Frigidaire 134146100 Gasket OEM Part

I watched the video posted by Jerrod Sessler on yellow van handyman.com. Then I had to unstack the dryer from the washer, remove all covers, disconnect all hose connections, shock mounts and springs and remove the tub assembly. Then I disassembled the tub assembly and remove seal and both bearings from the rear half. At this point I cleaned everything. I installed new bearings and seal, installed the basket and assembled both tub halves using a new gasket and silicone, and reinstalled the tub assembly into the washer. I replaced the broken shock mount at this time and reinstalled/reconnected the pump and motor. Then I ran a load of clothes with the covers off. I had to remove and reconnect the coin trap hose because it was leaking. I also took some time to level the machine, check for shaking and make adjustments, and install lock nuts onto the adjustable feet. After this, everything worked perfectly and I can't believe how quiet the machine is. This project took me about eight hours. I was kind of bummed because Jerrod said it would be a two hour job. Unstacking and re-stacking the dryer, cleaning everything and cutting wood 4x4's to height took some time. After I figured how much I paid for parts and subtracted the total from $600 (approximate cost of similar machine on sale), I discovered my labor was worth about $60/hour and I didn't feel so bad. Plus, we didn't want a new machine (this one came with our home when we purchased it) and now it is like the machine we have is better than ever.

The biggest challenge was replacing the inner tub assembly (with spider and shaft) without full access to the top of the washer, only to the back. Due to space limitations, the matching stacking gas dryer could not be removed: it could only be elevated (using wood blocks) about 4 inches above the top of the washer. Removing the washer's hoses, motor, control panel, and rear weight, and releasing the shock absorbers, was fairly easy. But supporting the outer tub assembly, with its front-end weight, and then raising it high enough to release the two springs from their brackets required a bit of ingenuity. We placed an extra-large exercise ball, uninflated, underneath the tub assembly. Then, using a small, electrical pump (designed for inhalation therapy), we slowly inflated the ball, thus lifting and supporting the tub assembly high enough to enable us to unhook the springs from their brackets (which we had previously unscrewed by reaching under the temporarily raised dryer). Then we let some air out of the exercise ball and dragged the outer tub assembly to a work area, placing it on an old wire apple crate. Unfortunately, we could not seem to locate our 3/8-inch socket wrench with its extension, so removing the 18 (?) screws around the circumference of the outer tub assembly proved a tedious and knuckle-scraping chore. However, once we separated the front and rear parts of the outer tub, our tasks proceeded in lockstep with the excellent repair video. We installed the new gasket. The new inner tub assembly fit neatly into place. (We used AGS White Lithium Grease on the shaft.) The original bearings were in perfect condition. Screwing the outer tub assembly together went a little faster than unscrewing it. We used the same method -- inflating the exercise ball under the outer tub assembly -- as before, to re-hook the springs to the upper brackets. Fast-forwarding to the finish ... we tested the washer using the Pre-Soak cycle. Not a clatter or a bang: the machine sounded, and moved, like a giant Swiss clock. This is a machine that had lain dormant, unplugged, for 7 years, until I finally screwed up the nerve to order the parts and perform the repair, despite the 6 hours it required.

We watched a youtube video, and followed along, with tearing the machine apart, ordered parts and reassembly. Using the old bearing to pound in the new bearing was helpful. Getting the old one out after that was difficult and required, tearing the old one out in pieces. Definitely a two person job to set the drum back onto the springs. After that it went smoothly and saved us several hundred dollars.

Replaced the gasket. Followed the appliancepartspros.com video!

Originally diagnosed the leaking at the drain pump. Replaced that and for a few days, no leaking. Then leaking appeared again. We took the bottom panel off and observed the machine in motion and found leaking occurring from around two bolts that held the basket together. Went back to this site and determined it was probably the gasket. Watched the video on how to replace. So glad we did. Should have taken notes on the sizes of tools, so they were readily available, would have saved a couple trips to the garage. Replayed the video while we took washer apart. Took a minute to figure out how to back video up, but once we did, we played, paused, played, paused...Probably the most involved repair for the least expensive part. Glad we did it ourselves. Probably could have bought a new washer for what this repair would have cost. Took more than an hour bet less than two.