How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6011758 / WP8182119 Washer Door Bellow Seal

Luckily we planned ahead when building the laundry room, as we built a water catch basin and drain under the washer, but waking up to see 1-2 inches of water is never a good sign - even if it is contained. It appears that a sleeve of a shirt was accidentally caught between the door mechanism and the bellow seal. After a few hundred revolutions in the washer, the shirt knotted up and was torn free of its pinch - in doing so, it tore a quarter sized hole in the rubber bellow seal. This was, unfortunately hidden deep in one of the folds and took us a few washes to identify. The longest portion of this repair was the exploratory phase where I had to figure out where the leak was coming from. As everyone knows, water can travel pretty far from the point it is identified. After removing the majority of the facia I found the drip point. I immediately came to AppliancePartsPros.com to search for the part and was met with an incredibly simple video of fixing the problem. I ordered the part, it arrived the next day, and popped it right in. In total it took 50 minutes, but as I said, if I had located the leak first - it would have been 20 minutes at most - split between the removal and replacement of the seal. I called this a 2/5 on the difficulty stage as you had to carefully remove multiple parts to replace this item, but if you are even a little bit organized (are you the kind of person to throw the screws into magnetized work-bowl? or just stack them on the top of the washer?) it was pretty darn easy. Videos were fantastic. We will be back. You all saved us $1000s in repairs over the years with your outstandingly simple website, accurate and detailed repair videos and lighting fast ship. 

First off: Thank you for the video instruction. My washer brand: Whirlpool Duet steam front load, 10 yrs old. Persons work on this project: 3 (my husband+my daughter+me) The actual installation time: meaning the actual removal ripped bellow & install the new one, 15 minutes. Project level: easy-semi easy. BUT Understand we are not professional, we are learning for the first time how to disassemble all the parts & reassemble them following the instructional video with utmost precaution not to damage any part such as pulling or yanking hard any panel for fear of breaking anything. All that takes time. That time is about 2 hrs. Cleaning time: wash up all the parts(door, front panel, soap box, etc...), the messy floor where water leaked. This takes 1hr 30 minutes. Dry time: 30 minutes Tip: *A lot of elbow grease: for cleaning & washing, I made up my own solution: 2-3 TBSP Dawn dishwashing liquid+1/2 cup Borax or Baking soda+ 2-3 cups vinegar+ 1 cup hot water. Just eyeball it, don’t need to be precise. If you use Borax, this powder solidifies once it hits a liquid, just use the back of a spoon to smash it up & you are good to go. *Label where all the screws were removed from, it speeds up the reassembling. I gave that job to my kid so she can learn too. Total time on this project: 4 hrs 30 minutes If you are planning to take this on as a good project to teach your kids, give yourself at least 3-4 hrs, have an extra person to help move/clean things to speed up a bit. You can do it! We did! Now my kid learns not to overload the washer! It is a real pain to replace the new part but it is a good project. We decided to go with Appliancepartspros because it is sold as a genuine Whirlpool part, cost more but we are hoping it lasts longer & better than the cheaper off-brand parts. 

Ordered part online and followed the video on how to replace it. It was just as easy as it was relayed on the video, thank you! 

Removed the bellow (washer seal) and installed a new one. The removal and install process was very easy. I watched a diy video on how to perform the repair prior to starting the project myself. I only had to remove the bottom panel and open the door. All repairs were performed at the front of the washer using only a screwdriver. 

I used a directional video from AppliancePartsPros specifically made for my specific clothes washer. It made the repair quite simple. 

It was a very easy repair, I was able to find and order the parts from appliancepartspro.com and use the video that explained step by step how to install the bellow tub seal. The parts were shipped very quickly, I chose the next day shipping option and had my order in my home within 36 hours. 

By taking the door,top plate,control panel and bottom face off and replacing gasket 

Recieved part from A.P.P. in 2 days, followed video, part fit perfectly. very easy. 

I ordered the bearings from a company that specializes in selling basket bearings for front loading washing machines. I then ordered the bellows, belt and tub seal from appliance parts pros. The videos that Appliance Parts Pros has on their website are outstanding. Because of these videos I felt confident that I would be successful in my project. I have a Kenmore washer, which was made at that time by Whirlpool. The video was exactly perfect and specific to my unit. I was somewhat overwhelmed by the scope of the project, but again because of the excellent video education, I was able to completely disassemble my washer, remove the tub, split the tub, remove the basket, replace the bearings and seal, then reassemble the entire machine and then run and empty test load in the span of about 6 to 7 hours. My repairs on this machine cost me about $400 dollars (which includes a drain pump a month ago) out of pocket, and the washer will be good for at least another 10 years. If I would have had to pay a professional to do this job, needless to say my washer would have been replaced as the cost to pay a service technician to do the same job would have cost more than a new front load machine. As it is, I am planning to replace these units, with new, but more importantly I will now be able to pass these great running units on to my newly married daughter and her husband with confidence that they will be receiving quality running units. Thank you Appliance Parts Pros.!.! 

We noticed that water was leaking from the door of our front load washer. Upon examining the door seal, we noticed that it had a small tear. I googled "front load washer seal repair" and ran across the video from AppliancePartsPros.com. I watched the video a couple of times and the repair seemed like something I could attempt to do myself so I ordered the part. The video is very clear and concise, shows the repair step by step. When the part arrived, I gathered my tools and my iPad, loaded the video, and went to work. The process on the video was almost exactly the same as what I needed to do, except for a couple of screws here or there. I completed the repair in about 90 minutes. The parts I found difficult were removing the screws on the bottom front panel and reattaching the spring loaded clamp over the seal.