How to install the door boot seal part number 5303737187?
Ted for Model Number glehi642ds1
ANSWER Hello Ted. 1. Open the loading door.
2. Using needle nose pliers, start where the spring and
wire are connected at the bottom of the bellows and
pull the wire out of the groove of the bellows. 3. Pull the bellows off of the lip of the front panel. Removing the door safety switch:
1. Disconnect the washer from the electrical supply.
2. Release the bellows from the front panel.
3. Remove the (2) screw holding the switch assembly
to the front panel. 4. Pull the switch assembly into the door opening and
unplug the electrical connectors. Removing the lower front access panel:
1. Raise the front of the washer and insert a two by four
under the front of the washer.
2. Remove the (2) screws holding the panel to the
washer base. Pull the panel down and out. 4. Remove the (3) screws holding the front panel to the
front console mounting brace and side panels. 76
3. Remove the (2) 5/16” hex head screws holding the
bottom of the front panel to the side panels. 4. Lift up on the front panel to disengage from the (2)
pins, one in each side panel, that the from the panel. Removing the bellows (door boot):
1. Disconnect the washer from the electrical supply
and remove the front panel.
2. Release the hose clamp and remove the advance
hooks over. rinsing technology (A.R.T.) hose from the top of the
bellows. 3. A groove in the rear of the bellows is placed over the lip of the outer tub and held in place by a spring loop. 4. Remove the bellows by placing your hand under the
bellows at the top of the opening and lift up while
pulling out. Reinstalling or replacing the bellows:
1. Use liquid dishwasher soap to lubricate the groove
on the bellows to make it easier to slip the groove of
the bellows onto the lip of the tub. 2. There is a tab and an arrow on the top of the tub lip and a slot in the groove and an arrow at the top of
the bellows. 3. Place the slot over the tab and while holding the
bellows in place with one hand, place the other hand
inside the bellows and force the groove of the bellows
over the lip of the tub with your thumb. 4. Work your way about one third way around the tub,
then pull in on the inside flap of the bellows to seat
the bellows into the lip of the tub. 5. Using your thumb, start on the other side of the top
tab and force the bellows on in the other direction.
Again about one third of the way around stop and
seat the bellows onto the tub lip. Then force the
remaining bellows on with your thumb and seat it.
6. To install the spring, fold the front of the bellows
back into the tub. 7. Place the spring in the groove at the top of the bellows
and wedge a round object, about 3/4 “ in diameter,
between the weight ring and the bellows to hold the
spring in the groove. 8. Pull the spring with one hand while working it into
the grove with the other. 9. Remove the wedge, unfold the bellows, and insert
the advance rinsing technology hose .
Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Friday, January 11, 2013