41729042991 Kenmore Washer - Instructions

As others have mentioned, it was pretty straight forward although a bit finicky to get into the tight spots to press out the pins. The little piece of 1x4 block helped press the pins back in. For the right side shock, I had to undo the large rubber hose at the bottom of the drum and also had to remove the sheet metal shield in the back to allow clearance for the pin to come out. There's only 2 screws holding it in so again, not too hard to do.

Used a screw driver to remove 2 screws. Removed broken latch. Installed new latch with the 2 screws. Works like new. Took about 5 minutes and fixed the problem.

Removed two screws. Removed broken catch. Installed new catch with orginal two screws.

I replaced both shocks, as both shocks were broken! Keep in mind that Parts select packages them in pairs. I order 2 packages or 4 shocks, guess I have another pair for ~ 5 years from now. These are located under the front bottom panel, so no need to isolate water lines or even pull this sucker away from the wall. Tight clearances are the only factor from making this really easy. Use some Vaseline to assist inserting the new plastic pins.

Removed lower access panel. Removed top of washer. Attached spring and lifted tub into place. Removed and replaced both vibration/shock absorbers (most difficult part, not easily accessible).

Remove front panel to expose shocks. It took some time to remove the old shocks, both were broken. The pins were somewhat difficult to reach and remove, especially the one on right for it was shoved up against the electric wiring box. We ended up putting that pin in backwards for the new shock because it was impossible to reach from rear. Putting the new shocks was easy it was removing the old ones that took most of the time. The washing machine is working perfectly now.

removed top cover to access valve dissconnected hoses and wires then unscrewed valve and replaced

replaced the two shocks with the new ones by removing the pins that held the old ones in place.

Removed old shock abs. (both sides). The one side, I had to remove the speed control board to access the lower nut on the one shock. Install was fairly easy however, it did not fix the washer. Apparently there was something else (either a switch, the control board or the motor) needs replaced too.

Disconnect power,take water hoses off using pliers,they are really tight,remove 2 philips head screws,pull 2 wire connectors off and water fill hose squeezing wire clamp and sliding clamp back on hose.reverse to install.Works like a champ.

removed front panel and used deep socket to remove pins that hold shocks. front left shock took most of the time because of hoses and a unit in the back that needed to be released to be able to remove the pin on the bottom. the right shock was a piece of cake to replace. used a hammer to pull the pins into place (i did not use it to tap on them ) . lots of bloddy fingers from sharp edges.

Pulled the locking pins out, replaced the shock absorbers and re-installed the locking pins. I used Channel Lock pliers to remove and replace the locking pins. i used a deep socket to hold down the tab on the locking pins so they could be pushed out. The new shock absorbers came with installation instructions.

The parts came with instructions They stated to remove the front panel. This only gets to one side for a difficult repair. I removed the back panel then it was a snap. Easiest with two people.

I removed the front access cover and the rear cover. It was also necessary to remove the water level sensor (attached to the tub drain hose) to access one of the shocks. Not having a 1/2" deep socket, I used a 2" piece of 1/2" copper pipe to depress the locking tab on the shock attachment pins--worked great. Pulled the pins out with pliers. Putting the pins back in after replacing the shocks was easiest to do using 'channel-lock' pliers to grab the bracket and the pin head and squeeze in the pin. The only problem was that my copper pipe piece fell into the drain hose when removing one of the pins! Had to take the drain hose loose to fish it out.

I found a person on youtube that had a similar issue with a Fridgidaire washer. Since my Kenmore was quite similar, I was able to see how the installation would take place. I bought the new motor from Parts Select, and when it arrived, the steps needed to repair the washer was:
1) Unplug the washer
2) Turn off water supply at the wall for hot and cold water
3) Pushed washer away from the wall.
4) Remove the water supply hoses by unscrewing them on the washer end. These were on tight, so I needed to use pliers to unscrew the hoses.
5) I removed the multiple screws on the back panel of the washer. I think there were 12 or 16 screws.
6) Once all the screws on the main panel in back were removed, I removed the back panel and set it aside.
7) I located the motor near the bottom of the tub and removed the two slide-in type electrical connectors. There was also a grounding wire, and I left it attached at this point.
8) Using a socket set, I removed the four screws that mounted the motor to the tub.
9) Once the four screws were removed, I was able to push the old motor back about an inch so the motor was no longer on the sleeves that held it in place, and I pulled the motor toward me. The grounding wire was still connected at this point.
10) Once I was able to get the motor to the back of the washing machine, so I could see it, I could then use a star-screwdriver to remove the grounding wire.
11) Then I went through the same steps backward to install the new motor, which matched the old motor exactly. The time from when I started to when I was completed was about 1 hour and 15 minutes.