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Follow this guide when the agitator in your GE top-load washer is damaged or when you must remove it to reach the hub or the 7⁄16-inch transmission bolt hidden underneath. The procedure relies on a hidden alignment hole and takes only basic hand tools once you know the trick.

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Шаг 1 Open the washer and expose the agitator

Raise the lid to give full access to the agitator assembly.

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Шаг 2 Identify the alignment hole in the agitator base

Look for the small round hole located at the very bottom of the agitator skirt.
This hole is the only place where a tool can lock the agitator for removal.
The presenter calls this hole out at 49–65 s.

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Шаг 3 Align the agitator hole with the internal nipple

Feel around the agitator base until you find the raised nipple on the washer plate.
Rotate the agitator until its hole lines up directly over the nipple.
Removal will not work unless these two features are perfectly matched.
Explained at 65–71 s and 120–131 s.

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Шаг 4 Lock the agitator with a Phillips screwdriver

Insert a Phillips screwdriver through the hole and press firmly until it bottoms out.
The screwdriver must be jammed in hard to keep the mechanism from turning.
Push the tool in deeply; it cannot damage anything and must engage fully.
Presenter notes at 173–175 s not to worry about going too far.

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Шаг 5 Stabilize the tub to avoid spinning

Have a helper hold the washer tub steady so it cannot rotate while you twist the agitator.
If working solo, brace the tub with your free hand while keeping the screwdriver seated.
The agitator housing tries to move with the tub and makes removal difficult (151–162 s).

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Шаг 6 Twist and lift the agitator off the drive

Grip the agitator housing and turn it clockwise until it breaks free from the drive tabs.
Clockwise release direction stated at 139–146 s.
Lift the agitator straight up and out of the tub once it releases.

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Шаг 7 Optional removal of the agitator plate

If you need hub access, remove the central 7⁄16-inch bolt with a socket wrench and lift off the plate.

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Шаг 8 Position the new agitator on the drive tabs

Align the four slots on the agitator base with the four plastic retention pieces on the washer plate.
Lower the agitator onto the tabs until it sits flush on the plate.