[Darrin]

Tub & Motor parts for GE PTWN8055M0MS - AppliancePartsPros.com

#40 nut.....how does it come off?

[Gene]

To remove the 37.5mm (1 1/2-in. SAE equivalent) hub nut you have to use a socket or Crescent wrench. Turn it CCW to remove.

Gene.

[Darrin]

Originally Posted by Gene

To remove the 37.5mm (1 1/2-in. SAE equivalent) hub nut you have to use a socket or Crescent wrench. Turn it CCW to remove.

Gene.

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Thanks Gene, but that was the very first things that i have tried.
crescent wrench in the CCW position was not enough so i even tried even a 1 1/2 deep socket with with extinsions and a breaker bar to equal 34". Still a "no-go". That was even with my wife on the backside holding the splined shaft with a 36" pipe wrench on it and me with my weight and the torqe.
I have been in the machine shop since 92' as a tool-n-die man and in 05' a have been a CNC opperator/programer. When i got into the tub to measure with a set of calipers it measured 1.485 SAE. (37.719 MM). so i rounded it up to a 1 1/2 (1.500) SAE or (38.1 MM).

So then i found this:
Pro TJ90TB123A Spanner Wrench - AppliancePartsPros.com

I'm thinking if i could not bust/break the seal even when i added heat with the mini torch to disapate the loc-tite that i'm just gonna use a grinder,arbor and a cut-off-wheel and just cut the hub nut off and replace it with new since i have allready purchased a new mechanical housing.

Thanks for your time ~ Darrin