What tool for this job? A plumber should know....

[Hummer]

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?

[Hummer]

Okay, I'm finding tools like this but most are about 1/2 inch diameter circle which might not be large enough or heavy enough for the 1 1/2 inch hose connector. Hmmm.

https://www.amazon.com/Deals-Tools-H...0&ref_=sv_hg_2

[Mtneer]

Look at the tool that is made to tighten/loosen faucet nuts underneath sinks.

[ray1970]

If you can grab the small center piece (red arrow) to unscrew it and you don?t have to get to the nut part (blue arrow) a pair of vice grips might work.

[HBARleatherneck]

Some sort of basin wrench. There are small plastic ones.

[Hummer]

If you can grab the small center piece (red arrow) to unscrew it and you don?t have to get to the nut part (blue arrow) a pair of vice grips might work.

The small center just turns and can't be unscrewed. But, I was able to break it off of the female hose end.

I'm using some larger channel locks and sprayed it with wd40. Might try heating it a little and see if I can start a fire.

[Hummer]

Some sort of basin wrench. There are small plastic ones.

I have several basin wrenches but all too large.

Not sure plastic would be strong enough but will look for o.

[TRnCO]

they make easy outs larger enough, so maybe one of them would bite and get it turned for ya.

[Hummer]

Look at the tool that is made to tighten/loosen faucet nuts underneath sinks.

I have a couple but they're hex and too small.

[Hummer]

they make easy outs larger enough, so maybe one of them would bite and get it turned for ya.

It would have to grab from the outside. Do they make something like that?