Tub-to-Pump Drain Hose

Used a Phillips head screw driver remove the band clamp from the main tub drain(easy). Then used a pair of pliers to release spring clamps(1 @ the pump and 1 @ the over flow drain). Removing the Hose was easy, replacing was a bit difficult only because connecting the hose to the pump took a lot of time getting the spring clamp in the righ ... Read more t position and making sure I didn't cut the hose, surly the hardest part of the operation. Secured band clamp and spring clamp. Op's normal.

Removed original bellows and replaced with new part. The replacement was very straightforward, but it took a little over an hour due to the inaccessibility of the area and difficulty of getting the clamps on the ends of the tubing and slipping those ends over the appropriate connection points. It's necessary to reach into the rear of the ... Read more washer, almost to the front, in order to put the front of the bellows part on the connection. There isn't a lot of room to work, though the washer was pulled far enough from the wall to have room to move around.

I tipped the washer back so it would stay without falling. The new part is installed on the bottom of the machine. I used a large pair of slip joint pliers to expand and slide off the hose clamps from the front and back of the bellows assembly. A Phillips screwdriver undid the center clamp in the middle of the bellows assembly. Have a ... Read more towel under the area to absorb the 1/2 pint or so of the water that will come out. When installing the new part, first slide the clamps on each end and set the big wire clamp in the center. Install the front end of the part first and put the clamp in its place with the pliers. Then secure the large part to the center area and tighten that clamp with the screwdriver. Finally attach the back end of the part to its location and place the clamp where it goes. Carefully set the washer on its feet, plug it in, start it up and check for leaks. You're done.

The tub to pump hose is very easy to get to if you remove the following. 1: remove the 4 Phillips screws holding the two plastic clips at the top rear of the machine. 2: push the top metal panel to the rear and remove. 3: remove two screws on either side of the soap dispenser and un- clip the plastic tabs which attach the control panel ... Read more and move to expose four 10mm hex head screws.4: remove the door gasket clamp spring wire and save for reinstallation. 5: Remove the lint screen door and two Phillips head screws. Drain the pump via the drain hose into a quart container. 6: remove the plastic pump cover to expose one Phillips head screw and remove. 7: remove the four 10mm screws under the control panel. 8: grasp the front cover tilt the front panel towards you and lift up and remove. You can now access the tub to pump bellows.