My thanks to the member who gave me the correct procedure to remove the turqoise agitator. We are trying to remove the spanner nut holding the wash basket(we are trying to sweat it off with a propane torch) but it won't budge as of this moment.I was given a rumor that there is a set screw (manipulated by an allen wrench that holds the upper piece on there) but I cannot see it. We have removed the buildup & still cannot see it. Is it really there? Should we keep on trying to sweat it off? The reason for all this is that we want to remove the basket to tighten some bolts under there to quiet down the spin. We bought damper pads-they are o.k. How do you remove a spanner nut that won't budge?
A108 Maytag (helical drive) washer
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The threads for both the tub nut and the stem are reverse threads - meaning that you need to turn both clockwise to remove.
The allen head set screw is on the stem. I usually give the tub nut some heat, but haven't found that I've needed to do anything besides remove the set screw to remove the stem.
Ben
The allen head set screw is on the stem. I usually give the tub nut some heat, but haven't found that I've needed to do anything besides remove the set screw to remove the stem.
Ben
The spanner nut has no Allen screw. It's the stem seal that has this (newer stem seals come with a torx head screw). Yeah, righty loosey on the spanner nut and stem seal.
I had to cut off the last nut I tried to removed with a dremel. I also had to take a big ass grinder to split the stem seal on that machine too as it was rusted solidly in place (only to discover the tub bearing welded itself to the upper trans housing shaft). NOT an experience I want to relive, that's for sure!!
I had to cut off the last nut I tried to removed with a dremel. I also had to take a big ass grinder to split the stem seal on that machine too as it was rusted solidly in place (only to discover the tub bearing welded itself to the upper trans housing shaft). NOT an experience I want to relive, that's for sure!!
MT BASKET LOCK NUT
The lock is easily removed you take a cold chisel and crack it in two places and lift it off in two pieces. It only takes 30 seconds you then clean up the threads and use a new lock ring. I never try to unscrew the rings if there is any corrosion present.
The lock is easily removed you take a cold chisel and crack it in two places and lift it off in two pieces. It only takes 30 seconds you then clean up the threads and use a new lock ring. I never try to unscrew the rings if there is any corrosion present.
