Ge Washer Tub Nut Frozen

Getting the spanner nut off is only step 1.

Ge washer tub nut frozen.

I have retightened it three times and it s still coming loose. I am having difficulties getting the 1 11 16 aluminum hub nut off to remove the spin basket. Https youtu be axg6uvr9qck this is the first part of a 2 part video which describes the wrench needed to remove a spanner nut from the wa. Lbs if the hub nut is removed it must be tightened to 150 ft.

I found that by. What i have used so far are channel lock pliers and a hammer to hit the pliers with but the nut will not budge. I knew the machine had some serious rust damage the lip of the inner tub is shot and i had to burn the flipping agitator off the drive post. Part two is here.

Off of the rusted corroded drive block and shaft. Lbs if the hub nut wrench pn wx5x1325 is used to tighten the hub nut the wrench must be struck. I am replacing the transmission in my ge washer. I suspect the center post is badly rusted too.

My tub nut on my ge washier machine model wbb4500goww is coming loose. Hub nut securing the tub is made of stainless steel and must be torqued to 150 ft. I also have a wrench that would fit but the wrench is too long to fit. I just replaced the tub barring seal flat washier split ring and a new tub nut.

The hard part is getting the tub up and out. For easy removal use tub nut wrench ap2614008 wh2x1193 ap2045284 made by ge.