hi again art ben- read that attachment about your melodrama about your maytag A608 and the attempts to remove the source of the grease staining. seems you got agitator off. surprised you didnt damage it. never had to take mine off. did you succeed with the bent tips arm puller and the hot water pour down? i looked for an agitamer so i would be prepared if i had to do the job. do you have one or have you ever seen one. looks like the grease staining problem was caused by transmission grease oozing out of the top seal of the trans. never had that happen even though i searched in vain for years for a spare transmission since new stock has been exhausted for a long time. thought it would eventually go to hell but it didnt. did you remove the top grease seal from the trans or just clean it up. btw do you have a picture of the agitamer? thanks tons for that very useful information. oldduke