Update: I’m a tired frustrated ham fisted idiot. What was happening was I ever so slightly bent the metal when popping the old plastic lid lock out and thus the new one could not fully disengage. Some pliers and cussing and it works.
I am attaching the couple videos that helped me get the thing done in case anyone finds this in the future and is lost and confused as I was at first.
https://youtu.be/d7tXnwpL5Zo https://youtu.be/Z1i0rOQXEac
My door lock on my new to machine gave out. Ordered a replacement and installed. Neither the new striker nor the old striker work well with it. It will lock but won’t unlock. Is there anything g wrong with putting the striker in the mechanism and leaving the door open?
If you rig it so the door can stay open through the entire cycle, that spin cycle is going to be super dangerous for anyone that gets their hand too close to the tub while it’s going full speed. Hence the term “arm tangler”. If you still don’t understand, you need to go look up some industrial accident videos especially ones with fast spinny things. The door and lock are safety features you don’t want to disable.