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I followed Matt's awesome video from AppliancePartsPros.com to build up my "I can do this" reserves. But here's the story leading up to that point... We purchased our Samsung WF419 on a “Black Friday” special November 2009 expecting to get some good years out of the washer/dryer pair. We don’t run more than 2 or 3 loads a week in the washer, so ours has had relatively little use over the beginning of its anticipated and expected long life-cycle. When the “thumping” started on the spin cycle a... Read more
The Agitator Bolt is an OEM part for Whirlpool washing machines. This bolt secures the agitator in the center of the wash basket, ensuring it remains firmly in place during the wash and spin cycles.
Causes of a bad agitator bolt can include regular wear and tear, corrosion due to exposure to water and detergents, or being loosened or damaged by heavy loads or improper handling during maintenance.
Symptoms of a bad agitator bolt include:
This OEM part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore models.
Replace washplate and new agitator bolt. Read more
After hunting the web for info on causes for this problem and finding only vague information, I found Appliance Pros website. By this time, i had narrowed the problem to either the drive hub or the Control board, which is about $150 difference in cost between the two!! I used the site's info on how to run the automatic diagnostics test. This gave me a C8 failure (drum wouldn't spin). I followed the directions for the manual motor tests and everything passed. I then went through the parts list... Read more