Jennifer D North Las Vegas , NV September 20, 2020 Broken washing machine cycle knobs With a pair of needle nose pliers I removed the plastic hook holding the top part of the knob. Then the flat dial which showed where the washer was in the cycle had cracked. So I used the needle nose pliers to remove the metal band that fit around the metal rod. Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes