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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairElectrolux Front-Load Washer Shock Absorber Mounting Pin Replacement (part 131268300)
Electrolux Front-Load Washer Shock Absorber Mounting Pin Replacement (part 131268300)
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$26.35Estimated Savings
$112.5010:05
- Description
This video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the shock absorber mounting pin on Electrolux washing machine.
All of the information in this shock absorber mounting pin replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Electrolux
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver or Number two square drive bit, T-20 Torx bit, Phillips-head screwdriver, half-inch deep-well socket, needle-nose pliers, & 7/16th inch socket.
All of the information in this shock absorber mounting pin replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Electrolux
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver or Number two square drive bit, T-20 Torx bit, Phillips-head screwdriver, half-inch deep-well socket, needle-nose pliers, & 7/16th inch socket.
Step By Step Instructions
1
Electrolux Front-Load Washer - Model EFLS627UTT
2
Front-Load Washer Shock Absorber Mounting Pin Replacement
3
Tools & Assistance Needed
4
"You will need a Philips-head screwdriver, a T-20 Torx bit, a half-inch deep-well socket, needle-nose pliers, and a 7/16th inch socket for this procedure, and you may need assistance."
5
Be sure to unplug the power cord.
6
"If replacing a pin in a rear shock absorber, be sure to shut off the water supply."
7
Remove the hot-and-cold water supply lines from the inlet valve ports – be prepared for some water to spill.
8
Have an assistant help you to move the appliance away from the wall.
9
"Using a Philips-head screwdriver or a number two square drive bit, unthread the rear screws securing the top panel."
10
Remove the panel.
11
"If you’re replacing a rear shock absorber mounting pin, use a T-20 Torx bit to unthread all of the screws securing the rear panel."
12
Use a Philips-head screwdriver to unthread the screw securing the panel to the motor control board housing.
13
"Using the Philips-head screwdriver or number two square drive bit, unthread the screw to release the power cord grounding wire."
14
Depress the tab to disconnect the power cord wire connecter.
15
Unthread the screws securing the vibration damper.
16
Set the damper aside.
17
Unthread the screw securing the drain hose mounting flange.
18
Remove the flange.
19
Slide the retaining disc off of the drain hose.
20
Fully remove the rear panel.
21
Use a half-inch deep-well socket to depress the retaining tab securing the mounting pin you’re replacing and pliers to pull the old pin out.
22
Detach the drive motor control board housing from the base to reach the lower right-side mounting pin.
23
"When installing a new mounting pin, make sure the shock absorber is fully positioned in the support bracket, then insert the pin."
24
Reinstall the rear panel by first feeding the drain hose through the hole in the panel.
25
"Position the panel on the frame, then thread the screws to secure."
26
Connect the power cord wire connecter and secure the grounding wire to the panel with the screw.
27
"Realign the drain hose flange and thread the screw to secure, then slide the retaining disc onto the end of the hose."
28
Reinstall the vibration damper.
29
"If you’re replacing a mounting pin in a front shock absorber, remove the top panel, then use needle-nose pliers to help extend the spring to remove the retainer from the door boot seal."
30
Peel the boot seal off the lip of the front panel.
31
Heavy Hazard
32
Lift and support the front of the washer.
33
Unthread the four screws securing the bottom of the front panel.
34
Pull out the dispenser drawer and depress the tab to fully release.
35
Unthread the two larger screws inside the dispenser drawer housing.
36
Unthread the three screws securing the top of the front panel.
37
Heavy Hazard
38
Lift the front panel up and out to detach.
39
Disconnect the two wire connecters to fully remove the panel.
40
"If replacing an upper shock absorber mounting pin, use a 7/16th inch socket to unthread the four bolts securing the lower counter-balance weight."
41
Set the weight aside.
42
Replace a front shock absorber mounting pin in the same way as a rear mounting pin.
43
"If applicable, reposition the counter-balance weight on the outer tub and thread the mounting bolts."
44
Reinstall the front panel by first connecting the control board wire connecter and the door latch wire connecter.
45
Align the panel on the mounting pins and push down.
46
Rethread the three screws on top.
47
Replace the screws in the dispenser drawer housing.
48
"Reinstall the dispenser drawer, then rethread the four screws to secure the bottom of the front panel."
49
"Remove the support, then realign the door boot seal on the lip of the front panel."
50
Secure it with the retainer by aligning the spring at the top then insert the retainer into the groove of the boot seal.
51
Realign the top panel and secure it with the screws at the rear.
52
Move the appliance back against the wall.
53
"If necessary, reattach the hot-and-cold water supply lines to the inlet valve ports."
54
"If applicable, turn the water supply back on and plug the power cord back in."
55
Congrats! Your front-load washer is ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the shock absorber mounting pin on Electrolux washing machine.
All of the information in this shock absorber mounting pin replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Electrolux
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver or Number two square drive bit, T-20 Torx bit, Phillips-head screwdriver, half-inch deep-well socket, needle-nose pliers, & 7/16th inch socket.
All of the information in this shock absorber mounting pin replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Electrolux
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver or Number two square drive bit, T-20 Torx bit, Phillips-head screwdriver, half-inch deep-well socket, needle-nose pliers, & 7/16th inch socket.
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Electrolux Front-Load Washer - Model EFLS627UTT
2
Front-Load Washer Shock Absorber Mounting Pin Replacement
3
Tools & Assistance Needed
4
"You will need a Philips-head screwdriver, a T-20 Torx bit, a half-inch deep-well socket, needle-nose pliers, and a 7/16th inch socket for this procedure, and you may need assistance."
5
Be sure to unplug the power cord.
6
"If replacing a pin in a rear shock absorber, be sure to shut off the water supply."
7
Remove the hot-and-cold water supply lines from the inlet valve ports – be prepared for some water to spill.
8
Have an assistant help you to move the appliance away from the wall.
9
"Using a Philips-head screwdriver or a number two square drive bit, unthread the rear screws securing the top panel."
10
Remove the panel.
11
"If you’re replacing a rear shock absorber mounting pin, use a T-20 Torx bit to unthread all of the screws securing the rear panel."
12
Use a Philips-head screwdriver to unthread the screw securing the panel to the motor control board housing.
13
"Using the Philips-head screwdriver or number two square drive bit, unthread the screw to release the power cord grounding wire."
14
Depress the tab to disconnect the power cord wire connecter.
15
Unthread the screws securing the vibration damper.
16
Set the damper aside.
17
Unthread the screw securing the drain hose mounting flange.
18
Remove the flange.
19
Slide the retaining disc off of the drain hose.
20
Fully remove the rear panel.
21
Use a half-inch deep-well socket to depress the retaining tab securing the mounting pin you’re replacing and pliers to pull the old pin out.
22
Detach the drive motor control board housing from the base to reach the lower right-side mounting pin.
23
"When installing a new mounting pin, make sure the shock absorber is fully positioned in the support bracket, then insert the pin."
24
Reinstall the rear panel by first feeding the drain hose through the hole in the panel.
25
"Position the panel on the frame, then thread the screws to secure."
26
Connect the power cord wire connecter and secure the grounding wire to the panel with the screw.
27
"Realign the drain hose flange and thread the screw to secure, then slide the retaining disc onto the end of the hose."
28
Reinstall the vibration damper.
29
"If you’re replacing a mounting pin in a front shock absorber, remove the top panel, then use needle-nose pliers to help extend the spring to remove the retainer from the door boot seal."
30
Peel the boot seal off the lip of the front panel.
31
Heavy Hazard
32
Lift and support the front of the washer.
33
Unthread the four screws securing the bottom of the front panel.
34
Pull out the dispenser drawer and depress the tab to fully release.
35
Unthread the two larger screws inside the dispenser drawer housing.
36
Unthread the three screws securing the top of the front panel.
37
Heavy Hazard
38
Lift the front panel up and out to detach.
39
Disconnect the two wire connecters to fully remove the panel.
40
"If replacing an upper shock absorber mounting pin, use a 7/16th inch socket to unthread the four bolts securing the lower counter-balance weight."
41
Set the weight aside.
42
Replace a front shock absorber mounting pin in the same way as a rear mounting pin.
43
"If applicable, reposition the counter-balance weight on the outer tub and thread the mounting bolts."
44
Reinstall the front panel by first connecting the control board wire connecter and the door latch wire connecter.
45
Align the panel on the mounting pins and push down.
46
Rethread the three screws on top.
47
Replace the screws in the dispenser drawer housing.
48
"Reinstall the dispenser drawer, then rethread the four screws to secure the bottom of the front panel."
49
"Remove the support, then realign the door boot seal on the lip of the front panel."
50
Secure it with the retainer by aligning the spring at the top then insert the retainer into the groove of the boot seal.
51
Realign the top panel and secure it with the screws at the rear.
52
Move the appliance back against the wall.
53
"If necessary, reattach the hot-and-cold water supply lines to the inlet valve ports."
54
"If applicable, turn the water supply back on and plug the power cord back in."
55
Congrats! Your front-load washer is ready for use.
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