Product review (5 stars): General Electric WH45X10027 Drum Mounting Hub
This is the second of these WH45X10027 drum mounting hubs I've installed in our now 15-year old GE washer. The last one was back in 2010, so it seems about seven years or so has been the average life span for ours. The hub is made of aluminum and seems to degrade over time to the point where it will self destruct and shatter into pieces usually making a loud, house shaking racket at the time of its demise. Replacement and cleaning up all the mess the old one made took about 1-1/2 hours and required removing the control panel, front panel, top panel, plastic inner tub cover ring, agitator and inner tub as well as the infamous left hand threaded tub locknut, square split ring and hub washer on the transmission shaft. I also removed the pump and tub drain hose to clean out the debris from the old drum hub that went down inside it. I purchased the SUPCO TB123A universal spanner wrench, which made the job of removing the stubborn tub locknut a lot easier. I replaced both the locknut and square split ring with new parts when I replaced this drum mounting hub since they are also made of the same aluminum material and were visibly deteriorated.