Product review (1 stars): I tried all the mcguiver stuff mentioned here and other sources like YouTube (using zip ties etc)
So I couldn't justify the cost of the tool for a single use. After a lot of frustration and lot of muscle I still wasn't nt able to get the inner spring on my kenmore washer. I tried all the mcguiver stuff mentioned here and other sources like YouTube (using zip ties etc) . The only thing that worked for me was duringpark's solution mentioned here about tying the strings on each end of spring. I used a vice grip to pull the spring down by pulling on the string and had the hook on a flathead screw driver to coax it into the eye of the spring. Took 2 minutes. Try it.