Customer Questions and Answers for Washer Spanner Nut by Whirlpool

Mr. Mayor, Sometimes the spanner nut will seize to the drive hub, due to corrosion, electrolysis, or overtightening. The spanner nut haas "standard" threads, make sure you're turning it in a counter clockwise direction to loosen and remove the nut. You may need an assistant to "hold" the spin basket still, long and hard enough to "break" the spanner nut loose. The last resort would be to cut the spanner nut in two with a cold chisel or use a "dremel" tool , just be careful not to damage the tub mount flange on the spin basket center tube.