Easy way to lock the Whirlpool direct drive washer wash plate for removal.

Works on machines that have the slider P/N W10734521 and WPW10380698 wash plate as an example, on the following models and more:

7MMVWB835EW0
7MMVWB855EC0
7MMVWB855EC1
7MMVWB855EC2
7MMVWB855EC3
7MMVWB955FC0
7MMVWB955FC1
MVW7230HC0
MVW7230HW0
MVW7232HC0
MVW7232HW0
MVW8230HC0
MVWB755DW0
MVWB755DW1
MVWB757JW0
MVWB765FC1
MVWB765FC2
MVWB765FC3
MVWB765FC4
MVWB765FW0
MVWB765FW1
MVWB765FW2
MVWB765FW3
MVWB765FW4
MVWB766FW0
MVWB766FW1
MVWB766FW2
MVWB835DC0
MVWB835DC2
MVWB835DC3
MVWB835DC4
MVWB835DC5
MVWB835DW0
MVWB835DW1
MVWB835DW2
MVWB835DW3
MVWB835DW4
MVWB835DW5
MVWB855DC0
MVWB855DC1
MVWB855DC2
MVWB855DC3
MVWB855DC4
MVWB855DW0
MVWB855DW1
MVWB855DW2
MVWB855DW3
MVWB865GC0
MVWB865GC1
MVWB865GW0
MVWB865GW1
MVWB955FC0
MVWB955FC1
MVWB955FW0
MVWB955FW1
MVWB965HC0
MVWB965HW0
7MMVW7230LC0
7MMVW7230LW0
7MWTW7000EW0
7MWTW7300EW0
7MWTW7300EW1
7MWTW8127LW0
7MWTW8500EC0
7MWTW8500EC2
MVW7230HC1
MVW7230HW1
MVW7232HC1
MVW7232HW1
MVWB765FW3
MVWB835DW4
MVWB865GC1
WTW500CMW0
WTW7000DW0
WTW7000DW1
WTW7000DW3
WTW7000DW4
WTW7040DW0
WTW7040DW1
WTW7040DW2
WTW7120HC0
WTW7120HC1
WTW7120HW0
WTW7120HW1
WTW7300DC0
WTW7300DW0
WTW7300DW1
WTW7500GC0
WTW7500GC2
WTW7500GC3
WTW7500GW0
WTW7500GW2
WTW7500GW3
WTW8000DW0
WTW8000DW1
WTW8000DW2
WTW8000DW4
WTW8000DW5
WTW8040DW0
WTW8040DW1
WTW8040DW2
WTW8040DW3
WTW8040DW4
WTW8120HC0
WTW8120HW0
WTW8127LC0
WTW8127LC1
WTW8127LW0
WTW8127LW1
WTW8500DC0
WTW8500DC1
WTW8500DC2
WTW8500DC3
WTW8500DC4
WTW8500DC5
WTW8500DC6
WTW8500DR0
WTW8500DR1
WTW8500DR2
WTW8500DR3
WTW8500DR4
WTW8500DR5
WTW8500DW0
WTW8500DW1
WTW8500DW2
WTW8500DW3
WTW8500DW4
WTW8500DW5
WTW8500DW6
WTW8700EC0
WTW8700EC1
WTW9500EC0
WTW9500EW0
ZAW47115GW0