How to Replace a Door Gasket on a GE Front Loader

On a front-loader washing machine, the door is located on the front of the unit rather than the top. When a door on a GE front-loader is closed, it seals, and water is contained in the unit. The component that seals the door is a rubber gasket called a boot seal. Replacing one of these components requires you to take apart the front-load washer.

Phillips screwdriver
Needle-nose pliers

Instructions

- 1
  Unplug your washer, and move it away from the wall. Notice the screws at either end of the control panel.
- 2
  Remove the screws at the ends of the control panel. Lift the control panel up, and let it hang over the back of the washer.
- 3
  Remove the screws on the top of the washer. Slide the top panel off the washer.
- 4
  Slide the soap dispenser out of the washer, and remove the screws on the insides of the soap dispenser compartment.
- 5
  Remove the screws on the front panel of the washer.
- 6
  Open the washer door, and reach inside the door. Feel the inside of the door for the door latch. Unplug the wiring plug from the port in the latch assembly.
- 7
  Remove the front panel from the washer.
- 8
  Peel the boot seal out of the doorway.
- 9
  Line the inside groove of the new boot seal with liquid dish soap, and fit the new seal in the doorway.
- 10
  Replace the outer components of the washer.

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