Whirlpool Stuck Washer Plate Puller

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This video shows a stuck Whirlpool wash plate being removed. I tried getting my allen wrenches with vice grips into the wash plate holes and pulling, gently tapping with hammer and small socket to break the rust bond, prying with mini pry tool and putty knife on other side. All failed. Then I made this puller. Hope you like it. The video is also on my Instagram @wigglemylegs.
I hope to add the remainder of the videos on this repair here and on my URL, as soon as I can get them edited. But this stuck wash plate is the difficult part of the repair.
Be sure to visit wigglemylegs.com and @wigglemylegs on Instagram.

[@taichi8389]

That's very creative. Thanks for sharing!

[@Elsanta666]

I had to brake mine and cut off the splines cuppler with a grinder

[@oskarcruz8402]

I had the same problem once and it took me a whole week trying different methods I saw in YT including this one to no avail. So I thought maybe I could try putting WD40 in the hole, I left if overnight. And to my surprise in the morning with one soft pull it easily got off.

[@justinroot3176]

Bro you’re over engineering this😂

[@deathcar]

Nice! I've theorized something similar as I'm 6 days into the struggle of trying to get this plate off. I definitely like your thinking!

[@christopherjaywolff6506]

Glad you like it Gary. Good fortune to you with your efforts.

[@deathcar]

@@christopherjaywolff6506 Welp, just tried and failed, instead of using Alan wrenches I used the right angle pick tools and just punched them through some thick strap and ran them over the top of a 2x4 with a scissors jack on top, and carefully jacked the strap up (trying not to lose an eye) but after a certain pressure one of the tools would pop out....back to the drawing board...

[@christopherjaywolff6506]

@@deathcar Darn!! If I remember correctly, this twist thing I tried helped keep my allen wrenches in the holes. I was thinking while trying it, that the allen wrenches were too far apart and might not be giving me enough upward force, but also noticed that once the cable started getting tight, and the twisting started getting lower and closer to the wash plate, there was virtually no chance of them coming out of the holes, unless something broke, or the vice grips let go. You can buy the plastic coated cable at your local hardware store by the foot. Got mine at ACE. Maybe pick up some vice grips too. Isn't it funny what humans do with their time and money? 😆 Also, it seems a pick tool might have a tapered tip coming to a point, so that isn't helping it stay in the hole I would guess. Kinda like using a 92 degree tool once you factor in the angle of the taper rather than a 90 degree allen without a taper. Good fortune to you again!!

[@TheRazzGroup]

I ended up doing something similar to your wire / plier Idea. I drilled a hole thru each blade 2" from center hub and laced the cable thru. it worked great and didn't use the vice grips (didn't have any)_

[@christopherjaywolff6506]

Way to go!! That's exactly the type of thing I was thinking I would have to do, when mine finally came off.

[@bobdimartino6738]

i had to smash the thing apart then use a gear puller took over an hour

[@ScottieBMan]

Genius

[@christopherjaywolff6506]

Thanks! The idea came to me from above. :)

[@carlthornton3076]

Very Good!... #1 ✝ {11-21-2022}

[@christopherjaywolff6506]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.