Product review (1 stars): WARNING! TOTAL JUNK MASQUERADING AS A WORKING REPLACEMENT PART
I purchased this part via Amazon after having ordered and returned the identical replacement part from another nationally known part and service company. The original agitator in my Maytag washer suffered from the all-too-common separation issue, where the auger portion pops off the agitator assembly when it developes wear on the internal latching assembly.

Since Whirlpool (manufacturer of Whirlpool, Maytag, Amana, etc) makes the auger portion a non-servicable  part, I knew that I would have to purchase the entire assembly to resolve the issue.

The initial replacement part arrived with a defective inner plastic seam weld between the upper cover and the auger assembly, underneath which are the clutch "dogs". These are supposed to allow the auger to only ratchet forward in one direction, thus pushing the clothes downward in the washing machine tub as the agitator twists back and forth for complete agitation and cleaning.

The unsealed cover revealed 4 small cylindrical pieces of what appears to be PVC tubing used as the clutch dogs. The problem is that these are too smooth, too small on diameter, and a cheap underengineered replacement for "real" clutch dogs that should have been inserted into the replacement part (Amazon carries these in rebuild kits for other styles of agitators, but this version doesnt seem to be rebuildable).

Even with the cover placed back over the clutch assembly (I figured if it worked I could glue it in place), it refused to ratchet like the original, so I returned the part to the national supplier.

As the pile of dirty clothes was building up, I ordered this part via Amazon Prime, surmising that the intial replacement was a "one-off" defective part.  The same exact part (complete with identical outer box labels) arrived today.

I tested it by hand out of the box and it (initially) seemed to ratchet before installation, although the clutch dogs didn't feel as tight as the original part this was meant to replace.

I can report that after installing this identical (supposedly OEM)  replacement part, that it also refused to ratchet the auger once the washer tub was filled with clothes, detergent and water.

As an engineer, i can only reasonably conclude that Whirlpool used inferior parts or used a bad design for this replacement part. It is functionally USELESS and will NOT work as expected.

I wil return this and have intiated contact with Whirlpool, who thus far, wants to replace it with the same junk. This seems to be a clearly inferior and non-working part- avoid it at ALL costs!

I wish someone (other than Whirlpool FSP) made a properly designed and built replacement part for this agitator. Clearly the (supposedly) OEM part isn't worth a dime.