On an older Maytag clothes washer, the hot water hose connector is badly rusted and I need to get it off. They cleverly recessed the threaded connectors in the back, so I need a tool to unscrew and replace the hoses. I can get some channel locks on it but there's no room to turn the pliers, and the rusty connector won't budge.

The washer back isn't removable, the exterior metal is a complete surround. One might remove the control panel and top but that could open a can of worms.

The hose end OD is ~ 1 1/8 inch. I might be able to jam a socket on there but there isn't much to grab onto, and I don't have that size socket here. I don't have any left hand dies that big or any sort of female easy out tool.

I could try heating it slightly with a torch but the female threads are plastic. I've tried tapping it counter clockwise with a chisel but no go yet. I could try both....

There has to be a tool that I can insert over the hose end connector and unscrew it. Any ideas?




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