How to Troubleshoot & Replace Lg AP4439264 / 4434ER0003C Spider Arm Assembly

Like many other people, it turns out my spider was severely corroded and cracked so that it would cause the washing drum to flex a bit during the final spin and rub against the rubber boot in the front. Upon taking it apart I noticed that the inner bearing was showing some signs of rust. I ended up replacing the spider, inner bearing and tub/bearing seal as well as the outer tub seal. When I was in there I also replaced the drain pump as I noticed the seal had gone on that and water was making its way into the motor. Overall a pretty easy repair - the most difficult part was inserting the new bearing. it took about 30 minutes of carefully placed hits with the hammer (using old bearing in between) alternating between the 12, 6, 3 and 9 oclock positions to make the bearing seat squarely. 

I ordered a new Spider Arm, Door Gasket, tub seal, inner tub gasket plus the inner and outer bearings. I did the repairs myself and it took about 3 hours or so. The video was good but it left out some important steps. Which way does the inner tub seal go in? It goes in so that the raised lip with the very small spring around it is toward the bearing. There was also no video on installing the new door seal.? The biggest problem I had was that there were no new bolts supplied with the Spider Arm. These were very hard to remove and one of the heads started to strip. Why were these bolts not included or atleast a suggestion given to purchase them? This was my biggest aggravation. 

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We fixed by using Simon's video about repairing a spider in the LG front loader. I took it apart step by step with the thorough directions on the video. 

I ordered the needed parts and follow the video on how to fix it and its worth it. 

I followed a video that was on the appliancepartspro. Web sit. It was a big project that I had to do in my garage. But it was made easy by following the video step by step. My 16year old son even said it was easy to repair because of the video. I saved $275 on labor. It was worth doing it myself. 

I fixed it with help from the video tutorials!! Was a pretty easy fix just had lots of steps. Took my time and watched the video a few steps at a time and did those steps watched a few more then did those until I was done! 

Replaced the spider arm assembly. I found the instructional videos extremely helpful. The parts arrived quickly. This is a very in-depth job so make sure you label and keep the parts and screws separated as you remove them. The only big problem I ran into was removing the old spider arm assembly. I ended up striping two of the bolts and had to drill them out. That was very time consuming. I also replaced the bearing while I had everything apart. Getting the inner bearing in place was a little difficult but with patients not impossible. 

Was a major effort to get everything apart, cleaned up and back together again but totally worth it. Saved the washer from being dumped in a landfill and saved money at the same time. Video's were a great aid as well. Shipping was fast as well 

Your video on the disassembly of the washer was very helpful and spot on. Once of the washer was disassembled I quickly found the problem. The parts breakdown on your site made it easy for ordering the parts. The parts which I ordered were exactly what I needed and fit perfect. The washer is now running as if it was brand-new. Can't thank you guys enough for all the great videos which made this project easy.