Yall I tried EVERYTHING. NOTHING made it even budge until I poured the hot water on it. Heated some water on the stove just in case the faucet wasn’t hot enough. THIS WORKS. Thank you

DON'T DO THIS! TRY MY METHOD INSTEAD!! I watched a TON of these videos and only 1 worked. I felt dumb after trying all the tools and straps. Just take off the plastic cap. Remove the bolt. Pour in some bleach and set it on 'Tub Clean'. I canceled the cycle at 0:50 and the washplate was there floating in the water. Stupid easy. The tub will drain automatically after a while or you can just close the lid and let it complete the cycle. I felt silly after trying to manhandle the washer! (Note: I'm 5'2" petite female and probably wouldn't have been able to muscle that thing off anyways.)

THANK YOU! Just did this on my Maytag using a weeding tool I got at WalMart to pry the seam open. Also had to loosen it up with boiling hot water with some citric powder added and a mallet.

This worked great on my 7yr old GE washer (gtw680). I needed to pump it up some more after the hot water though. Turned out my basket was rotten underneath, piece of junk! But this trick was great. Thanks!

I use thick cord. Tied about 3' of 1/8" black cord into a loop, feed it under, and wiggle it loose while pulling up. Took about 5 seconds to release it.

Thank you! This is the only thing that worked

This method worked for me! If you think opening that can of biscuits on the holidays is scary, this is 10X as exciting LOL. I know it's common sense, but be careful as the wash plate can give at any moment after the wedges are inflated.

Take both hands and lift your drum a couple of times. Then shake the wash plate a couple of times and came right off. We did our Kenmore like that and had no issues.

I have tried this as the last option, it didn’t work for me. That thing is completely stuck. I have tried everything.😢 Nothing works!😭

Mine popped off easy. When putting it back, put a dab of grease on the splines in case you need to take it off again.

I have some Teflon stock. Going to cut that into three wedges, and tap them between the agitator and drum to apply pressure at each of the three rib points. Then hot water. Fingers crossed. I’m trying to avoid a run to the store.

No thxs I got rid of my 2 year old whirlpool wash plate and found a top load KitchenAid set the neutral drain doesn’t always work so I bought a new gear case and going to have it put in this machine washes just so amazing unlike the new models that are so much junk

Mine is so stuck I have literally picked up my entire washing machine and shook it violently by the shoe string threaded underneath right after hot coffee pot water poured in it... I'm bout to give up 😢

If it REALLY WONT COME OFF, loop 2 paracord hoops around the back of the agitator and connect these two loops to a strap and then a tow ball of a vehicle. Tie the base of the internal tub to a stationary point e.g a tree or another vehicle. Then do the obvious, drive away until something pops, hopefully its the agitator. I did this as a last resort and it worked a treat!

You make it look like it’s so easy. It is not easy at all to get the bags under, let alone the plate off.

After you get the first bag in place, lube up the next bad and slide it between the first bag and the plate. Then slide it around to the next vane. If you don’t completely remove the centre bolt you can avoid the exploding agitator event.

Pour boiling water over the center and then use shoestrings to pull up the agitator. You’ll thank me later.

Two hot water little pots and a tow strap laced under no luck… I guess I need these blood pressure cuffs or Im about to just get a whole new washer I just wanted to clean under the plate for stained clothes 😅

I just did this as well. My plate cracked in half. Appears it melted against the metal gear

Tried the bags the boiling water an and didn't work 😢

Tannerite was my last option tik my wife wrapped a shoe string around it and It pulled right up thumbs up

My washplate isn't stuck (not sure yet). The bolt holding it on is completely seized up. An impact drill will not even budge the damn thing.

I have 5 under a plate right now for a whole day with free all in the bolt Hole hasn’t moved

Mine wasn't too stuck, but I was able to use two screwdrivers to pop it loose. I was afraid I was gonna break it at first, but it all turned out well. 😂

That never works for me

The plate in mine seems loose and it’s not turning the clothes as it washes strong enough…. Advice?

That's very funny and unbelievably therapeutic!

So satisfying 😂

I broke mine unfortunately trying to get it out

Windbag. 😂 I think Dorothy called Rose that in season five.

It's soooo tight i can only get 1 dang bag under there.

Looks like a BP cuff will also do the trick and I just happen to have one!

Spent 2 hours yanking up on a strap I had running under it with boiling hot PB blaster .. no go lol

The simplest way for those without windbags is to use a shoe lace. Fix the lace through sides of the wash plate and then pull the washplate out using the laces. It's simple

This is not 100% effective. It didn’t work for my Whirlpool. It is only 6 years old. Defective drive hub and design, IMO. I’d recommend trying this method as soon as your machine has trouble getting water completely spun out of clothes and as soon as you hear it make loud banging noises on spin cycle.

Mine is Very Loose .

Then what 🤷🏻‍♀️ what’s the next step

This is not 100% effective. It did not work on my Whirlpool. Bad design and defective drive hub, IMO. My machine was only 6 years old. But, try this method as soon as it makes loud noises on spin cycle-don’t wait like I did.

I pulled with a shoe string for 45 minutes, caught the video and my breath. Boiled some water and it came right off. Thanks for the tip.

This didn't work for me. But nothing worked. So sad for this bad design from whirlpool.