How to Troubleshoot & Replace Samsung AP4336356 / DC97-04973B Washer Door Seal Clamp

I watched the video and followed the instruction. I appreciate it and saved over $100.00. 

Bought a replacement, swapped it out. 

Repair man came 

I decided to replace the front door boot and do whatever cleaning I could while the washer was apart. In fact, I would not have even tried to do this if not for the excellent video available to show the step-by-step process of taking apart the washer, removal and replacement of the boot. Based on this video, I was confident I could do the replacement and cleaning necessary. My washer and dryer are on the raised stands so I had to remember how to unlock the washer from the stand to get to the fasteners on the bottom. All went well and only took about four hours including the cleaning I tried to do to clean up all the mold and gunk that has built up over the years. Thank you for the video. 

Followed the directions as per the video. 

First, order all of your parts from appliancepartspros.com. I ordered the rear main seal. Also ordered new seals and drain pump because I knew the case was gonna be fully opened. Rear main seal is behind the stainless tub so the whole machine has to be opened up and the tub has to be removed. Then slit the plastic tub and pull stainless tub out. Pry out rear main seal and replace. Then assemble unit back. There are some good videos out there. Took me about an hour from start to finish. 

Ordered the replacement seal at AppliancePartsPros.com and followed the video. The explanation and video was very detailed and easy to follow. Don't need to be an expert to follow along. I probably saved a ton of money doing it my self. 

Part came and was easy to install. 

We ordered the part from your company, watched your video, and all is fixed. Thank you. 

The vibrations and noise were getting louder with continuous use. We have fixed our washer & dryer before with the great information provided on the Appliance Parts Pros website, so we did some research to determine possible causes. We then took the washer apart and did not see any issues around the drum. After looking at the drum and spinning it by hand, we determined the issue was internal to the outer (plastic) drum. We removed the drum and confirmed that the flange shaft had in fact worn down and cracked on one of the three arms, which was causing the vibrations and noise as it began to spin. The hardest part about removing the flange shaft was removing the motor on the back. There is a hole that you can put a screwdriver through to stop the drum from spinning as you remove the primary bolt at the center on the back. I found the hole to be too small for my main screwdrivers, so I had to use a very small one that made it hard to stop the drum from spinning while I removed it. Then the flange had a lot of soap build up around the spider bolts. The hardest repair on this washer, but I got it done thanks to Appliance Part Pro!