David Farber wrote:
WW wrote:
"David Farber" wrote in message ...

I am trying to replace the door gasket for this LG WM2016CW washing
machine. A quick parts search turned up this part number,
MDS33059401. That's the part number that was ordered from Sears and
that's the part number that was on the bag that contained the part
when it arrived. The label on the parts bag also said, "MOLD EPDM
EPDM GRAY T2.0 TUB Neo PJT." I tried all kinds of ways to get this
gasket to sit nicely around the lip of which it is supposed to sit. I
applied a little bit of dish soap around the perimeter of the gasket
as shown in the video as well but that didn't make it any easier.
After many attempts, I have the following situation. I think it is
installed properly but that fact that I have any doubts about this
doesn't sit well with me. It took way too long for me to install the
gasket. I'm thinking either I have the wrong part or I'm missing
something very basic about the way it's supposed to be installed. I
watched several installation videos on the web and it doesn't look
that difficult. The main problem I had was once I got the top portion
of the gasket installed, it was extremely difficult to keep it in
place while installing it around the perimeter. The next challenge
was to install the tensioning wire. It wasn't obvious where it was
supposed to sit. I put it as far down as possible because the raised
part of the circular frame does not protrude very much and the wire
has to have something to support it. When I finally got it in place,
I put the front panel on and tried to install the outside part of the
gasket. There is no way to fit that part of the gasket snugly around
its seated position. The old gasket was thrown away because it was a
moldy mess and I didn't anticipate that perhaps I would have had to
compare it to the new one.
If you have any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your reply.

I had some luck getting an assistant. With two more hands, we were
able to inch the gasket along the perimeter as you would putting in a
bicycle inner tube with two flat blade screwdrivers. There was too
much tension in the spring to hook the spring up after the wire was
in place so we left the spring attached to the ends and slowly eased
the wire into place.
Thanks for your reply.

It seems my first instincts were correct. That being that I wasn't very
confident that the gasket was seated properly. After putting it through a
test wash, water started to leak out after about 10 minutes. If it were my
washing machine, I'd probably fight a little longer to figure this out. Time
to call a repair tech who does this for a living.

I'll post back if I get an answer to what was causing the leak.

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David Farber
Los Osos, CA