[LG Washing Machine] - How to replace the door gasket

This video shows how to replace the door gasket (a.k.a. boot seal) on the LG Vivace Washing Machine.

[@BarryRuffnerXD]

Thank you for the tip of using soapy water to re-seat the seal. That worked great!

[@greedgohutt9501]

Thanks for the great instructions! I would like to disassemble the front hatch to move the machine through a narrow door. Do I just need to unscrew it from the front panel, or will the mounting bracket inside come loose and fall into the machine? My washer model is FV96JNS2QE, but it looks very similar to the one in the video.

[@davideldridge3361]

There is an indentation at the bottom of the outer ring that provides space for the spring. So the spring should go in there.

[@mshan77]

Thanks for this - I performed similar steps to replace the gasket on my LG WV9 1409. Whilst I could remove the gasket without taking out the heavy weights, I found it next to impossible to reinstall the rear spring with the weights in place. It was far easier to remove the weights on each side and install the gasket with 3d multi assembly disconnected. The biggest issue I had was installing the front spring clip. The tool I had from amazon did not expand the spring sufficiently to get it to properly surround the gasket in the required channel. I ended up having to make my own jig to stretch the spring sufficiently. I did this by way of a long threaded rod with two inner nuts and two large outer washers. the washers had a hole drilled in each that allowed me to connect a cable tie to each end of the spring. I then unwound the inner nuts on each side to push the washers out and thus expand the spring.

[@LGSAE]

Thank you for elaborate response and input. Reason for making the video without removingthe weights is the fact that there are strict and critical requirements for the torque setting of the balance weights and not everyone has such a torque wrench.

[@l3138]

My machine is 3 years old and seems to rust somewhere inside. Ever white wash is brown and the drain water as well...

[@horurbardal6490]

Sounds like the inside of your tub is dirty due to using too much detergent over longer periods, combined with a lack of regular cleaning programmes. If you use too much detergent all of it won't be rinsed out during the rinsing cycle, and a layer of detergent, combined with dirt and grease that's been washed out of your clothes, will settle on the inside of the tub. Some of it will be dissolved the next time you run a wash, but not all of it. Over time you'll build up a thick layer of dirt, detergent, and grease, and every time you wash, these old dissolved detergent rests will essentially add extra detergent to the programme, automatically causing detergent overdosing, even if you haven't dosed too much yourself, compounding the issue. Once you reach critical mass of buildup, the dissolved detergent will be too much for the machine to handle, as you're essentially washing your clothes in dirty water. The red colour is from the dirt that's been released, potentially together with some chemical reactions in the old detergent rests. Run a Tub Clean programme, no clothes, no cleaning agent, and check the washing machine after 20 minutes, and see if suds form on the water. If so, your Tub is dirty. Run several 90/95 degree programmes without laundry or detergent, to dissolve as much as possible, and then continue running Tub Clean programmes until no suds form anymore during Tub Clean. Then reduce your detergent dose for future programmes. Likely the detergent manufacturer isn't giving dosing instructions for washing machines that have low water consumption, so you might need to use less than they recommend. Remember to run a Tub Clean programme once a month to keep the Tub clean. When you do, you can check the water again, if a lot of suds form, you're still using too much detergent and can go even lower.

[@prabhakaralugandula124]

Professional sound and good.

[@ServiceEngineerOnlineHai]

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[@chocAscetic]

What an obstuse design. In particular the springs require proprietary tools and the clamps used on the likes of the drainage tube are extremely inconvenient for a regular DIY job. These machines inevitably have problems and we can't all be spending hundreds and waiting weeks for professionals with every tool in the shed. Give regular users a chance.