How do I remove the agitator and inner tub from a Speed Queen AWS44NW?

[T]

Hi All,

Anyone have the directions on how to remove the agitator and
inner tub from a Speed Queen AWS44NW? I got something caught
between the inner and outer tub.

Many thanks,
-T

[Oren]

Is there a cap that holds the agitator in place? If so, it should
come off by turning it.

Agitator cap

<http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Cap-Lid-Cover/36515/541529>

Agitator

<http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/b75p11/Speed-Queen-Washing-Machine-Agitator-Assembly/40000501W/777204?modelNumber=AWS44NW&ss=a11b75c3d1064723&mr=1>

<https://tinyurl.com/qz8noa9>

Remove the cap and lift the agitator up and out.

[Oren]

Todd, BTW. I looks like the caps just snaps in place and it is not
the screw on type from days of yore...

[T]

So pop the cap off and pull like hell?

[Oren]

I would guess so. The agitator in mounted on a spline (sp) shaft.
Should lift off with some effort, ime.

Let us know :)

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spline_%28mechanical%29>

<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Splinedshaft.jpg>

[David L. Martel]

Oren,

Looked at a number of youtube vids which suggest that it is bolted on.
Remove the fabric softener assembly. It should lift out. Underneath that
is a cap which may be pulled up and removed. Underneath that it a bolt head.
Remove the bolt. the agitator should lift out. The agitator may be a 2 piece
agitator but, even so, it should lift out.

Dave M.

[Terry Coombs]

And none of the responses get him into the cavity between inner and outer
tubs . FWIW , you don't need to pull the guts out of the inner tub . Figure
out how the case comes off - usually a pair of clips under the control
console hold it all together - and get it off . There will be a ring that
snaps onto the outer tub that overlaps the top edge of the inner . Get that
ring off and you'll have access into the space between tubs .

--
Snag

[Oren]

On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:06:29 -0800, Oren <Or...@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>
>Let us know :)

Where are you Todd? Any results yet?

[T]

Hi Oren,

We had 90 MPH sustained winds yesterday and rain all yesterday
night. Blowing sand was so bad, you could only see 50 feet
at times. Blew right through the windows into the house too.

Messed up the county pretty big time. Blew down both
my side fences and ruined both my gates. Plus I last
a day of work to the power outage.

I will probably be next week before I get a chance to
even think about it.

Got to use my fancy LED flashlights! Only used Mega Blaster
once.

-T

My 4x4 post snapped like twigs. Bright fresh wood
at the snap point too, so they weren't rotted.

All my 4x6 posts and steel posts survived. Slats
are a different issue.

My house and my pain did not seem to sustain any damage.

[T]

On 02/07/2015 04:40 PM, T wrote:
> On 02/07/2015 03:24 PM, Oren wrote:
>> On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:06:29 -0800, Oren <Or...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Let us know :)
>>
>> Where are you Todd? Any results yet?
>>
>
> Hi Oren,
>
> We had 90 MPH sustained winds yesterday and rain all yesterday
> night. Blowing sand was so bad, you could only see 50 feet
> at times. Blew right through the windows into the house too.
>
> Messed up the county pretty big time. Blew down both
> my side fences and ruined both my gates. Plus I last

lost

> a day of work to the power outage.
>
> I will probably be next week before I get a chance to
> even think about it.
>
> Got to use my fancy LED flashlights! Only used Mega Blaster
> once.
>
> -T
>
> My 4x4 post snapped like twigs. Bright fresh wood
> at the snap point too, so they weren't rotted.
>
> All my 4x6 posts and steel posts survived. Slats
> are a different issue.
>
> My house and my pain did not seem to sustain any damage.

paint

Stinkin' typos

[songbird]

T wrote:
...
> Stinkin' typos

proofread.


songbird

[T]

I do. They don't show up till I hit send. Drives me nuts.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 2/7/2015 7:40 PM, T wrote:
> Hi Oren,
>
> We had 90 MPH sustained winds yesterday and rain all yesterday
> night. Blowing sand was so bad, you could only see 50 feet
> at times. Blew right through the windows into the house too.
>
> Messed up the county pretty big time. Blew down both
> my side fences and ruined both my gates. Plus I last
> a day of work to the power outage.
>
> I will probably be next week before I get a chance to
> even think about it.
>
> Got to use my fancy LED flashlights! Only used Mega Blaster
> once.
>
> -T
>
> My 4x4 post snapped like twigs. Bright fresh wood
> at the snap point too, so they weren't rotted.
>
> All my 4x6 posts and steel posts survived. Slats
> are a different issue.
>
> My house and my pain did not seem to sustain any damage.

That sounds spooky. I've forgotten; where are you?

Forecast is for more snow in western NYS, Sunday
and Monday. What we don't need.

-
.
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
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.
.

[Oren]

Wow. Looks like you may get another punch Sunday, before the storm
moves east...

_Another round of heavy rain set to pound Northern California_

<http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2015/02/08/another-round-heavy-rain-set-to-pound-northern-california/>

[T]

On 02/08/2015 05:03 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> On 2/7/2015 7:40 PM, T wrote:
>> Hi Oren,
>>
>> We had 90 MPH sustained winds yesterday and rain all yesterday
>> night. Blowing sand was so bad, you could only see 50 feet
>> at times. Blew right through the windows into the house too.
>>
>> Messed up the county pretty big time. Blew down both
>> my side fences and ruined both my gates. Plus I last
>> a day of work to the power outage.
>>
>> I will probably be next week before I get a chance to
>> even think about it.
>>
>> Got to use my fancy LED flashlights! Only used Mega Blaster
>> once.
>>
>> -T
>>
>> My 4x4 post snapped like twigs. Bright fresh wood
>> at the snap point too, so they weren't rotted.
>>
>> All my 4x6 posts and steel posts survived. Slats
>> are a different issue.
>>
>> My house and my pain did not seem to sustain any damage.
>
> That sounds spooky. I've forgotten; where are you?

Somewhere in north western nevada

[T]

It has been coming down pretty good all afternoon. Wind
in moderate.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 2/8/2015 8:40 PM, T wrote:
> That sounds spooky. I've forgotten; where are you?

Somewhere in north western nevada
>

> It has been coming down pretty good all afternoon. Wind
> in moderate.

The one time I drove through Nevada (and back about a week
later) it did appear to be a dry climate. Do you get rain
every year, or is it global warming doing its thing?

I remember six hours of asphalt, with a town about every
50 miles. Sand as far as the eye could see, and I loved
the cattle guards with the round bars. Ought have took
pictures of one. This is in the early days of cell phones,
and I had cell service (roam, of course) the whole way.

[T]

Hi Stormin'.

Yup. That is us. Sometimes I think it is beautiful.
Sometimes I think it looks like the moon with sage brush
and cows.

By the way, we are a Fence Out state. Means that if you
hit someone's cow that got lose, you are liable for the cow.
So be careful what you run over. No one would mind if
you hit a unicorn though (as long as you shared the meat).

-T

[Oren]

On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:20:18 -0800, T <T...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Yup. That is us. Sometimes I think it is beautiful.
>Sometimes I think it looks like the moon with sage brush
>and cows.
>

You can chase tumble weeds or run over one.

>By the way, we are a Fence Out state. Means that if you
>hit someone's cow that got lose, you are liable for the cow.
>So be careful what you run over. No one would mind if
>you hit a unicorn though (as long as you shared the meat).

True about the cows.

A flying squadron of Unicorns are safe as they make things safe. And
make us feel better.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 2/9/2015 5:20 PM, T wrote:
>> 50 miles. Sand as far as the eye could see, and I loved
>> the cattle guards with the round bars. Ought have took
>> pictures of one. This is in the early days of cell phones,
>> and I had cell service (roam, of course) the whole way.
>>
>> -
>> .
>> Christopher A. Young
>
> Hi Stormin'.
>
> Yup. That is us. Sometimes I think it is beautiful.
> Sometimes I think it looks like the moon with sage brush
> and cows.
>
> By the way, we are a Fence Out state. Means that if you
> hit someone's cow that got lose, you are liable for the cow.
> So be careful what you run over. No one would mind if
> you hit a unicorn though (as long as you shared the meat).
>
> -T

Nothing like living on the lunar land scape, to make
you appreciate towns, irrigation, and so on. I'll try
and remember that about the cows. Oddly, once or twice
I have seen cows in the road, near me. I'm a slow
driver, so I had plenty of braking distance.

Course, if I'd wrecked and died, be a mooooot point.
Cownt on that.

-
.
Christopher A. Young

[Stormin Mormon]

On 2/9/2015 5:20 PM, T wrote:
>

> Hi Stormin'.
>
> Yup. That is us. Sometimes I think it is beautiful.
> Sometimes I think it looks like the moon with sage brush
> and cows.
>
>

> -T

I'm curious about the power cut. What did you
use for light? Just sit in the dark most of the
time, or light a candle or what?

My place has a couple of oil lamps I've brought
home over the years. And a few battery lights.

Room light by battery, I really love the Ozark
fluorescent lanterns from Walmart. Ten bucks,
takes four D cells. Lights the whole room.

-
.
Christopher A. Young

[T]

On 02/09/2015 04:48 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> I'm curious about the power cut. What did you
> use for light? Just sit in the dark most of the
> time, or light a candle or what?

Hi Stormin,

There are allergies to smoke and combustion so we
used our numerous LED flashlights. Shined
then into plastic water bottles for lanterns.

I have a bunch of "C" batteries to burn up. I was thinking
of this "C" lantern:

http://www.eliteled.com/products/lanterns/jk-164c.html

And it is Japanese, not Chinese. It is on sale.
It is dimable.

We made sure out hot water heater did not require
electricity, so we had hot water. I filled pans
with hot water and set them around the house for
heat. Sorted of worked -- kept the house at a nice,
toasty 65F.

If other things ever stop going wrong around the house,
I really want to install a Kohler whole house natural
gas backup generator. (Genracks fail too often.)
Natural gas never goes down.

-T

[Stormin Mormon]

On 2/9/2015 9:12 PM, T wrote:
> Hi Stormin,
>
> There are allergies to smoke and combustion so we
> used our numerous LED flashlights. Shined
> then into plastic water bottles for lanterns.
>
> I have a bunch of "C" batteries to burn up. I was thinking
> of this "C" lantern:
>
> http://www.eliteled.com/products/lanterns/jk-164c.html
>
> And it is Japanese, not Chinese. It is on sale.
> It is dimable.
>
> We made sure out hot water heater did not require
> electricity, so we had hot water. I filled pans
> with hot water and set them around the house for
> heat. Sorted of worked -- kept the house at a nice,
> toasty 65F.
>
> If other things ever stop going wrong around the house,
> I really want to install a Kohler whole house natural
> gas backup generator. (Genracks fail too often.)
> Natural gas never goes down.
>
> -T
>

I've also got allergies. Wick lamps don't seem to bother
me much, which is good. I do have a lantern similar to
that. It is very short range. I took it to a church picnic
one time. It was OK for seeing what's on the table, but
not for walking down the trail. Light just iddn't reach
very far.

As to water heat, years ago I heard of a person who put
several length of garden hose on his hot faucet (maybe
mop sink or behind washing machine). Ran the hose around
the house and end at a drain. Slow flow of hot water
through the hose. Gave off heat, and warmed the house.

I've also heard Generac has or had some reliability
problems. If you can afford it, a backup natural gas
generator is a good idea. All your neighbors will want
to run a cord from Todd's Power and Light....

[T]

Fascinating! Thank you.

[Stormin Mormon]

On 2/12/2015 12:10 PM, T wrote:
> On 02/10/2015 06:07 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>> We made sure out hot water heater did not require
>>> electricity, so we had hot water. I filled pans
>>> with hot water and set them around the house for
>>> heat. Sorted of worked -- kept the house at a nice,
>>> toasty 65F.
>>>
>>

>> As to water heat, years ago I heard of a person who put
>> several length of garden hose on his hot faucet (maybe
>> mop sink or behind washing machine). Ran the hose around
>> the house and end at a drain. Slow flow of hot water
>> through the hose. Gave off heat, and warmed the house.
>
> Fascinating! Thank you.
>
>

Yes, it sounded memorable to me. My trailer has gas
WH, and so it was some idea I might use in the future.

Lucky me, not yet. But, good to remember.

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