Do-it-yourself disassembly of an LG washing machine
The LG washing machine with an inverter motor very quickly gained popularity among domestic consumers. Now many families have such washing machines, and some of them have already broken down.
To repair an LG washing machine, you need to properly disassemble it, and then reassemble it so that there are no unnecessary parts left. We will talk about how to do this in this short publication.
Tool
It will probably be too much if we say that an LG automatic washing machine can be disassembled with bare hands, but it is a fact that disassembly will require a minimum number of tools. The manufacturer of LG washing machines, LG Electronics, has taken good care of the maintainability of its equipment, so you can literally get to key parts with one Phillips screwdriver and pliers. If you want quick and comfortable disassembly you will need:
- thin flat screwdriver;
- curved round nose pliers or pliers;
- awl;
- hammer;
- small adjustable wrench;
- a driver with a set of heads from 8 to 18 mm;
- open-end wrenches 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17 mm.
Walls and panels
What prevents us from getting to the insides of the LG automatic washing machine are the housing elements, which reliably protect its parts from the external environment. They need to be properly dismantled so that they can be put back without any problems. Disassembling an LG washing machine begins with the fact that, armed with a Phillips screwdriver, we unscrew the two screws that hold the top cover. Having unscrewed the fasteners, move the cover a couple of centimeters towards you and then lift it up.
Next, remove the rear metal panel of the case.Strictly speaking, most new LG washing machines have a huge service hatch on the back. It is almost the size of the back wall, so if we open it, we won’t have to touch the wall itself at all, since access will open to all the parts located at the back. We find screws along the perimeter of the service hatch, unscrew them and remove the hatch. Now we need to remove the control panel of the LG washing machine, since it will clearly prevent us from disassembling the “home assistant” in the future.
- We take out the powder receptacle, behind it we find two screws that need to be unscrewed with a Phillips screwdriver first.
- With the screws removed, we need to release the plastic clips that hold the top of the panel in place. We pry them off with a flat screwdriver and carefully pull them off.
- To unlatch the lower latches, you need to pull the panel towards you a little, and then try to lift it up.
When you remove the top latches, you will hear a slight clicking noise that will become louder when you remove the bottom latches.
You don’t have to remove the control panel at all, let it hang on the wires, we just need to make sure that it doesn’t interfere, and to do this, we’ll move it to the side wall of the LG washing machine and secure it with tape. Disassembly at the next stage will come down to removing the large rubber band (hatch cuff). To do this, first open the hatch, then at the base of the elastic we find a steel clamp with a spring, pry the spring with a flat screwdriver, pull it towards us and, finally, pull off the clamp.
To be fair, let’s say that the hatch cuff clamp on an LG washing machine is much easier to remove than on other brands of washing machines. You will not find any plastic teeth or tricky clamps on the clamp of the LG machine, except for a tight spring.
Having removed the clamp, we insert the large rubber band deeper into the hatch and proceed to removing the narrow lower front panel (false panel). Open the hatch hiding the garbage filter, unscrew the screws located to the right and left of the filter. Use a flat screwdriver to pry up the panel, unclip it and move it to the side.
It's time to remove the large front panel. It is held from below by 4 self-tapping screws, which were previously hidden under a plastic false panel. There are two self-tapping screws holding it on top. We unscrew all the fasteners, and then remove the front panel to the side.
Important! Before removing the front panel, you need to remove the UBL wire.
We remove key details
We have successfully dealt with the walls and panels of the LG washing machine, and we have access to the key parts that we will remove. Continuing the analysis, let's remove the front counterweights, which are located exactly around the hatch. Next, remove the upper counterweight by unscrewing three screws.
Next in line is the dispersed hopper or powder receptacle compartment. We unscrew the fasteners from above that hold it. We disconnect the pipe that approaches the hopper from below, disconnect the side vent and the pipe, the latter coming from the inlet valve. You can not touch the filling pipes, but remove everything together: the dispersed hopper, pipes and filling valve, it’s easier. Just don’t forget to disconnect the wires from the valve.
The tank and drum on top no longer hold anything. There are no parts left that could prevent it from being dismantled in the future. Disconnect the pressure switch hose and go down to the bottom of the tank.
- Disconnect the wires from the engine. Here you will have to remove several fasteners that hold this wiring.
- Use a pair of pliers to squeeze the clamps of the drain pipe and pull it off the tank.In some cases, a clamp with a screw is placed on the drain pipe, which must be unscrewed in order to remove the clamp.
- At the back of the case we disconnect the wires from the heating element.
- We disconnect the racks, and the tank, along with the drum and inverter motor, is left hanging only on the springs. The racks are held on special fasteners and are not easy to detach. Instructions on how to do this are contained in the article. How to disassemble a washing machine Zanussi?
Removing the inverter
Now let’s remove the inverter motor so that, God forbid, we don’t damage it during dismantling and disassembling the tank of the LG washing machine. Unscrew the central bolt. To make it easier for us to do this, we take the drum from the front with one hand and hold it so that it does not spin. On the other side, we begin to unscrew the bolt.
The central bolt will unscrew more easily if you spray it with WD-40 or similar lubricant 15-20 minutes before.
We remove the cover from the motor and under it we find 6 more bolts that need to be unscrewed. Once all the fasteners are removed, we can finally remove the motor and put it aside. As you can see, nothing complicated!
Tank
The LG washing machine is almost disassembled; all we have to do is remove the tank and drum. With someone's help, pull it off the springs and pull it out through the front of the washing machine. Now we need to disassemble the tank and pull out the drum with the shaft, bearings and cross. This is easy to do on LG machines, since their tanks are collapsible. What do we do?
- Unscrew the screws holding the two halves of the tank together and disassemble it into two parts.
- We move the forward forecastle to the side, and we will work with the rear forecastle and drum.
- We pull the rear forecastle off the bushing, and we are left with a drum with a cross, bushing and bearings.
- We remove the old seals and bearings and we can assume that the LG washing machine is completely disassembled.
In conclusion, we note that after receiving such detailed instructions for disassembling an LG washing machine, you will cope with this task without any problems. My only wish is to take your time, act measuredly, this way you will make fewer mistakes. Good luck!
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7 reader comments
Great video! Thank you, Vladimir.
You helped me a lot. Now I am changing bearings, guided by your video!
The video helped, thanks! If the seat is deeper than the bearing, I use the old bearing as a guide, having previously ground it with sandpaper.
Thank you very much, thank you!
Everything is specific and on topic, it helped me despite the fact that my machine is different.
Is it possible to remove a bra wire without completely disassembling it?
Hello! Thanks for the information, everything is very detailed, but I’m still hesitating...
My daughter “hid” a dice from her sister in the powder receptacle. At first, when washing, sounds were heard that he was flopping around in the water, but now they have died down - apparently he fell into the drainage? What to do in this case - also take everything apart? Any chance it washed down the drain? 🙂
P.S. The edge of the cube is about 14 mm.