Do-It-Yourself Story

Spanner wrench was a must have. Make sure you pay attention to the direction the nut goes. The transmission installation video from appliancepartspros.com was a great help. Saw a lot of blogs talking about chiseling the nut off etc. Didn't need to chisel it off, but after 8 years being on the machine it did take some solvents and a bit of smacking with a shorty 5lb sledge. Job ended up being just a bout a full tear down and rebuild. If the two stubborn parts had come apart easier it would have been about a 4hr job. Also, replaced the tub seal with the one included with the transmission, but the tub was a bit worn so there wasn't a real great seal. Further inspection of underside of unit it looks like the tub had been leaking and that probably caused the transmission to fail in the beginning. Used some pipe tape around the new seal and presto!! No leaks on tub! Ended up saving us about $400 since if I couldn't fix it would meant we had to buy a new unit.