Ge WH45X10027 Inner Tub Mounting OEM Part

The machine stopped working with a bang. There were chunks of large metal at the bottom. The drive plate had rusted through. My first step was to put a rag in the tub drain hole and save the pump. Except for grinding/chiseling off a frozen-corroded-rusty solid mass. The repair was rather easy. A couple of channel lock wrenches and a hammer didn't budge it. A monkey wrench will just round it off. You need that 1 11/6" wrench. The spindle nut was really stuck on there for my 14+ yo washer. I soaked it with penetrant for several days while waiting for the parts. Using a drill and cut-off wheel (wearing mask and glasses of course) cut four slits through the nut and then chisel it off clockwise in the direction of loosening. It will come out in pieces. You have to be very careful to avoid grinding too close to the drive spindle. Try to cut where the flat sides are. Stay on the safe side. After it's out, spray down the metal parts with WD-40 and wipe them off. Use a dental pick to clean the threads. Vacuum out the dust and wipe everything down with damp paper towels until it's very clean. It might be prudent to remove and clear out the water pump if any metal chunks got into it. Also, clean the inlet screen to get full water flow. Run a fill/spin cycle of hot water to rinse out the WD-40 and remaining contaminants. That odd-sized 1 11/16" wrench for the hub nut is almost impossible to find anywhere...except for local plumbing specialty stores which were closed..so I had to make my own tool from a couple of thin 3-way laundry wrenches from a box store. What a pain. I would suggest buying all the 'recommended' parts that go with the job. They are probably damaged as well and need replacing. Don't cheap out when for a few bucks more the result will be perfect and the machine will last so much longer.

Watched appliance parts repair video on youtube. Ordered the new hub and replaced it. Only trouble i had was the hub nut being rusted on the shaft. Took a chisel, cut it off being carful not to damage shaft threads. Cleaned the shaft with wire brush. New nut went on easy. Now the washer works good as new for a lot less money.

1st: Removed the front washer cover. 2nd: Remove the upper washer lid. 3rd: Remove the control panel assembly. 4th: Remove the tub dampening straps 5th: Remove the Tub straight up and out. Once the Tub was out, I had to chisel the Hub Nut in half. This was also corroded onto the motor shaft. Cleaned all metal pieces from the Main Tank. Checked the pump motor with a magnet for any metal that would have falling into water drain port. Re-assembled and tightened the Hub Nut, this is left handed threads. Everything turned out Supper, Machine works like NEW!

I researched how to fix it and ordered the inner tub mounting hub and hub nut based on all the others that had done it before and then followed the instructions to disassemble it and reassemble it. It was very easy to fix and it is as good as new again. Thanks to the parts bought at appliancepartspros.com because they were substantially cheaper than everyone else.

Presumably from just the "right" combination of detergent and water (we have well water), I had a complete disintegration and separation of the Inner Tub Mounting Hub. It was running a load of towels at the time and sounded like we had come under attack. Simply pulling up the agitator quickly revealed the extent of the problem. A couple of quick YouTube searches, 5 minutes looking for the right parts, and a simple ordering of the known/suspect/better replace it while I have apart parts, and I was on my way to a simple fix! The longest part of the whole ordeal was my wife and taking the opportunity to clean all the gunk off of the various parts - and wonder how in the world was it that our clothes were being "cleaned" in all that?! Disclaimer: I work in the maintenance field and have an extensive amount of tools, so this made the job beyond simple for me.