LG Washer Gasket/Seal Replacement
I have an LG WD12021D6 "7kg direct drive" washing machine, the door seal/gasket needs to be replaced.
I watched these youtube videos prior to attempting the job:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8BLn-PC9KE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeITYNs-M9A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaeN0l5p1vs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CtkxZag71k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oaqW7T8oJM
Unfortunately, none of these quite match the same washing machine I have and mine just happens to be much more difficult to get into.
First of all, the 2nd tension spring at the back is inaccessible via any of the methods in these videos.
I take the top off and the spring appears to be hidden behind something and is not visible or reachable at all.
I am unable to take the front off due to the screws and clips holding them in are in such a tight spot (basically a U channel) with 0 room for getting tradional tools into - so I purchased a set of these right angle screw drivers and cut the opposite end off so I could get in there - and still can't quite get it.
Can anyone suggest some ideas or have experience that could help me out with trying to get this seal off and the one back on, myself? I am loath to pay those bastards at LG to come and replace something as simple as a door seal because of their asshole design and anti self-repair ethos.
Picture Explained: The big one is the top with the top off, you can just make out where the screw and clip is that is holding the front panel onto the frame (hard to see due to button panel in the way), in the 2nd and 3rd pic, I have taken the button panel off the front which makes it easier to see and get to, and in the 3rd pic you can clearly see that the screw and clip are inside that corner channel that is impossible to get a normal screw driver into and near-impossible for me to get a right angle screw driver onto it because there's just not enough room.
I'm considering laying it on its side and taking the bottom panel off to see if the tension spring is easier to get to from there, but I am a bit hesitant to do this as I am worried I might damage something in the process.
Any ideas or suggestions on how to DIY this would be much appreciative.
