What i have used so far are channel lock pliers and a hammer to hit the pliers with but the nut will not budge.
Ge washer tub nut frozen.
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Due to the higher rpm of this model the 1 11 16 in.
My tub nut on my ge washier machine model wbb4500goww is coming loose.
Getting the spanner nut off is only step 1.
Part two is here.
I found that by.
Hub nut securing the tub is made of stainless steel and must be torqued to 150 ft.
Lbs if the hub nut wrench pn wx5x1325 is used to tighten the hub nut the wrench must be struck.
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.
I am having difficulties getting the 1 11 16 aluminum hub nut off to remove the spin basket.
Off of the rusted corroded drive block and shaft.
The hard part is getting the tub up and out.
Lbs if the hub nut is removed it must be tightened 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.
Washer tub lock down nut.
I suspect the center post is badly rusted too.
I have retightened it three times and it s still coming loose.