Do-It-Yourself Story

After removing the hub nut, removing the tub was difficult since there had been years of build up. I first tried to clean out as much of the gunk as possible. Then I placed a car jack in the center and a 20" 2x4 board on top of the jack and slowly cranked the jack up to pop out the tub. Eventually it worked but you want to be careful not to bend or damage the tub as you're cranking the jack. That's how hard it can be to pop out. Eventually it worked! The old tub seal was completely deteriorated, so I took it out and replaced it. The new tub seal though was not a snug fit at all on the outer edge, which caused even more leaking when I put it together. So I had to take it apart again, easier the 2nd time around. Using plumbers tape, I wrapped it around the outer edge of the tub seal several (okay, it was a lot more than several) until I felt it was enough to give it a snug tight fit. It worked. Put it all backed together, but it still leaked. This time the water was leaking from the top of the shaft underneath the agitator coupler. So to fix that i found hose washers that would fit on the shaft and that seems to have solved that leak as well. Working great with all the improvisation I made.