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Frigidaire 5303937140 Replacement Procedure page 5

Frigidaire front load washer door boot replacement procedure

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FRONT
LQAD _VAStlER
PROCEDURE
FOR
REPI.
k('ING
TflE
BOOT
continued
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Now is the tnne to put the spring back on Included m the BOOT KIT is a set of three spacel >(an
e,:ample ofx_hlch _ashown m # 9 below) These spaceis are to be used to hold the spring in place
m the groove on the outside pernneter of the boot As it will take both hands to sh etch th_s spNng
into place, these spacers will pievent the spnng from popping out when you let go oDt to use both
hands to stretch it fiwther around the boot
Be_n by pushing the spring down into the groove just ]:brward from where the boot contacts the
front shell at about the 12 o'clock position Whsle holding it m place with one hand, Use the othei
to tightly wedge the spacer above it, between the spnng (in its groove) and the x,,etght ring above it
as shown in illustranon # 10
ILLUSTRATION
# 9
FLLUSTIL_kTION _ 10
1
11)
12)
l_)
Working your ,,vav to the right, push the spring down into the groove When you have placed
the spring about 90 degrees around the opening from the first spacer, the spring will begin to
get tight Push in another spacer at that point (making sure to keep checking the first spacer,
if It pops out - the spnng ,,viiipop out)
Cont,nue working your way around (while checking both spacers you don't want them
to shp
out)
until you reach 180 degrees
fi-om the first spacer Install the third
spacer
The spring \xill be extremely tight now as
ahown in # 11 to the Iight Once you have
gone more than half \,,ay around, the spring
will be easier to roll into tile rest of the
g_ oox e (so long as all three spacers are
holdmgtlght)
When you bavethespfing
m place make ,,tile
to
i emox e tile three
spacci s betbre proceeding to step # 14
ILLUSTR,\TION
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