The other day I replaced the nylon pawls that engage the upper agitator on my 18 year old Whirlpool washer. Hooray! the agitator moves again.
BUT there's a sleeve that fits in the cnter of the upper agitator that the fitting that holds the pawls fits into. I left this out, as it was 'impossible' to reinsert. (OK, very difficult). The agitator appears to work as intended, with maybe a little more slop, but not much.
Is this fitting essential? Do I just resign myself to trying to force it back into the whole at the bottom of the agitator? Am I going to destroy my washer if I don't?
Any help appreciated.