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Follow this guide to replace the drain pump motor in your LG front load washing machine.
The drain pump motor is part of the pump assembly. It drains the tub and expels the wastewater out of the washer. If your washer isn't draining, you may need to replace this motor.
This guide will work for most LG front load washing machines. This guide is written with a model WM3050CW washer. If you have a different model, you may encounter some minor disassembly differences, but the overall repair process will be the same.
The metal ring holding the rubber boot can be difficult to reinstall. You can buy this tool to make the reinstallation easier, or ask additional people to help.
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Turn off the main water supply
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Unplug your washer
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Disconnect all water connections at the rear of your washer
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Remove the screw(s) securing the top panel brackets to the back panel.
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Slide the top panel towards the rear of the device to disconnect its clips.
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Pull the detergent drawer away from the chassis as far as it will go.
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Remove the screw(s) securing the control panel to the top edge of the chassis.
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Use a flathead screwdriver, or a pry tool, to unclip the control panel from the chassis.
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Remove the control panel, making sure to thread any cables through the chassis.
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Use needle nose pliers to grip the spring end of the metal ring at the bottom of the rubber boot.
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Pull the ring away from the chassis to separate it from the boot.
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Use your hand to completely pull the ring off the boot.
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Insert one end of the ring into its groove along the boot's perimeter.
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Use pliers to slowly stretch the ring around the boot's perimeter until it's completely nested in its groove.
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Open the filter panel at the bottom of the front panel.
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Unclip the filter panel.
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Place a bowl next to the machine.
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Pull the drain filter hose out of its slot in the chassis enough to lay over the bowl.
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Remove the plug at the end of the drain filter hose to release excess water into the bowl.
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Pull the door latch through its slot in the chassis and let it hang on its wire.
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Lift the front panel upward to separate it from its clips on the bottom of the chassis.
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Pull the front panel away from the chassis to completely separate the front panel.
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Push the drain hose through its hole in the chassis until it's completely inside the device.
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Use diagonal cutters, or scissors, to remove any cable ties securing the plastic wrap on the pump assembly cable connector(s).
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Use slip joint pliers to pinch the drain hose clamp and slide it up the hose away from the pump assembly.
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Remove the screw(s) securing the pump assembly to the bottom lip of the washer.
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Lift the pump assembly out of its location in the frame to remove it.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Ask our Answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Ask our Answers community for help.
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Way to complicated. Unplug the machine. Tilt it back 45 degrees. The whole bottom of the machine is wide open. Unplug the blue and black wires. Loosen the three screws that hold the motor. Remove the motor and put in the new one. Tighten the three screws. Attach the two wires. Put the washing machine back on 4 legs. Plug in the machine.
Time to replace is about 15 minutes. I'm 74 so it takes that long.
Hi Ronald! I'm glad that worked out for you! Speedy too!
On the machine that we are showing (and many LG machines) the drain pump is hard to remove in the way that you describe because it is located with the end of the motor facing toward the outside of the machine. Access to the three screws holding the pump motor to the pump body is difficult because of this. Tilting the machine as described (45° to the rear) also subjects a number of components of the machine connected to the tub to forces in a direction that they don't normally encounter. That's why LG washers have shipping bolts that are removed (and saved) before placing the machine in service.
When you remove the pump body, the hose (I assume you are talking about the little drain hose) will go through the hole in the washing machine's frame. Remove the little end cap/plug and pull it through. Just remember to put it back when you replace everything. If you are talking about small black hoses connected to the circulating pump (our machine in the guide didn't have those). they are just secured with clamps.
To be more clear, you don't have to disconnect the small drain hose; it will come out with the pump body.
