Whirlpool 205529 Laundry Center Nut And Bolt Fastener OEM Part

This was some repair! My SG1000 stackable is over 30 years old and was purchased second hand. I've replaced many parts in the dryer section, but besides a water inlet, this was my first repair to the washer. All of a sudden it started making a terrible noise and was not agitating the clothes. The spin cycle worked fine. I first replaced the two belts on the bottom, but when I removed the old ones I realized they did not look terribly worn and weren't the cause. Many stories on here indicated agitation could be a transmission problem and was NOT a brake issue. As my Maytag has the older style helical transmission, if it was the transmission, it is not repairable (only replaceable). So I took a chance on replacing the mounting stem, tub seals, and bearings and this did work as the washer is agitating again. The repair was quite laborious due to age and required me ordering additional parts along the way, such as the outer tub rubber seal. Almost every screw or bolt was corroded, and, despite buying the spanner wrench, I had to cut off both the lock nut and the mounting stem with a Dremel to start the cut and then a chisel to knock the parts loose. Both were so terribly bound up they would have never turned. The old sleeve bearing had to be chiseled off as well. The old mounting stem had an inner spring and retaining ring, but this design is superseded by a new rubber washer on the new style stem. Cleaned rust off with a file and wire brush, carefully scraped off decades of deposits in the tubs and vacuumed it all up. Putting it back together was not difficult. Replacing the outer tub rubber seal and the bracket was the most difficult step. I had to use a mallet to knock the tub lid down to match the old seal line otherwise the tub rim on the top panel wouldn't clear the inner tub -- this took two tries to get it right. BTW, I am a single woman who is good with tools and was able to do all this by myself.