I just love the patience with the children’s inquisitiveness. Good job, papa. I learned so much from my dad in these situations. His patience would be tested at times (with 3 girls watching), but it paid off with us girls learning problem solving skills and independence, and knowing when to be helpful or add ideas. Even when it’s stepping back, observing, or hands on and holding a light or handing and handling tools🥰
Ms. Woodward, Thanks for watching our video and leaving your thoughts. I love having the kids around when I need to fix something. Which happens a lot on the farm. Your comment made my day. Thanks for sharing your happy thoughts of your father! Hope you will stick around the channel and enjoy more videos. Here is one we did lately. Honestly, I did not give them any coaching on how to drive until they asked for it! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aSoclzEgtfk.html Kevin
Thank you so much for this DIY tutorial. The suggested tool was so helpful and the inner wire to secure the gasket on the inside was very hateful. It took me a couple of hours but finally got it!
Denise Rivera, Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. I just about lost my mind the first time I did it without the tool... never again and there has been a couple "agains". After doing this, I learned that the bottom of the door that pushes against the gasket can get nasty and a little crunchy. Yours might be the same. I cleaned our with a blue scrubbie. Got all the junk off and it seals better now. Thanks again for watching. Kevin
Excellent video. Wow. Thanks! Gotta decide if I want to try to tackle this myself or have an appliance repairman do it. Things that are “hateful” are sometimes best outsourced eh?!
True but we don't live in an are where repairmen will come. A lot of times it is fix it yourself or buy a new one... crazy huh! We're 1.5 hours from the nearest town and 5 mountain ranges... folks don't like driving over them. Thanks for watching! Kevin
The nearest town is 1.5 hours away across 5 mountains. Finding a repairman to come to the farm is really hard. I get to be the repair dude! Sometimes it is fun other times, like with this ring, not so much. What we really need to do is get a second washer and dryer and put it in the basement. We happened to sell one of our b&b's. Now that we are down to 1, we are not washing as much but we still seem to do a lot of washing and at times fixing... Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your thought! Kevin
For stretching the spring on the boot rings: On another video for a similar task, a commenter suggested using zip ties to stretch the spring. Slip one through one end of the spring, and another through the other end. Make finger loops out of each one, which will give you something to grip when stretching the spring.
What a great suggestion! At the time, I did not have the tool. And I fought it with my pliers. Get this... my machine just broke (pump has died again) and will have the new pump along with the tool tomorrow! Still a good suggestion! Thanks for watching. If you happen to be replacing your gasket, be sure to clean the bottom of the door. It get crusty and could still leak. Kevin
@@MillGapFarms I didn't have drum brake pliers, but for the inner spring, I used the zip tie method, plus another zip tie around the spring and the catch so I wouldn't lose progress. For the outer spring, I looped one zip tie through the end of the spring, then around my foot. That gave me the leverage to extend out the other end of the spring, with zip tie, and I got the outer wire on in maybe 10 minutes. Outstanding information, both of you!
Mr. Stevens, I tried my brake shoe pliers and almost impaled myself... after that adventure, I bought the tool!... I've used it probably 4 times since. Thanks for watching and taking a minute to share your thoughts! Kevin
I don't think so!!! Call it the power of editing! Our of this frustration, I bought the pliers to put the ring on... and I used them the other day when I had to install a new pump (#3). It took all of 30 seconds to remove the gasket! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! Kevin
Glad it helped! I make a lot of videos so I'll know what to do next time! Thanks for watching and taking a minute to leave a comment. That encourages me to continue making videos. Kevin
Ryan, It took forever to get that ring connected... None of my automotive tools would do the trick... I will definitely buy the tool next time! Thank for watching and commenting! Kevin
AWESOME! Glad to have you on the channel. We are always uploading the latest crazy thing that's happening on the farm. If you have any suggestions, we would love to hear from you. Thanks for subscribing! Hoope to see you in more comments. Kevin
I also have the Kenmore Elite but there are several hoses connected to the boot so that's going to be fun to remove. I get the boot and the ring tool Tuesday so wish me luck lol
You should only have one hose on the boot. If you have more take your time and also take a photo to make sure you put each one back as you took it off... Good luck with your project. If I can do it, so can you! Kevin ps let me know how it goes.
Were the oring is there's a rubber piece going to heater on my Kenmore elite combo. Mine is ripped and steam is leaking but I cannot find part number for that long rubber piece. Any ideas on what it's called??
Could you send me a photo of what you are talking about. www.millgapfarms.com I'm not aware of a heater in the washer. I would be glad to help. Thanks for watching and commenting. Kevin
Hi John, I bought the gasket from amazon. But before I did I cross checked the part number here. www.partswarehouse.com/KENMORE-Vacuums-and-Appliance-Parts-s/94.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhLKUBhDiARIsAMaTLnEeJo-mT_jR2Uw4uLUnvnM2jKGpolI9n1p-IaB6pQ2Nvk8sOs87JOIaApQqEALw_wcB You can also check the part on the sears parts website here www.searspartsdirect.com/brand/0582/kenmore-parts?sid=sem:ggl:SB+-+Kenmore+-+Appliances:79433592148:kenmore%20elite%20parts:c&keyword=Kenmore%20Elite%20Parts&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhLKUBhDiARIsAMaTLnFOix6Qe4lBpgWl8V7HLYnxGv73dI-HixUSeWtgui_Qpgyf95fYtt0aAhldEALw_wcB On our door, after replacing it, I noticed a rough spot on the bottom of the door. before you go to the trouble of replacing the gasket/seal, use a blue scrubbie to clean the door. That may solve your problem. I still had some water/soap seeping through and I clean our door regularly now. It does help. Also be sure to buy the pliers... I promise you, it's a good investment. If we were in the same town, you could borrow mine in lieu of buying them. These are wonderful. Thanks for watching our video. Let me know how it goes. If you need more help, go to our website www.millgapfarms.com and email me. Thanks Kevin
Mr. Rather, Thanks for watching and leaving your comment! It motivates me to make more videos of the happenings on our farm. Just yesterday I posted a video about installing the pump on our washer, which entailed removing the gasket again... If you are going to remove/replace the gasket on your washer go to this video and look at these time stamps. You will want to buy the tool to stretch the spring. Here is the video and time stamps. And a link to the tool that I used. It made a world of difference for me! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wgZMFXZlhyY.html 01:40 Tools Needed 05:25 Remove Gasket on Door Pliers - amzn.to/3N6Hl2R (please thank me in the comments!) That's an affiliate link and each time someone clicks it, my kids get a free year at college... Ok not really. We may get a couple cents though. I put the same link in the video I posted yesterday. This tool will save a lot of frustration. I hope this helps! Thanks again for watching our video! Kevin
On the inside of the door is the model number. send it to me and I will check. Or you could go to www.partselect.com click on your manufacturer and then input your mode number. You will most likely get a list of parts and a drawing. That is where you will find the parts for your washer. If you don't see it on the front, chances are you don't have one. Thanks for watching. If you need more help let me know. We're off to church right now. Be home later. Kevin
I have an older model as well. There is a filter behind the lowest front panel. You can remove the panel by removing the bottom screws of the panel. You can slip a cookie baking sheet under the filter housing to catch the water coming out of there.
I tried that approach with a friend but couldn’t force it over. Maybe if we had lubricated it with the dish soap, maybe we could have done it. I bought the spring stretcher tool, and it was relatively easy with a helper to hold the hook end in place.
I believe it does. However, be sure to check the description to get the tool. Otherwise, you will be leaving mean comments... it is a hateful mess to put back on... Thanks for watching. Kevin
@@MillGapFarms you have me confidence to get my boot off and clean it. I hated the way it smelled. Now it’s better than new! Thank you for taking the time to record, edit and post the processes! Your amazing.
It's a lot of work to create videos but I feel led to do it and one day we may get picked up and have a bigger YT presence. Your comments motivates us to continue our efforts! Thanks Kevin
from what i could see, is that the band with the screw tightener was to be on the first part of the washer, the inner basket. and the outer band was with the spring was to be the 2nd one. from what i saw you reversed the use of the wire clamps
Kristine, It has been a while since I replaced the gasket. It is possible they are different and that for sure would cause a challenge. I think when I did the outer one, it had some corrosion on it and that is how I distinguished the two. If it was ever replaced before me, it could have been swapped then and I followed suit. Thanks for pointing this out. I will definitely check the sizes when I do this again...I am hoping I never have to do that again! Thanks for watching and taking a minute to comment! Thanks Kevin
In the description is a link to the pliers. I would not want to do that again without it. Also you might want to try cleaning the bottom of the door front inside before you replace the boot. Ours got caked up with mineral and grime and leaked as a result. If you have more questions, let me know. Thanks for watching kevin.
Mr. Roncone, I wish we could post photos in these comments. I tried the same thing and almost launched the spring! Glad to hear they worked for you. Next time, I'll buy the pliers! I hope I never have to do this again! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Kevin
be happy it was that... for my version of these stupid kemore elite washers which is the model "417.4110" on the manuals that came with it, or what says on the door "417.41102000" it doesn't have the filter access in front on the bottom left like what everyone shows on theirs, had to take this completely apart and flip it face/door side down because i got it from my boss and it leaked bad... he let it goes cause it he had a drain in the floor of where he had these. found out the drain pump area has this rubber gasket t-off where the water flows through, had a pin hole in it... didn't have money to buy a new one for the ridiculous price of the part so i took it apart, cleaned it and used gorilla glue in the hole and let it set for a whole day, trying to put this thing back on, was WAY worse... and if you didn't do it JUST right, it'd shoot off cause of the pressure... you'd know before even getting anything back together because it'd just come off as soon as anything moved. did take the gasket off like you did just to clean it and i don't have many tools at all, but that was easy compared to that stupid drain pump gasket under the bottom right... to get to it easier, you have to take the whole drum out but it also has to connect to the drum as well as 2 other connections... but i wasn't going to do that... but putting a bunch of gorilla glue in the hole has worked without leaking for 2 years now lol. glad you were able to get it replaced and not leaking any more. there isn't enough on some of these models to say or show what needs to be cleaned, maintenance, preventive maintenance and so on. having to rely on people just taking them apart and hopefully showing my model, but most of my version even the 2 manuals that it comes with doesn't show nearly enough for me... so most of it i've had to just take it apart and pay attention...
Thanks for watching BobCamo! Great name by the way. These things can be hateful for sure. I"m glad mine is not like yours. I would have saved up and bought a new one! Thanks again for watching! Hope you stick around the channel and I see you in more comments. Kevin
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I'm sorry about that jcontant1979. I know it may not help but putting on the hoses is the reverse of taking them off. I don't remember showing that in the video. It is definitely critical that the hoses are right. Thanks for watching and sharing your find! Next time I do that, I'll be sure to film it. Kevin
Ok but you don’t show exactly how things go back. I was hoping to learn how to do this by myself but I didn’t see exactly how it came off. So I am kinda blind doing this 😢
If you need help, go to www.millgapfarms.com and email us. I'll talk you through it. Getting the gasket in is easy...putting on the ring...not at all. Buy the pliers. You will be glad you did! Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Kevin
I find it somewhat suspicious tat the damage on your gasket is in the same spot as mine. Furthermore, when I was buying it from Reliable Parts Store a customer next to me was getting exactly the same thing and he showed me picture with damage in the same spot!!!
Mak Five, I'm with you on this one. I think it is called planned obsolescence. Coined in the 1950's when products were produced with a "given" life expectancy. Unlike what was built in earlier years, things you can fix that would last generations... Our still leaks a little every now and again. Thanks for watching and commenting! Good luck with your fix!
Slick Woodworker, Thanks for the tip. I will keep that in mind when I'm making more videos! Thanks for watching but more important, the thanks for the tip! Kevin
Stephanie, Here is another link to the plier. I highly recommend getting them. It will be the best money for this project you spend. I have less hairs on my head as a result of not buying this. amzn.to/3GmZC8f Thanks for watching and letting me know about this link. I'm fixing it now. Kevin
