Replace Whirlpool Duet Washer Gasket Bellow, Clean Filter
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This video covers the replacement of the bellow gasket and accessing, cleaning the filter on a Whirlpool front-load washer. The model dates from ~2013. Model WFW70HEB
Get yourself the spring expander below. Make this repair much easier.
Whirlpool, why don’t you make the filter accessible without removing the bellow gasket??.
The bellow replacement part came from AppliancePartsPro.com, part number W11106747
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Spring expander
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Intro
0:44 Tools
1:50 Remove top
2:38 Remove detergent dispenser
2:50 Remove control panel
3:40 Remove spring-tension rim
4:29 Spring tension expander tool
6:10 Remove outer bellow gasket and detergent dispenser tube
6:45 Remove door lock mechanism
7:05 Remove panel’s lower nuts
7:50 Remove front panel top nuts
8:19 Loosen filter from rubber footings
9:38 Open filter and clean
10:50 Reseat filter in rubber footings
11:35 Loosen screw on tension rim on inner bellow gasket
13:23 Remove bellow gasket, clear
13:45 Seat new bellow gasket over outer rim
15:25 Reseat and tighten screw on tension rim
16:25 Push gasket flange over plastic and between metal tub
18:50 Check seal for proper positioning over plastic tub casing
19:52 Insert detergent dispenser tube through gasket hold
21:00 Reseat front door panel and tight nuts
21:55 Install door locking mechanism
23:05 Pull gasket over outer lip on front panel
24:00 Clamp spring-tension rim to top of gasket
24:45 Push spring into place and loosen tension on spring
26:09 Reattach co
Ken, I followed your video step-by-step and you are a genius!! I am a 63 year-old woman, so I did drop a number of F-bombs. It was not easy. But I did accomplish it. Thank you for the help.
That tool is a great idea, I am going to make myself one before I tackle this job on my washer. Thanks.
Our wash machine has been leaking for a while and we were mostly just trying to ignore it and hope the problem goes away. It was leaking today so I climbed underneath and discovered where the leak was coming from which was a ripped boot. I found your RUclips video. I bought the boot and the spring tool. I was able to replace the boot and, most importantly, no more leaks. Thanks so much for posting this video. I probably saved $300.00.
That spring tool seems like it’s definitely a game changer.
Great video. Mine has a drum light, so I just had to cut a hole in that closed port to the right of the detergent inlet- that's where the little LED housing gets stuffed in. I bought the spring tool- huge help. This would have been significantly more difficult without it. Well worth the $30-ish cost on top of the $100 gasket off eBay. Not a bad price all-in, considering an OEM gasket is apparently like $300.
Well, wasn't sure where on my washer my drain was as some can be accessed from the back. Took apart the back only to find out I had the same configuration as this video and needed to access it from the front. By the time I finished, I wished I had known how much I'd have to dismantle and had bought a new gasket/bellow beforehand, but at least I was able to clean my drain, wash my gasket/bellow and know how to replace the bellow if it ends up being shot! Thanks for the wonderful guide video.
Thank you very much, Ken. awsome instructions. Beware of a screw under the control console, which mine had couldn't remove it without removal of screw. Don't need special tool use needle nose pliers and it will come.
Good video. Spring tool is definitely worth the money! Appreciate you taking time to make video, made the job way easier following it.
Great video! Very helpful. I never would have known about the trap, and mine was naaaaaaasty!
You did a good job
Unbelievable they put the filter behind the entire front panel on this version.
Filters accessible from the kick plate on the bottom.Its 2 screws and it pops off. Put a deep baking tray under the filter cap before you open it. And be prepared for an odor. I don't know how many washers I have seen scrapped because the filter drain is clogged. It's needs checked every few months so IT IS ACCESSIBLE without removing the top and the door....
After cleaning it out you can buy cleaning pods for the washer, Afresh is the brand that comes to mind.
There is no kick plate on this model. Unless you know something I don't...
Dear lord I wish mine had a removable kick plate. No such luck on mine. You can access the thing by taking either the back or the front off the machine, gigantic PITA. For something that should be checked semi regularly, that's way too much work. I'm honestly tempted to get out the Dremel and cut a big square out of the front panel so that I can directly access it in 5 seconds.
Thanks, Ken!
Awesome video sir
I just replaced the bellow on my parents' Whirlpool, but didn't have that tool. It was an absolute nightmare getting that spring clamp back on.
Hey Ken, why would I have soap leaking from the top middle hole on the gasket? It drips down the front of the washer on to the floor ever since we had a sears tech come do a maintenance cleaning.
Where do you get the spring tool?
In the video notes. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FBMRKX8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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