Hi - New here, thanks for listening/reading.
I have a new Maytag mvwb765fw1 washer with an agitator auger. It’s about a month old. The root of my problem is we hate the agitator and I feel like it’s ruining our clothes from being too rough on them. That being said, I found a wash plate without the auger agitator on it from a similar washer. I’m pretty sure it will fit on the spline drive if I can get this agitator off. I’ve watched a ton of videos and it seems easy to remove. Unfortunately, I can’t get the bolt out. I’ve tried a long ratchet and it won’t budge. I even tried a light electric impact wrench and no dice. It doesn’t seem to be a left hand thread, meaning it should be normal lefty loosy. The replacement bolt does have lock tight but that shouldn’t keep it from breaking free. Are the new washers more complicated? I’m at my wits end trying to get it loose but also don’t want to break anything. It’s only a month old so It can’t be corrosion.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Karl