Whirlpool WPW10074580 Inner Cap OEM Part

I had replaced the Agitator cams a couple of times already due to my brother-in-law overloading the machine which stripped the teeth off of the cams. I also noticed the agitator seemed to 'wobble' and made 'knocking' noises quite a bit. I reviewed the video on the Appliance Parts Pros web site, disassembled the agitator and cleaned everything up, which helped a little, but not enough. Figuring the agitator itself was worn out also, I looked up and ordered all the parts for the upper agitator on the web site. They arrived very quickly, even with standard shipping. It only took about 15 minutes to replace the parts, then we threw a load of towels in. The difference was amazing! the wobble was still present, but much reduced, the knocking noise was gone and the agitator was actually doing its job! The wife says she thinks the clothes are getting cleaner now and feel softer. I had only one issue with the parts, the 'rib' inside the top of the agitator that holds the fabric softener dispenser in place is about half the size of the one in the original agitator, so the dispenser would not stay in place. I was able to resolve this with a couple of plastic retainer pins and a drill. I held the dispenser in place, drilled two holes thru the edge of the dispenser and into the top edge of the agitator and pushed the pins in. The holes are slightly smaller than the pins so they stay in place. For slightly less than $100 including shipping, Appliance Parts Pros saved me from spending $500-$600 on a new washer which I'm pretty sure the wife would not be happy with......

The upper agitator was moving freely and an obvious repair was needed.. A simple search revealed the part needed, (dogs) I decided to replace a few other parts as well.. (dust cap seal, agitator dog assembly/kit, though the cap itself wasn't needed, nor the dog assembly as they were in good condition but the minimal price difference determined my purchase) I still did laundry while waiting for the part, not a big deal in my mind, just perhaps slightly less efficient but not a detriment to the cloths.. A single bolt holds everything together and it couldn't be easier to access the damaged part. ***If you have the model with the 4 white tabs holding the upper and lower agitators together, don't worry so much about them.. 2 will likely break even though I used a small flat screwdriver to pry them back a little.. mine were melted/fused from manufacturing, but the bolt and washer will hold everything together when you reassemble..*** It took me 3 times longer to clean the parts than it did to simply replace the part, but take the time to clean the agitators, now is your opportunity and you will feel good looking at bright clean agitators for many loads to come.. The new dust cap was actually a slightly thicker plastic than the original so the fabric softener cap wouldn't click into place, not a big deal (I ended up using the original cap with the new seal) As soon as I assembled the parts I could feel the new dogs working which resulted in a nice money saving smile!.. Reassembled the agitator stack and began testing it out.. Finding the parts I needed, instructional videos, and online chat help is why I love APP and fixing my own equipment.. This is one repair that may seem more complicated than it actually is.. you can do it!!..

Installed new agitator

Disassembled and confirmed the clutch was bad. Also noticed a slight leak from the transmission shaft seal. Ordered replacement clutch, seal and oil from appliancepartspros.com. The parts arrived very quickly and exactly as ordered. Their repair videos were very accurate and made the job easy. I accomplished a quality repair at a reasonable cost. My thanks to the folks at appliancepartspros.com for making it possible!

I purchased the parts from Appliance Parts Pro, and then followed the simple method shown in the repair video provided on this website. I appeared like a pro to my wife because it took me less than five minutes to do, because I knew what tools and steps to take (thanks to the AppliancePartsPro video.) Agitator works great!