How to Troubleshoot & Replace Lg AP4437693 / 4036ER2003A Tub Seal

I knew the gasket hadn't magically shifted into the tub, so I Googled to figure out what could cause the alignment to get off. A recurring issue was that the spider on the back of the tub had corroded, which allowed the tub to wobble into the gasket, rub it, and smoke. I decided that while I had everything out, I would replace the bearings and gasket as well. I bought some aluminum primer and high solids enamel to coat the spider with, to minimize galvanic corrosion from the new spider. The Youtube video showing the teardown of my washer (LG WM2016CW) was superb, and I tore it down, cleaned everything out, and had the new one installed and everything buttoned up in about four hours. I had a friend helping me; highly recommended for some of the more demanding parts of the removal. Lifting out the tub, and stretching the springs for the front gasket is easier with two people. Of note, I did not have the specialty LG spring compressors; needle-nose pliers work just fine. 

Followed video on youtube, used a pressure washer to clean the inner and outer tub while they were out. The main differences between the video and my repair was the removal of the inner bearings. With my repair, I had to use multiple applications of penetrating oil over 20 hours to loosen the inner bearing. Ended up using a 1 1/2 inch bit from my demo hammer to with a rubber mallet to finally knock out the bearing. The other issue was reinstallation of the inner tub in the new bearings. It didn't drop in clean as the bottom of the spider gear was only 1/2 way out. Noticed that the gap around the gear was not uniform, so I deduced that one of the bearings was not seated all the way. So...I removed the seal and made sure they were down...couldn't really tell they moved any but they must have since the gap was more uniform. I still had to rotate the drum several times while leaning on it to get it to finally drop. Although this repair took a bit of time and had multiple steps. It was not difficult. BTW, I use an old cardboard egg crate to place the screws...one slot for each set of screws. Helps keep things organized. 

Replaced the spider arm following AppliancePartsPros video. Time consuming, but saved buying a new machine. 

Watched the on line repair video, orders bracket, bearings and seals since I was going in I might as well get it all replaced. Machine started emitting a burning smell and was actually starting to smoke. Tub was rubbing against rubber boot causing the smell and smoke. The repair was quite easy, I believe I spent more time cleaning the nasty inside that actually repairing. My spider was completely broken one one arm and cracked almost in half on another. Video was worth the time to watch, fairly easy repair and washing like a new one. 

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 replaced the corroded/cracked spider arm, as well as the bearings and gaskets as an extra precaution. The stainless drum and plastic housing also apparently needed a thorough cleaning. 

Tromm lg front load washer-had to disassemble the whole machine – took a while to do-that YouTube video really helped – then reassembled it no problems-runs like a champ– Thank you appliance parts pros ?????? 

I took the washer apart and removed the two drum bearings and seal. The seal failed causing the bearing to get water in it and fail. 

We watched the video which was great. Took it all apart and reassembled the washer with only one issue - the bolts holding the spider arm were frozen on and we had to drill out the heads and use replacement bolts. But all-in-all, video was great and the washer works! 

Replaced inner and outer tub bearings, plus the tub seal. It's about as far into disassembly of the entire machine as you can get, but if you're looking at buying bearings you've probably come at least part of the way before already. Nothing about it was especially challenging. Just dedicate the garage for a couple hours. The bearings did not appear to have a front or back to them, they appeared to go either way. The tub seal did have a front and back, so pay attention when removing the old one. In my case the soap scum made it clear which side was the wet/water side. Do not reassemble the bearings and tub (spider arm) shaft with added grease. There is a small weep hole in the tub bearing recess where the bearing goes that allows water that gets past the seal to drain out. If you add grease, water that gets past the seal will become trapped in the void between the inner and outer bearings and corrode the tub/spider arm shaft. OK to add a little grease around the edge (perimeter) of the bearings to facilitate them sliding into place during assembly. Got the machine back together and my wife was eager to run a load of laundry. The machine was so quiet that we'd forgotten it was running (laundry room door was closed out of habit from the previous growling).