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Post# 217903   6/24/2007 at 00:38 (6,149 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        

In February 2007, a poster named coldspot from Kentucky posted his experiences removing the dark lens from the door of a 2140. Thinking I might eventually apply this principle to the door of my own 2140, I saved the thread as a PDF file. Today, BTJustice asked me to e-mail him the file, which I am doing, but I figured others might want to see it as well.

Coldspot posted a series of photos, some of which were saved in my PDF file. All photo credits, as well as the text, are courtesy of coldspot.

He posted his instructions in two posts in the thread. The second half clarified the procedure he outlined in the first half.

FIRST HALF:

hi
I own this washer and the flat lens is a snap to remove.
remove screws from the Door hinges on the washer.
set door front side down.
Remove handle
remove the hinges
Remove the part that locks the door into the washer. The little tab that is on the door part.
Door will come apart.
flat lens is easy to remove now. It is held by for or six screws. Been a long time so forgot how many. Remove then and the ring part. Lens is off. Put
the ring back on to hold the main clear glass.
Put door back together in the reinstall it to the washer.
Your done and have a door with a clear glass you can see in.

SECOND HALF:

In Post# 199105
see the four screws two for the handle two for the thing that locks the door. Them can be removed before or after you take it off the washer.
The handle will just pull straight out once the screws are removed.
The thing that locks it just sets there. So remove the screws it it comes right off.
hinge screws need to be removed from the washer first. The the side of the door. Once you got them out the door front part just lifts and slides off.
Your half way home there is a black ring the size of the lens. Remove screws. Lens sets under the ring remove the ring. Put rblack ring back on and
screw it down.
Slide door back together. At this point put the hinges back on the door and handle and lock thing. Put door back on washer.
Your now done and can see inside the washer.
Door is some what heavy but I removed by myself. I used my legs to help hold it.




Post# 217904 , Reply# 1   6/24/2007 at 00:39 (6,149 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        
photo #2

 photo #2 from Coldspot's post

Post# 217905 , Reply# 2   6/24/2007 at 00:39 (6,149 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        
photo #3

 Third photo from Coldspot's post

Post# 217916 , Reply# 3   6/24/2007 at 03:11 (6,149 days old) by btjustice ()        

Thanks for the e-mail and this post Passatdoc and thank you Coldspot for coming up with this fix. I followed the directions to the T and was done in about 30 minutes and that was taking my sweet time, lol.

If any of you try this, it is safe to do, but be sure to not over-tighten your screws that go into plastic parts and to lay your parts out in a way so that you can easily remember in what order they go. Putting the door back on is the hardest part. If you can't get the wife to help you hold the door, you can use a bottle of detergent or something else that is the right height and place it on the bottom of the door while you are carefully holding it and putting the screws back in.

Sure is nice seeing the laundry wash easily.

Post# 218014 , Reply# 4   6/24/2007 at 19:55 (6,149 days old) by btjustice ()        

After removing the dark lens, I notice there is space between the cut out circle in the metal door and the window (obviously). I wonder if a clear lens can be put into its place. I would think with the space that dirt and lint and such could get into the door.


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