How to Remove the Front Panel in Your LG Front Load Washing Machine

LGLG Front Load Washing MachineModerate⏱ 45 minutes - 1 hour

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Use this guide to remove the front panel in your LG front load washing machine. Removing the front panel gives you access to the drain pump assembly as well as the drain hose. This guide will work for most LG front load washing machines. This guide is written with a model WM3050CW washer. If you have a different model, you may encounter some minor disassembly differences, but the overall repair process will be the same. The metal ring holding the rubber boot can be difficult to reinstall. You can buy this tool to make the reinstallation easier, or ask additional people to help.

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🧰 Tools

Phillips #2 Screwdriver
Flathead 4 mm Screwdriver
Needle Nose Pliers
7 mm Nutdriver

ШагиSteps

Step 1

Before you begin your repair, perform the following:
Turn off the main water supply
Unplug your washer
Disconnect all water connections at the rear of your washer

Unfasten the top panel

Remove the screw(s) securing the top panel brackets to the back panel.
You don't need to remove the screws securing the brackets to the top panel.

Remove the top panel

Slide the top panel towards the rear of the device to disconnect its clips.

Step 4

Tilt the top panel upward to completely disconnect it from the chassis.
Remove the top panel.

Remove the detergent drawer

Pull the detergent drawer away from the chassis as far as it will go.

Step 6

Press down on the "Push" button to disengage the clips securing the detergent drawer.
Pull the drawer out of its slot on the chassis and remove it.

Disconnect the control panel

Disconnect the connectors attached to the control panel.
Always grip cables by their connectors and not the wires themselves.

Unfasten the control panel

Remove the screw(s) securing the control panel to the top edge of the chassis.

Unfasten the detergent dispenser

Remove the screw(s) securing the detergent dispenser.

Unclip the control panel

Use a flathead screwdriver, or a pry tool, to unclip the control panel from the chassis.

Remove the control panel

Remove the control panel, making sure to thread any cables through the chassis.

Open the door

Open the front door completely.

Remove the boot ring

Use needle nose pliers to grip the spring end of the metal ring at the bottom of the rubber boot.
Pull the ring away from the chassis to separate it from the boot.

Step 14

Use your hand to completely pull the ring off the boot.
During reassembly, perform the following:
Insert one end of the ring into its groove along the boot's perimeter.
Use pliers to slowly stretch the ring around the boot's perimeter until it's completely nested in its groove.
Be sure the spring is centered at the bottom of the boot when you reinstall it.
This procedure will take significant force.

Disconnect the boot

Use your fingers to pull the boot off its lip on the front panel.

Step 16

Slide your fingers around the lip of the boot until it's completely separated from the panel.

Remove the filter panel

Open the filter panel at the bottom of the front panel.
Unclip the filter panel.

Drain the machine

Generally, you should drain your machine when you are repairing the pumps or any hoses leading to or from them.
Place a bowl next to the machine.
Pull the drain filter hose out of its slot in the chassis enough to lay over the bowl.
Remove the plug at the end of the drain filter hose to release excess water into the bowl.
During reassembly, re-plug the drain filter hose and thread it back through its slot in the chassis.

Unfasten the filter trim

Remove the screw(s) securing the filter trim.

Remove the filter trim

Pull the filter trim straight off the front panel to remove it.

Unfasten the lower front panel

Remove the screw(s) securing the lower front panel.

Unfasten the door latch

Remove the screw(s) securing the door latch.

Remove the door latch

Pull the door latch through its slot in the chassis and let it hang on its wire.

Unfasten the front panel

Hold the front panel against the chassis while performing this step to prevent it from falling.
Remove the screw(s) securing the front panel.

Remove the front panel

Lift the front panel upward to separate it from its clips on the bottom of the chassis.
Pull the front panel away from the chassis to completely separate the front panel.

Step 26

Remove the front panel.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler. Repair didn’t go as planned? Ask our Answers community for help.

«How to Remove the Front Panel in Your LG Front Load Washing Machine» — автор Bill Gilbert, iFixit, лицензия CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Показано без изменений. Открыть оригинал и комментарии →