Agitator seems loose inside tub. should there be sise to side play?

The tub hangs on 4 suspension rods the agitator is pressed on to the agitator couping. It should not be loose

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The problem seems to be with the agitator kit located inside or the bolt itself is loose, please view this video for step by step instructions to solve the problem:

Please get back to me if you have any other questions.

Kevin

The motor for the machine is probably burned out with the power off you can check the motor winding with a meter ohm the wire out to the motor if no resistance bad motor.

You can remove the agitator to see if it has a nut holding the tub on, but from what you are saying the transmission bearings are worn out. Loud noise and side to side play would indicate this. If the agitator does come off you can see if it has a nut that will tighten the tub down. I have never seen one as most are all one section tub to transmission. Keep me posted on what you find.
Sincerely,
Shastalaker7

you have to remove the screws 1 on each side of the control panel ,then flip the panel up and remove the clips should be 1 on each side,then you can lift off the whole cabinet at 1 time leaving just the tub and backing,

Look at the center. can you pull the agitator up and out of the tub? You can try it with the motor running but don't grab it too snugly. Try and push it up and down while running. If it seems to try and move there used to be a rubber spindle on the trans shaft under the agitator that would become separated. I don't know if yours has one or not but the agitators were a bugger to remove usually because of the corrosion that happens. A special tool that was an air bladder used to fit under the agitator and you'd blow it up like and inner tube and pop it off. If you get the agitator off you try to get it to agitate and if you cant stop it by hand your at the problem either you'll see it obviously or it will come apart inside the agitator.

sorry not real solution as I am not familiar with that design but recommend replacing machine.

check continuity thro the fan motor and check it rotates freely

look on the inside your agitator makesure it not strip out cauing your agitator be lose might need to replace agitator

I have had the same problem and found that the teeth on the under side of the agitator had been worn down to nothing... I assume this is from years of over loading (not from me) and so the agitator could not spin any more... i would tighten the bolt that holds th agitator on and it would come loose after a few loads. So my solution was to get a little bit longer bolt and newer plastic washer and tighten it as tight as i could and it seemed to work. Versus buying a new agitator base that would cost about $20-$30 and would have to wait for the part to be ordered. hope this helps