Because the screw to the wash plate would not come off, and in the interim, damaged the gear case, we ordered the wash plate, screw, gear case, nut and nut spanner tool to be ready for the repairmen to come and remove the tub to look for the ring. The repairmen were very impressed that I had all of the items needed to replace after the tub was pulled out. They found the ring, put everything back together again and the washing machine works great. I asked a lot of questions to your pros and they instantly responded to my needs. The items I needed were shipped expeditiously and I really appreciate the instant responses to my questions. I highly recommend AppliancePartsPros.com for all of your appliance needs. They are terrific. Thank you again for all of your help. We didn't do it ourselves. Too involved with tub being pulled out.