HELP! Maytag repairmen and women! I need advice!

[bajaespuma]

How the K%#(DFMSP#(#*%U!! does one loosen the tub nut on a Maytag? Is there some trick I need to know other than placing the spanner wrench over the thing and whacking it with a hammer? Is there a pin or something that has to be removed first? I DON'T want to damage the gorgeous blue tub on this A106 I just bought but it's being very uncooperative. I poured boiling water over it, I scraped off all the calc, but the thing wont budge.

 

[filterflo]

Tub nut on a Maytag is REVERSE threads. You loosen it by turning it CLOCKWISE. In many cases it still wont budge, in which case it has to be broken off with a chisel.

 

[saltysam]

Tub nut on a Maytag is REVERSE threads.

FilterFlo is absolutely corect. The tub nut is left hand threads which loosens by turning to the right. I had the same problem with my A206. No amount of penetrating oil would loosen it. Eventually had to had a very sharp chisel and break it in half to get it removed. These are still available through Repairclinic.com.......
Mark

 

[filterflo]

Hard work often makes repairs seem easy.........

Ive lost count on how many of those Maytags Ive repaired thru the years, especially in my days as a repairman. A good Maytag repair book can guide a novice thru the center tub nut and tub removal and also the center seal replacement.
A good Maytag manual is a must for the novice........they are pretty easy to find........

 

[bajaespuma]

I will obey.

Thank you all so much. I will try clockwise! Pictures will, of course, follow.