LG Washer Door Boot Seal Replacement AGM30030702

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This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the washer door boot seal in an LG washer (Model WM4000HBA). The most common reason for replacing this part is if it's missing or broken.
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[@BlakeSuperior_Beats]

I started this video thinking I should just go ahead and swap mine out with a fresh one. After the first couple minutes I decided this was NOT a job for me. Props to you for showing the step by step instructions!

[@user-sw9kh3yw9g]

Regular maintenance is very important ❤

[@billyselman6371]

Thanks for posting this video. I replaced the boot on our LG washer yesterday and it was a breeze with this video. It only took roughly 1.5 hours from start to finish with me taking my time and reviewing your video during the repair. No telling how much money this saved me. The boot seal was $57 and the spring expansion tool was $11 on Amazon.

[@williamrodriguez75]

This video saved me $550!!!!!! I called a repair shop, they quoted me $680, a brand new washer was $800!! So I ordered the boot seal off of Amazon for $130 and attempted it to do it myself (worse case I can't fix it, return the boot seal and get a brand new washer for $800) But since this video was so detailed, I got it done in 2 hours. Thank you guys so much!!!!

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[@djalkyd]

You guys rock. This video made it so easy. Don’t forget to run your washer through a cycle because of the dish soap used on the ring. I wanted to make sure everything was good before putting clothes in it. A bunch of the dish soap got rinsed out.

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[@scottnefzger6930]

I followed this video to a T and it was spot on, it made the project very easy! Thank you!

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[@NareshAm]

Best video ever. Thanks for the detailed instructions. We changed it ourselves and saved 200$ for the installation 😂

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[@jdlemme]

Thank you, this helped immensely and saved us $1500 for a new Washer.

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[@RichDominos]

Thank you for this video! My washer is an LG WM8100HVA and, although not exactly this same washer, we were able to follow along. Took my husband and I 1.5 hours to do. Thanks for saving us a bunch of money!! Good thorough video 👍

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[@rp1268]

This video helped me replace my gasket. Thanks a lot! Great step by step video!

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[@Crabmush]

I’m no professional but I was able to do this job. It’s 100% because this video helped immensely. The spring was definitely the hardest part. I bought a version of the spring tool but it was too small and didn’t work. So I ended up muscling it with a pair of regular pliers and a pair of needle nose. Still very tough. The outer spring I just used my hands but that inner one sucked. I didn’t need to take off the weights either. Great video though. Thank you.

[@randy8324]

@Crabmush You sir, just saved me $100 bucks on a socket set and an hour of driving and shopping.

[@BIMClub]

I did it myself by flowing your great step by step instructions!

[@nevillevaneerten]

I treated it like putting a tyre on a bike. Four flat instruments like knives or tyre repair kit will do it well between two people. Thanks so much for this video

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[@GpaWestCoast2022]

Absolutely beautiful demonstration! Although my LG was slightly different, this ALL MADE sense. I ended up changing out the old boot due to a radical smell I could not get rid out. Turns out the the drain on the old boot was clogged helping keep all the bacteria REAL HAPPY when the water did not fully drain out. Got this project done right the 1st time with your help!

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[@wiskers69]

I have this exact problem. How did you unclog the drain hose? Did you need a new part?

[@GpaWestCoast2022]

Nope. Assuming you are talking about the small drain hose at the bottom of the boot…. I simply removed the clamps on both sides and pulled the small dain hose off. Took the dain hose over to my wash sink and removed the sludge with a screw driver… put the hose back on. Ironically the smell seemed to have returned today after a week. Going to use AFFESH tablets and see what happens @@wiskers69

[@jefftroupefineart6204]

Great tutorial. Got mine knocked out in about 2 hours. About $100 for the part.

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[@webofdeceipt7]

Tip for easy installation of springs. This tip makes putting the inner and outer spring on super easy. It is a two person operation and you will need four butter knives. Begin putting the spring on from the bottom. Both people work their way up on each side placing the spring in the groove. When it becomes difficult about half way up that is when you begin using the butter knives. Prop one knife under the spring holding it in place. with the other knife, move a little further up - only about an inch - and use the the other butter knife to pry the spring on. leave that knife in place to keep the spring locked in at that position. then proceed to remove the lower knife and use it to pry the spring on another inch up. The key is for each person to do this equally until your reach the top. Then it is a simple task to pry the final bit at the top. This worked on both springs and took very little effort.

[@repairclinic]

Thanks for the tip. You can also find spring removal tools here: www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts?query=spring%20tool

[@solgodhand]

Good stuff...so grateful for the walk through, thank you

[@caseybaker3395]

Thanks for the great video. Was very helpful and easy to do.

[@shinygreenfrog]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I have a slightly different model, but the steps are all super similar. Took about an hour, I had an extra set of hands and that was very helpful. Thanks!

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[@larryseibold4287]

I have worked on about 5 or these over the years, and every time i try using the "spring expansion tool", to re-install the inner clamp wire, and every time i give up and use either a couple of cords or a couple of dulled flat blade screw drivers. The issue is the tool is poorly made / a bit too small in its expansion range, and/or the spring is missing a second loop for the tool or cord to get out of the way of the far end of the wire loop. Notice how far open the tool is in the video, as it is about to slip off the ends. It needs another inch of expansion with shallower arms. The tool seems to work fine at removal, but that part is easy.

[@johnjonathan7312]

Use 2 vise-grip and lock the wire from 2 side then use something flat to slie the sproung back. Easiest way

[@zekethedego]

Exactly, very good point!! But you never hear the "pros" tell you of any of these problems. It's like they go by the LG playbook and edit out those times when they use methods that don't toe that line, very frustrating. And it seems the only comments they respond to are those that are just simple praise of their work. Comments like yours or the one above this one get nothing, not even a thank you.

[@Christin1608]

I think I'm gonna use two zip ties 🤞

[@tamotit]

For anyone curious, the expansion tool worked just fine with one modification. For the plier end requiring the “slip off maneuver”, file a notch closer to the tip so there is more gap on the spring loop when you thread the hook into the loop.

[@scubasausage]

Literally got my spring back on in 20 seconds with the spring tool lol.

[@SubXero1000]

Lmao why am I being told to do this by a professional when this is the most non-user friendly maintenance I've seen

[@Nunyabusiness21182]

Mine are stacked……… I’m screwed tomorrow 😂😂😂

[@SubXero1000]

@@Nunyabusiness21182 god help your soul.

[@michellepauling5257]

the professional doesn't want to do it either!

[@doctorsuarez]

The boot seal gets moldy all the time and they made it as hard as possible to change out. I have no idea how these things are designed but it seems like they didn’t put any thought into making this serviceable at all.

[@davidbrowning6284]

Awesome mate thanks very much, saved alot of time and money have someone else repair it 👍

[@TheLatina2359]

Is amazing how well he explains very detail. Thank you 😊

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[@CodyBaileyPhoto]

Took forever, but I figured out how to get the pieces all back together! Thanks!

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[@francellew2073]

I just want to be able to clean between the door boot seal and the metal drum! I think this video will help me accomplish my goal now! 😂

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[@VoAmy]

Thank you so much for the instructions. I did not remove the door panel plus no spring tool, so it took me 100 minutes to be done 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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[@peternelson9865]

Excellent video, easy to follow

[@gobofraggel7383]

Great video, I really appreciate how well made it is and how easy to follow.

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[@gallosfinostv4858]

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[@thebetterend7404]

Thank you for the video , did it in about 3 hrs but needed help with putting the springs back on…. Didn’t have the tool referenced in this video

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[@jankowskip]

Thank you guys, this really helped me!

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[@mjremy2605]

Thank you, excellent video all the way!

[@dwoods777able]

Thank God for this video.

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[@angelo-nicolasaran595]

Awesome video! Very clear. Thank you

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[@DSPEARL]

excellent explanation and video. Really helpful to complete this job. thanks focusing and lighting the video so well.

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[@Kulasgogi]

Thanks a lot! I did mine!

[@so.philipp6202]

Thanks for the Video. Just found out, that two screws, normaly fixing the concret, fell out

[@billrosen3278]

Thank you for this very instructive video.

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[@butterpecan111]

This was perfectly demonstrated! Thank you so much.

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[@jceddy1]

Excellent video! Got mine done today in about 2 hours, would have been even faster If I didn't have to cleanup the mess from the leak in the old one.

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[@brandtwessel]

Great video!

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[@alirezavancouver]

Fantastic job. Thanks for posting this video.

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[@PEONIAOBSESSION]

Thank You Soo Much 💯

[@pingobacardi]

Awesome video will follow more,will be ordering mine from Amazon

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[@Keithfromheath]

Thank you for this video, you saved me from a huge repair bill. Amazing video!!

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[@edh3268]

Great video! But you should make sure to let ppl know to be really careful not to strip the screws for putting the weights back on. It's really easy to strip it out.

[@jaimeguerrero4951]

Excellent video.

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[@DaddyTJapan]

Bought this washing machine for my mother years ago and cannot believe she/ I have to go through all of this to replace a gasket . I own an all in one in Japan and I never had to replace a gasket . Crappy design and the only fix is to not buy LG ever again .

[@mariabondy6161]

Excellent video...!!!

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[@jordanvanderkeyl642]

"use the spring tool" he says. Lol I can't find it anywhere but Amazon sadly. Perfect video tho. Made it super easy

[@mylespl]

Great demonstration.. our washer has leaked on and off for so long. Some times it wont at all.. well, i pulled the outer tension ring of the seal today just to investigate as its been neglected long enough.. (lol) well.. im kind of upset. The way the little clamp is that holds on the drain hose had been rubbing on the seal since day one and eventually wore through it.. not too impressed by such a little overlooked assembly design. If it were 45 degrees in another direction it wouldn’t have been an issue..

[@traviscrawley7805]

Thanks!

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[@raymondblakley3731]

The best detailed instruction I seen this door boot or a pest I work on them daily sears do you have a video on how to remove a blower wheel from a dryer motor

[@2bnew]

I’m in this exact situation. And got conflicting recommendations regarding the rusty old flange. Any risk of not replacing that one itself? I get everything you explained in this video; but they all leave the rusted piece untouched. Anything to be concerned about there?

[@scubatrucker6806]

Awesome video ❤

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[@user-kc5ci2no9p]

The eyelet that the hook is in is too small to accommodate the spring expansion tool. Having trouble with the inner ring. A bit dicey to use brute force, is there another way to do this?

[@gerardo11601]

Is this similar to the wm3700hva models?

[@benjaminlin6630]

thk u so much

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[@ThoburnFreeman]

Is it possible to switch the door orientation on this modle

[@ruthstueber8664]

I’m having trouble getting the outer spring on because the rubber boot(gasket) isn’t big enough to seat around the metal opening. Is there a trick to this or do I have the wrong part?

[@bluetiburon1]

Hi! What can happen if I forgot to add the liquid dish soap to the rim of the boot.? Thank you in advance for your explanation!

[@darrynfrost3401]

It can be difficult to get the seal on, and you can potentially tear the rubber

[@rgilgen]

Two days later and still not finished. Not the fault of the video, but I stupidly bought an "equivalent" gasket from e-bay, AppliancePartsFinder, that was anything but equivalent. The who thing was too small... not by much, but enough to make it a real pain to put into place. Update: My bad. Somehow the part number I found wasn't correct. Ordering the correct one and hopefully it will be as easy as this video shows! Final update: Much easier with the correct part. Still not quite as easy as the video implies, but it's now done and done right. One caution... the last segment of the video makes connecting the front of the gasket with the tub a matter of draping it over the rim. Not so. There's actually a small folded lip on the backside of the gasket the doesn't look it's separate from the gasket. You need to lift that open and put *that* over the steel rim. Otherwise, the whole gasket diameter appears to be too small. Lessons learned: Buy the genuine LG part (only $25 more than the "equivalent" part made in Turkey!). Be sure the model number fits your machine. Do get the spring stretching tool. Be prepare to learn lots!! Review the video often. Even with all my mistakes I saved several hundred $$.

[@joshgaffga]

The springs nearly destroyed my mentally well-being, but otherwise just patience and following the video to the detail did the job! Recommendation for anyone jumping into this task to watch the entire video, and then watch each section until the start of the new section as you work. No surprises that way. Thanks, you all!

[@joshgaffga]

Oh, and I used a couple of brake spring hook tools to catch the spring ends, with one wired up to the side of the washer. Still needed one other person to be an extra set of hands so that the gasket would slip off as I set the spring.

[@andrewhertzberg6889]

It makes no sense that these boot seals grow so much mold and are so hard to replace. I think a lot of people would happily replace this thing each year if it was fairly easy to do. “Washing” clothes in a mold trap is ridiculous. The companies are leaving a lot of money and illness on the table with this bad design. Thanks for this video.

[@repairclinic]

Mold and mildew is around us all the time. They thrive in dark, damp environments. This is why it is very common to find mold and mildew in bathrooms when they do not have proper ventilation or are not regularly cleaned. Mold and mildew spread spores and when we wash our clothes in the washer we are removing the dirt, bacteria, viruses, and spores from our clothing, but it is getting trapped in the washing machine. Regular cleaning and certain practices can help combat mold and mildew buildup. We recommend the following to help reduce mold and mildew build up. Reminder: Washer door boot seals are porous and using harsh cleaning agents too frequently can damage the door boot seal. These items need to be porous so that the moisture can be released. First, make sure to wear cleaning gloves and a mask, you don't want to breath in any spores while cleaning. Once a month before running a self clean cycle, use affresh wipes or use vinegar and baking soda, to clean the door boot seal. Make sure to use non-abrasive brushes and washcloths when cleaning. If you notice a funky smell in your washer affresh or vinegar will kill that smell. After you are done cleaning the door boot seal, use affresh washer cleaner or vinegar or bleach and run a self-clean cycle. Once the self-clean cycle has ended, open the washer door, and take a dry, clean cloth to dry off the door boot seal and the glass. Anytime you are done with a load of laundry, you should leave the door open after you have removed the clothes and use a dry, clean cloth to dry off the door boot seal and door glass. This will help reduce the moisture being trapped and left behind. Do not leave damp clothes in the washer for long periods of time. If the location of the washer is very humid, you might want to consider getting a dehumidifier for that room. Hope that helps!

[@spikerbrad23]

I just never close the door when its not in use, just leave it slightly open and it will dry out and no mold will grow.

[@pedro97w]

Excellent video

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[@engineeredtosucceed]

what's the torque specks on the weight bolts?

[@user-br9vq4gs8d]

Snug

[@user-bn4gb5io7q]

Does anyone knows what cause the “wringer” that grey rubber part if I’m saying it right now to Al wrinkled up and out of place when I opened the washer after a small load.😳

[@jordanmyers487]

This video helped me choose not to buy one! Thanks!

[@user-qq1sy8sz3w]

I recently replace the boot seal, inlet hose, and nozzle. My washer now has a loud squeak sound when at highest RPM during spin cycle, any suggestions?

[@douglaslippertindy]

Did you get this resolved? If not, I'm wondering if you got your weights on correctly. I know that, with mine, it would have been easy to not have them fully seated on their mounts; I used a rubber mallet to make sure mine were seated before I re-attached the screws.

[@shogun1189]

I have the WKEX200HBA LG wash tower, could I follow these steps?

[@braceyrice5413]

Wondering also....did it work?

[@gordonfuentes808]

Wowzaaaaah Awsum video ez 2 follow along wel detailed stepbystep Mahaloz n Alooooooooha 🤙🏾✨😎👊🏾🏝️🙏🏽💯

[@mike73ng]

I was going to replace it but now I’ll clean it instead.

[@grege5074]

Why does my rubber boot not sit flush with the plastic outer tub? It pulls off by about an inch

[@ruthstueber8664]

I have the same problem

[@MN-ub7gl]

Lol got it out in about 10mins to clean it by not taking everything apart. and now want to know how to do the inner seal…

[@cassbutler2789]

1:34

[@carolyneferrao123]

Till 2:38 was it necessary?

[@jayrolla_xse4238]

10 mm socket never fails

[@AthenaTheSlayer]

I lost my 10mm socket watching this video

[@jaimzblonde07streetavenger42]

Look easy enough I can’t afford to get it installed

[@I_Am_Free.]

After 4.5 hours of work, I've completed the task! 🎉 I'm genuinely proud of my achievement. Dealing with the inner and outer rims, which were different sizes, required a unique approach. To tackle the larger ring, I utilized the spring removal tool less and resorted to using both my feet while pulling with my arms to loosen the spring. The majority of my time was dedicated to handling the inner spring. Additionally, I removed the door and hood of the washer to make accessing everything easier.🫡

[@Rustickiller1]

I applied dish soap, worst piece of advice in my life, honestly take that part out, it only made it impossible

[@ericdraven7185]

Way to much work for me.. Id rather just buy a new washing machine.

[@clinteasterly1334]

It's easy.