How do I replace a leaking gasket in the front door of the washer?
Is it easy or hard?
Will I need any special equipment?
Dr. Jaffe
[quote=bjaffe80;340752]How do I replace a leaking gasket in the front door of the washer?
Is it easy or hard?
Will I need any special equipment?
Dr. Jaffe[/quote]
Dr. Jaffe,
No, you won’t really need special tools,
It’s not a really hard repair to perform,
Here are excerpts from the service manual,
and a part number for the bellows
[part]AP4379904[/part]
[LEFT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=5][FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=5]REMOVING THE CONSOLE AND[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT][SIZE=5][/LEFT]
[SIZE=5][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]THE TOUCHPAD/LED ASSEMBLY[/FONT][/SIZE]
[/SIZE][/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]1. Unplug washer or disconnect power.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]2. Turn off the water supply to the washer.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]3. Remove the three T-20 hex-head Torx[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]screws from the top cover of the washer.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]4. Pull back on the cover and release the[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]tabs in the console from the slots in the[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]cover, then lift the cover off the unit.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]5.
[/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]To remove the console:[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]a) Pull out and disconnect cable connector[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]UI8 from the central control unit.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]b) Remove the cable wires from the two[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]central control unit clips.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]c) Pull the detergent dispenser drawer[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]out as far as it will go, then press down[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]on the release tab, and remove the[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]drawer from the unit.[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]d) Remove the one screw at the recessed[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]hole.[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]e) Lift the top edge of the console and[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]unhook it from the holder clips.[/FONT]
[LEFT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=ArialMT]f) Press the locking tab on the right rear[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]side of the console inward, and remove[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the console.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]Removing the front panels[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]10. Remove the three hex-head screws from[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the lower front access panel, then lower[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the panel, and remove it.[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]11. Open the washer door.[/FONT]
[LEFT][/FONT][FONT=ArialMT]12. Using a small screwdriver or a pair of[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]long-nosed pliers, pull the tension spring[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]on the retaining wire out from around[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the front of the bellows, and remove the[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]wire.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]13. Pull the bellows off the lip of the front[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]panel, and push the bellows inside the[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]front panel.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]14. Remove the two T-20 Torx screws from[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the door switch assembly.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]15. Close the washer door.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]16. Remove the four hex-head screws from[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the top and bottom of the front panel and[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]remove the panel from the unit.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]17. Loosen the clamp from the main water[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]feed tube and remove the tube from the[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]detergent dispenser.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-BoldMT]REASSEMBLY NOTE: [/LEFT]
[/LEFT]
[/FONT][LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]When you reconnect[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]the water feed tube, align the arrow on the tube[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]with the line on the detergent dispenser.[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]18. Pull back and unhook the tab on the left[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]side of the detergent dispenser from the[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]cabinet side panel slot, then lift the dispenser[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]out of the washer.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]To remove the bellows:[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]c) Turn the bellows retaining clamp screw[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]counterclockwise until the clamp is[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]loose enough to remove it from around[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]the bellows [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-BoldMT]NOTE: [/FONT][FONT=ArialMT]It may be necessary to completely[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]remove the screw from one[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]end of the clamp.[/FONT]
[LEFT][/FONT][FONT=ArialMT]d) Remove the bellows retaining clamp[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]from around the bellows[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]e) Pull the bellows off the front of the[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]tub.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][SIZE=2][FONT=ArialMT][SIZE=2]Remove Bellows[/SIZE][/FONT]
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]REASSEMBLY NOTE: [/LEFT]
[/LEFT]
[/FONT][LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]When you reinstall the[/FONT]
[LEFT][FONT=ArialMT]bellows, be sure to position the “weep holes”[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=ArialMT]at the bottom. [/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]It looks and sounds worse than it is.[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]
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