How to Troubleshoot & Replace Lg AP5078690 / 4986ER0006F Door Boot Seal (Front-Load Washer)

I found some information on YouTube that suggested the rubber seal was damaged because the bearings were bad... could be seen by rotating the drum by hand and seeing it spin off balance. Then I found the parts online and www.appliancepartspros.com had the parts at a good price, but more importantly had video walkthroughs of the installation. The parts cost me about $115, new bearings, a new door seal, tub housing seal, and bearing seal. They arrived in no time, but I did pay a couple more dollars for 2 day so I could have it by the weekend. I followed the video and did each step one at a time. It makes the whole process a lot easier. There are a few differences between my washer and the one shown in the. Keep so I did have a few places where I had to do a little research but what a life saver the video was. I'm a handy guy, but trying to tackle this with just the parts diagrams would have been a tough job. I am very happy that we didn't have to buy a new washer and can save that money for a while. I would recommendthis website to anyone that has the energy and tools to do the job. Watch the video while you do the job and follow it step by step, the one thing you skip will have you going back again... also the video is tough to navigate on a phone (jumps in 3min intervals, so you may want to try a laptop or iPad to see if gat helps so you can diss the the video better while doing the work. Thank you APP! I'm very happy to complete this job 

I had to replace the front loading door boot gasket. 

The gasket. 

I checked the tubs alignment by seeing if tub moved vertically to eliminate any issues with spyder gear. I replaced the boot after watching your video. Make sure the inner side is on tight and spring clamp is fastened at the top of drum. Not bottom as I had a leak at first and re-installed it 3 times. So far 3 loads and zero issues. I removed the weights to give me more room to work. 

Tore the whole thing apart, had washing machine throughout the house for a week 

Despite You Tube videos Getting the broken shock absorber out required a hammer with little room to swing it. The same to put in the new one. The boot replacement video showed a spring expansion tool that none of my hardware stores had. So it became a two person job. Definitely get this tool if you can. Everything is now working again Only had two screws left over. 

Ordered a new front seal from appliance parts pros and received it within days and replaced it