy, instead of trying to turn the wrench (continuously), he hit one end of the wrench (it was the same socket wrench I used but failed), the sudden impact of force made the wrench move the nut. But my wash plate was so dann stuck, even this bulky and strong repair guy could not get the plate out after he removed the nut, he damaged the plate when trying to lift it with a screw driver

[@scrapman502]

this method of removing the wash plate is all fine and dandy if you have a lot of time to spare, but in the real world, a technician has up to 10 calls to run in a day and spending as little time at each call is very important if you want to make money that day. If you are replacing a transmission in that particular washer you're repairing, you may as well order a new wash plate and have it handy knowing you're going to have problems removing the old one. on jobs with a contract/warranty work, this is not a problem at all, the contract company pays for all parts. on all other calls, it's not really a problem either, because the wash plate is a relatively in-expensive part to replace anyways. I have had troubles removing the wash plate and once I had to actually use a Dremel to cut off the plastic and notch the metal part of the plate and then using a chisel to split it as rust and corrosion made it impossible to remove it normally. I suppose the citric acid would have worked but waiting around for several hours was not an option.

[@michaeleeten7783]

After breaking my agitator I realized a little wd 40 down the screw hole would have resolved the issue in minutes. Marine JB weld fixed the agitator.

[@Chickeninthemicrowave]

After you clean and remove the agitator do you need to use some kind of grease or thread lock when replacing it?? Thanks!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

no. just drop it down and tighten the bolt on

[@Bomber411]

@@bensappliancesandjunk what can I use to clean in there if no citric acid? Degreaser?

[@Bomber411]

@@bensappliancesandjunk vinegar and baking soda? One or the other? Toilet bowl cleaner? Lol

[@DylBuilder1]

@@Bomber411 yeah no toilet cleaner. that will destroy the rubber seals and stuff. bleach, vinegar, baking soda or Simple Green will work well.

[@amberpope97]

So am I correct I don’t have to buy a new wash plate just unstick clean it and put it back?

[@michaelrobertson8615]

Anyone know where the fabric softener goes?

[@jy9291]

It always goes down the drain.

[@tubesockets120v]

Why would the wash plate need replaced?

[@AP-bo1if]

came out with the shaft

[@ScantPear]

Use wedge bags

[@tiffanygraye2349]

What kind of citric acid did you use??

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Standard citric acid. Its in the description in a link.

[@Good-Enuff-Garage]

thanks Ben, but do you have a video on how to actually remove the entire drum, or more specifically press out or pull off the motor shaft out of the drum? please and thank you

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Not yet, thats on the to-do list

[@OursK85]

Just tried to do this technique but won't budge. I found out the technician who came fix my mother washer just knocked the metal gear of the new disk and slide the new disk on old metal gear. After breaking the disk with a hammer after only a year I had to remove the metal middle part using a grinder with cutting disk!!

[@lilolme69]

It must be hard to not say some things you would like to say to some people on here. lol I couldn't do it, but if you ever need anything said, let me know, I work for peanuts :) So how were the gears in the middle? Were you able to re-use that wash plate?

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Re-used the wash plate and sold the next day. Had to sand the plate just a slight bit from where my spring tool gripped it, but it worked rather well. The gearcase had rusted quite a bit on the washplate splines. But all this worked super well.

[@ScantPear]

6:20 because it had plastic splines not because of shooting an outdo on a different day

[@gladysma308]

Why the design is not better designed allowing consumers easily clean the filter?

[@flipptom]

I have this same problem Ben, thank you for making this video. By the way do you have a brother named Brandon? Because you look and sound like another person that makes videos that has to do with “cleaning machines “!

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Yep

[@kimgreen8627]

I thread the center and poured boiling hot water in there

[@robertmunguia250]

I took mine out but the metal hub stayed on the shaft of transmission. I’ve hit it with impact but nothing. Don’t know what else to do.

[@richardabner9420]

ive been forced to grind vertical slices in the metal part with a dremel and metal cutting disc. then breaking slice away. repeating till enough is cut free to loosen metal spline part. (being careful not to cut drive shaft.

[@SAVOYTRUF]

I cant get the bolt off, Help

[@desireblue21]

The wash plate on my whirlpool is literally fused to the transmission/ gearbox I literally busted all the other plastic off only thing remaining is the medal teeth that is apart of the wash plate but stuck to the transmission literally looks welded…

[@Ronbo765]

Should that spline be lubricated?

[@DylBuilder1]

nope.

[@Cam427.]

Hi, I dont know much about Appliances but I have this same washer and it seems no matter what I do the clothes are always soaked and sitting in standing water.. I do the drain spin cycle and I hear it running water. Ive cleaned the drains and the machine itself.. im lost! Any ideas?? Thanks

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

Is the wash plate loose? If not, it won't spin. Watch my other Whirlpool/Maytag/Amana videos on diagnostic codes. I am working on a video dealing specifically with the machine not spinning, and it'll be out in a week or two. But if you can learn to figure out what code its throwing, you can likely find out what part has gone bad.

[@Cam427.]

@@bensappliancesandjunk the wash plate is tight and it spins and I can watch it drain but the clothes are still dripping wet.. the only way I can make it manageable is by shutting the water off to the washer and do a drain spin cycle.. if I don't shut the water off it still ads water to the machine even on drain spin.. is this normal?

[@bensappliancesandjunk]

@@Cam427. unless rinse is on, it shouldn't do that. Could be a water valve stuck open.

[@Cam427.]

@@bensappliancesandjunk ok thanks i will look that up and check it out.. thank you

[@cezarbordon4808]

My washer doesn't red light on, and not spinning as well as draining? what should I do

[@cezarbordon4808]

I meant the red light stayed on

[@dannypomeroy9255]

Just leave the bolt out n do a few loads of was it will lose n up on it's own i gota work on mine also but my bolt was 11mm

[@patriciazabala5480]

I'm sorry I don't see where it says how to do test with the buttons

[@tiffanygraye2349]

We cannot get that plate off we have been trying for about and hour

[@MrTrker1]

Mine would not come out I even used a come a long I’m done with whirlpool shit I went and bought a speed queen