Frozen spanner nut removal (part of 6-2095720 stem & boot kit)- Maytag A7400 washer

[@gartholver6063]

Thanks for taking the time to post this video. I was working on the same repair as you and after trying unsuccessfully to remove the spanner nut with penetrating oil and heat, I pulled out my dremel, attached a cutting wheel and had the nut split and off in a matter of minutes!

[@patndebburbank5813]

Thank you for this video. I watched several and not a single one mentioned the tub nut was reverse thread. It came right off when you turn in the proper direction!

[@richardlawless3989]

I needed to replace my drive block. Here's what worked for me in this order: Light tapping. More tapping. Liquid Wrench. Increased tapping and more liquid wrench. Banging, liquid wrench and propane torch. Crying. Cussing. Some amount of beer. Then I had to remove the inner tub which was stuck on the shaft. I repeated all the steps above. Finally, what worked was banging down and at a slight angle on the drive shaft itself. I couldn't get it to actually rock back and forth like so many people could. Replaced the drive block and seems to work fine now.

[@foluotun1306]

what do you mean slight angle on the drive shaft

[@richardlawless3989]

@@foluotun1306 I struck the drive shaft-downward at a slight angle--not straight down onto the shaft, but sticking it from the side and downward--it released the tub.

[@theguire]

Good video. Helped alot. I located a replacement spanner nut before I started and found it is a right threaded nut - meaning it is removed in a counter clockwise direction. Do the research before you start. I also used an angle grinder with a metal cut off wheel. The chiseled a bit. No big Whoop...

[@georgewaters8592]

Outstanding video. I'm using this as a guide with trying to deal with a frozen nut on a GE unit, nothing has worked so far, including using an impact gun, map gas... nothing... so I'm going to try drilling it tomorrow and see what happens.

[@dntlss]

Man that is scary,i have never had anything not come out with Kroil,my go to helper and the heat didnt work either? thats ever more crazy,lol,, i work in a shop and we remove huge nuts that have a ungodly amount of torque and once you put that heat on them they give up right away, this one here is for the books for sure.

[@uzoomin6627]

Right, I've had Kroil loosen rusty steel bolts on exhaust header bolts, or by using a propane torch, so was surprised how stubborn the Washing machine nut was. Could be because it was Aluminum on Aluminum, there was so much corrosion or galling from the original tightening that it did not allow the Kroil to seep down.

[@gwhite0992]

My Kenmore has a regular thread! I had not considered some are left hand.

[@thebordernow]

Good information, but I was getting seasick watching it, ha ha. Also, at 2:28, was that a Stanley or Craftsman "wood" chisel you the were using? Hope you didn't really dull the working edge on it.

[@dogbone1065]

You need to go counter clockwise.

[@miguelangelperezguzman6863]

El enfoque lo mueve mucho

[@ZingaraJoe]

ALERT: Let me assure you comment reader's that all tub retainer nets are not left hand thread. I have a fairly [+/- 5 years] new Whirlpool wash machine, a rarity made in USA model. After trying mightely to get it off, turning in a clockwise direction, I WD-40'ed it and 'tightened' it to get the lube into the threads. Much to my surprise it spun right off in the counterclockwise direction of standard threaded nuts.

[@WrenchTurner]

Thanks to this comment i just got mine off. It spun in the traditional counter-clockwise direction but was indeed reverse threaded in order to remove it, just needed to knock it free for the penetrant to loosen it up.

[@foluotun1306]

@@WrenchTurner I'm confused, does that mean you actually bang to the counter-clockwise to loosen it and then to remove it you need to turn it in the clockwise direction

[@WrenchTurner]

@@foluotun1306 Counter-clockwise to TIGHTEN the nut, and clockwise to LOOSEN the nut brother.

[@brainjingo7491]

Terriable video show it as your doing it cut out lengthily parts not needed.

[@pedroaguirre5464]

Twenty years old? Just get a new one

[@w8what575]

The new ones are junk…they last 5 years if ur lucky and usually it’s something that isn’t “fixable” according to the place that sells new washers lol….when they started making them electronic is when they became worthless imo…I don’t have a spare $1000 to spend on a new washer every couple years…I can rebuild my old one for a little bit of nothing and some elbow grease and have it last another 20 years…I don’t like giving my money over to crappy corporations who can’t even offer quality merchandise…making them rich while I fight with their low quality over priced junk…nope! Lol…