Product review (1 stars): It broke after only 5 weeks!
I ordered this part on 2016-11-09 and received it a few days later. It is now 2016-12-19 and I just discovered my washing machine is broken, again, because of this stupid part. Why can't they just make the entire thing out of metal??? The part I replaced 5 weeks ago failed (after more than a decade of use) because the plastic broke into several pieces. This new part failed because the metal insert stripped itself out of the plastic (which remained otherwise intact). Very disappointed that this silly thing failed so quickly. I just ordered the heavy duty version&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/285852AR-for-Whirlpool-Kenmore-Heavy-Duty-Washer-Coupling/dp/B00OVBMF7K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">285852AR for Whirlpool Kenmore Heavy Duty Washer Coupling</a>. Amazingly, the heavy duty version is ~30% cheaper than this OEM version! In fact it was so cheap that I ordered two of them. I'll be thrilled if it turns out I wasted $6.50 because the second part stays ziptied to the inside of my washer forever, but I feel reassured that it will be immediately available if I ever need to replace it again. The good news, if you can call it that, is that I'm getting very good at this particular repair.