Knobs rant - don't read this if you like have all working knob - ARGH knobs...
I'm betting every Kenmore I've seen in the last 2 years has had at least one stuck knob if not all. Some stick so the knob doesn't move. Some stick so the knob moves but they don't activate reverse. Some knobs don't have a place to park the set screw so it turns freely on the stuck shaft. Some do move. Some turn part way some actually work after a bit of coaxing. Some might work if there was any access to the stupid part it turns way in the bowels of the machine. Some sweet day I may just line them up in the back yard and threaten them with a fire breathing torch or at least a hairdryer. OOPS... Seems like some of those knobs are plastic. Some have no set screw to remove the knobs. There is access behind and under on a very small portion of Kenmore knobs. KNOBS... Guess what I was doing today.