LG Kenmore Washer Door Boot Seal Replacement Fix Leaking

Perfect video, great information clearly presented. And I can plie on to the other comments: 1. AGREED: Get The Pliers!, why struggle and damage your new gasket? 2. AGREED: Clean the hose! - mine was plugged worse than shown in your video. 3. Also, look for the other videos on cleaning the water filter. I had never cleaned mine, it's easy, and mine was FULL of linty goop. 4. If you have a small hole in your boot and you need a fix for a couple of days while your new boot ships, I actually had success with a bike tube patch. Dry the area, clean as well as possible and follow the bike tube repair kit instructions. The real kind with the glue. This worked for me for a week of wash, but the hole was only about 1/4". 5. Last but not least - if you are feeling lucky...I decided to try replacing the boot without taking the front off the washer. I used a slat of scrap trim about 3/8' thick and 2" wide, maybe 14" long to gently wedge the drum over to one side or the other to install the boot and inner spring. This was not that hard, the drum is suspended and it has a lot of flex in there. You really need to be sure to get the inner spring in the groove properly, feel around the whole diameter and press it into the grove. Don't try it without the pliers. I would not try this unless I had lots of experience as a technician on other stuff. But it went very well, did not require more tools, and made the job very quick. My washer is pretty much built into the area, so I was really motivated to avoid pulling it out. If you have space, just pull it out and do it like the video shows. The instructions are great. THANKS!

I had no idea where to start, but after watching this video, I was able to successfully replace the rubber boot. I found this video, very thorough, and very easy to understand.

In terms of clarity of explanation this is one of the best U-Tube HOW TO Video's I have ever seen! Thanks. Yes, our gasket drain hose was plugged up. I managed to clean get to it and clean it by just removing the front gasket spring and lifting gasket up at the drain hose to removed the hose. Getting the hose clamps off, hose loose at both ends, and putting them back was the hardest part. Thanks for posting this video!

You’re a life saver! I pulled mine apart and soaked my rubber seal (it had a bad case of black mold). Putting it all back together was the tricky part though and people had their doubts I could do it. It was only thanks to your little extra tips that I managed to do it. Eg. the way you showed how to put the springs back on by closing the spring circle first and fitting as much of the spring as you can in the groove, then using which ever loops necessary and pushing the spring circle into the groove as you stretch it with the special (and cheap) tool. I’m so happy to be rid of that mold and to have done it myself. Thanks so very much! Ps. Congrats to my fellow independent women who got this done.

Probably the best video I have found for this door seal. Straight to the relevant points, clear description, great video well edited, no dogs, no kids, no annoying wacky background music …(already have all that….😎) Last but not least the great tip about cleaning the tubes and making sure the bottom drain tube is not blocked…this is clearly the main cause of the stinky moldy sludge which collects at the bottom and rots because it does not drain. If these are cleaned regularly I doubt that the door seal will ever have to be replaced again.!!PERFECT!

My husband and I tackled this repair - our first-ever appliance repair on our own - and we nailed it! Thank you for your terrific video! We're so proud of ourselves and very grateful to have saved the money!

Thank you for sharing. My husband screwed up big time and broke a ring. Claimed the pieces aren’t needed anyway 😂. Machine leaks a LOT now. I’ll be fixing it when he’s at work.

Your one of the few people who focused on the drain. I looked at mine and both the little white piece and the rubber black elbow is completely plugged. Well done.

I replaced the gasket yesterday and for the bigger spring I used the soap trick, using it as lube all around and on the wire itself, and made the spring slide over the lip a bit easier after struggling for a while. Great video and a big help!

Extremely helpful video, I was having same problem. I ordered rubber seal and pliers which I highly recommend. I installed it with my son in two hours. Saved $200, thank you so much!

Our door seal has recently had water pooling in the gap, but I wasn't aware that there was a drain in that location. I wouldn't be surprised if it is clogged like this, so this is definitely helpful just to narrow down the source of my issue. I bought my washer used several years ago, and had to replace the drain pump already. I thought it also had a bad intake valve, but it turned out that one of the wires just wasn't clipped in place all the way. Otherwise, it has been pretty reliable and fairly easy to repair.

3 yrs later and this was great help with superb explanation. Only modification I suggest is putting back the first ring, unhook it because it’s much easier to then stretch the spring and clip in. My washer is a newer model and had two hoses on each side. Otherwise perfect.

Great video. Mission accomplished in under 3hrs. Very helpful to have an extra person for the inner spring clamp to help align everything while other person just holds clamp to remove tension. My in-laws think I'm and amazing repairman now. 😅 One important note when putting the seal back on: Do not try to put it on the metal drum that spins. It goes in the plastic(?) protruded ring that does not spin.

Overall great video! I purchased the spring removal tool for the inner (more difficult) door boot seal. At 8:30, the lower loop was not completely closed, even though I used needle nosed pliers to try to close the gap, so the pin of the tool kept popping past, making the spring removal tool ineffective. I ended up opening the inner spring by unhooking it, so it was no longer a continuous circle and then used zip ties and a helper to reconnect the inner spring into a continuous circle. I then figured I might as well use zip ties on the outer spring so I could truthfully tell the seller I did not use the newly purchased spring tool and get a refund. I'll admit that the spring tool would have worked perfectly on my outer spring.

Great Video.... One comment - I spent 3/4 of the time trying to get the rear spring back on. What worked for me was to remove the bottom weight bank (curved plastic looking thing with four bolts below the door opening). This helped a lot. Definitely need the spring tool!

Have a newer model LG (WM4000HWA). Tried to wash a feather bed. Now have first hand knowledge why you don't ignore a washer's max capacity. Destroyed both featherbed and door boot gasket. Too embarrassed to call repairman so we found your video. I can count the number of DIY projects we've done on two hands over our 25 year marriage. Your video was awesome. We bought the tool (hubby ran out of underwear waiting for it - he looks good commando, so no harm there). Our gasket was also more specialized than yours so I'm glad we purchased the specific part for our model number. Nothing generic would have worked. For anyone who has our model number, there is an additional drainage pipe that attaches in multiple places on the boot (looks a little like a goal post surrounding the gasket). We also have weights attached to the front of the washer drum that tightly frame the gasket. If you have our model number, you can follow this video all the way to where you begin putting the new one on. At that point, put the gasket on first and tighten with spring. Then remove the weights from the drum (you can put them in the drum to keep it weighted). Then attach the drainage pipe (be sure to align the tubes at the bottom) before reattaching the weights. Don't try to do this with the weights on the drum - your knuckles will hate you and you'll just have to do it anyway.

I just stumbled on your video honestly not sure how I got here sure glad I did! Showed my husband he and I are going to order the seal and tool soon. The DIY crafter in me says periodically run a folded pipe cleaner or zip tie down the drain hole prevent the lint build up or gently use a pair on skinny tweezers. In our case it's lint and dog hair. THANK YOU for saving us a repair bill.

Thank you for making this excellent video! I don’t think many people know how dangerous black mold anywhere can be. The process was very well shown and explained. Thanks again for saving me some dough!

Excellent DIY video. I found a couple slight differences with my 5 year old machine but the step by step instructions (and the < $14 tool) gave me the "tricks of the trade" I needed to knock this repair out this morning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

This is the best point by point instructional for this job on the internet. I followed his directions and attained success on my first go around. Since I manage a large apartment community which furnishes these washers in every home, i was excited to find this easy step by step tutorial since I will have to utilize it frequently.