Front Door Boot Gasket - GE

[Gene]

You can find the instructions attached to the reply.

Here are the breakdown diagrams and Replacement parts for GE WHDVH626F0WW | AppliancePartsPros.com

Good luck.
Front panel removal.pdf (101.2 KB)
Boot removal.pdf (234.2 KB)

[espressola]

[QUOTE=Gene;95434]You can find the instructions attached to the reply.

Here are the breakdown diagrams and Replacement parts for GE WHDVH626F0WW | AppliancePartsPros.com

Good luck.[/QUOTE]
Thank you Gene for taking the time to respond. The pictures make it a lot clearer! I appreciate your help very much!
Patty

[Gene]

You are welcome.

Gene.

[tita]

My husband and I have this project for this weekend and I have printed all the instructions and diagrams posted by Gene, abadfish66, and ksisco, appreciate it thank you.
Our GE washer broke down 1.5 months ago (many trips to the laundromat), after only 14 months use, but we just had the money to buy the gasket less than $120 with shippment from appliance parts pros, great site, best delivery ever compared to any other web store, promised delivery in 2 days and wow, it was actually only 2 days to get the part. If you need to buy this part get it from this site, I did a little research on another site wich offers the same part at about 30 dlls less but they have the worst reputation and many ripp off complaints.

[tita]

Hi everyone,
Project complete. Thank you again for this great post, we just saved $80 dlls on the installation. Washer is working great and so far so good. Hopefully it will take another year before we have to do this whole thing again. I believe the problem with the front load washers is that they are still pretty new in the market and this could be a design problem which GE is ignoring. The rubber material in the gasket looks of good quality, I am pretty sure the problem is with all the vibration and impacts during the normal wash cycle.

[Gene]

You are welcome. We are glad you were able to fix it and save some $$$.

Gene.

[bluffing024]

For some reason I just can’t seem to remember how this front clamp goes back on…

[bluffing024]

Anyone?

[bluffing024]

@bluffing024;104900

For some reason I just can’t seem to remember how this front clamp goes back on…

The part I am refering to is the front clamp with the spring on it. Where exactly does that seat back in to “hold” it onto the front of the machine

[bspitt]

Thanks everyone…Just change my boot gasket in about one hour (30 minutes removing it on monday, 30 minutes installing the new one on Tuesday)…could not have done it w/o this forum!!!

Brannon

[washertrouble]

Thanks for the posts- it gave us the guts to try. We did find taking the front panel off definitely helps. We have no real experience but do have common sense. The hardest part was loosening the screw that holds the inner spring because of the close quarters. When putting it back on, we positioned it with a little more space to reach the head of the screw- we still had to use a very small screwdriver. Overall I think it would only take about 45 minutes if we worked straight though. With a little more experience, it would even take less.

[stolusky]

@abadfish66;22845

ok good, next you need to remove the bottom access cover, 3 screws. It will come right off. Now over on the right side of the boot is a screw that you need to loosen to be able to remove the boot. 2 ways to do this part. either loosen it and remove the band around the boot, or get a screwdriver and pry it off the boot…let me know when you get the boot off of the tub. You will need something long to get a phillips bit up there to the screw.

Hello,

I ordered a part for my washer and the new part is wh08x10036 (it does not look llike the old part for my 3 year old washer). Apparently I have the same model as everyone else. WHDVH626fww. The new boot that I received from Appliance Pros is a thicker, darker boot. It has a rubber gripper part on the inside top right (that the old one did not have). I called and they said its the replacement part. I can move get it almost on, except for the bottom, where I cant get it onto the tub.

Do you know how I could get the older, original part? The new one is re-inforced on the tub part and not as flexible as the old one.

Regards,

Todd Stolusky

[stolusky]

@washertrouble;115356

Thanks for the posts- it gave us the guts to try. We did find taking the front panel off definitely helps. We have no real experience but do have common sense. The hardest part was loosening the screw that holds the inner spring because of the close quarters. When putting it back on, we positioned it with a little more space to reach the head of the screw- we still had to use a very small screwdriver. Overall I think it would only take about 45 minutes if we worked straight though. With a little more experience, it would even take less.

Did the new boot that you got look like the old one? The one that I recieved did not. They say that it is the replacement of the older one. But, it sure doesnt seem to fit. I hate to pay someone $130 to come out and put it on. (Even though I know it should take them less than 30 minutes) The said the pricing guide is 2 hours at $65 an hour.

Thanks,

Todd Stolusky

[Egyud]

[quote=bluffing024;106376]The part I am refering to is the front clamp with the spring on it. Where exactly does that seat back in to “hold” it onto the front of the machine
[/quote]

I’m having the same problem. My machine is a WBVH6240FWW. My gasket isn’t ripped. It just seems to have come off the lip of the front of the machine, so water leaks out. I took a peek under the lip and found this loose clamp wire that hooks together with a spring. The one that has been described in this topic earlier has a screw connecting it.

[imapepper]

[QUOTE=Gene;95434]You can find the instructions attached to the reply.

Here are the breakdown diagrams and Replacement parts for GE WHDVH626F0WW | AppliancePartsPros.com

Good luck.[/QUOTE]

Gene,
Thank you for those documents. The Front Panel Doc refers to three other documents (Control Panel, Service Panel, and Door Lock). Is it possible for you to post those as well. Thank you so much.

[Gene]

[quote=imapepper;138150]Gene,
Thank you for those documents. The Front Panel Doc refers to three other documents (Control Panel, Service Panel, and Door Lock). Is it possible for you to post those as well. Thank you so much.[/quote]

You got it.

Gene.
Control panel removal.pdf (93.1 KB)
Door lock removal.pdf (54.7 KB)
Service panel removal.pdf (46.5 KB)

[cwill22]

so what is the secret to getting the new gasket on? I’m having a problem getting the new gasket on, not exactly sure how it is suppose to sit with the inner spring.

[cwill22]

Finally got the new gasket on. Took a while to stretch it on and get it over the lip. But I’m definitely glad I tried it myself, and didn’t pay the $340 the repair shop wanted. Couldn’t have done it without this thread and the great documents provided by Gene. Thanks!

[reggier]

Thanks to the users of this forum and the documentation. I was able to replace the front door gasket with minimal effort. It was very nice to have all the docs to know how to remove and reinstall the top, control panel, access panel, front cover, and gasket.

I would also like to give thanks to the website for having the part I needed, in stock, and at a great price!!

[tzelle]

Hi,

Will these instructions work for my washer WBVH5100H0WW? I looked at the site and it is telling me that the replacement gasket is part AP4334050. Can you please confirm? I just discovered a huge rip. I feel ripped off! I guess I am quite lucky - my washer is 2 yrs old.

Thank you for all the responses to this thread. I feel like I can do it even if I am a novice (with lots of guts!)

Thanks again!