Washer Rotor Hub Assembly Washing Machine for LG MBF618448 4413ER1001C 4413EA1002B 4413ER1003B 4413ER1002F

Un técnico me perdió esta pieza, la encontré unicamente en "genérico" aparentemente, pero ha salido de buena calidad, no hubo ningun inconveniente al instalar y durante el uso.

Based on the grinding noises we suddenly starting hearing, I thought our LG washer was a goner. The drum was trying to spin but wouldn't. After taking off the back cover panel (it's simple to do by removing 4 screws), I saw that the central bolt attaching the rotor to the stator was loose. Also, the "teeth" on the white plastic rotor hub were ground down and/or chipped off, explaining why it wasn't engaging with the metal shaft. An internet search showed that this was a fairly common problem, and Amazon had many options for replacing the plastic part including this one. I think that LG sells only the complete rotor assembly, not the hub by itself. Many reviews of this particular hub that I bought, and of other equivalent hubs on Amazon complained that it is thinner than the original by about 0.2", causing the rotor and stator to make contact (not good). I don't know why the after-market company that manufactures these hubs did that, but a number of the reviews described a solution of adding bushings to the shaft before reinstalling the rotor (bushings are just large diameter washers with large internal holes) that stack up to add the required thickness. This saved me a lot of time! I used a described solution that went like this, using bushings available in-store from Lowes: - First is the largest one against the face of the bearing – 1 x 1-1/2 x 14GA - Then 7/8 x 1-3/8 x 14GA - Then 7/8 x 1-3/8 x 18GA. ( Note I had to buy an 18GA). The larger inner diameter of 1 inch was needed to clear the drive shaft at its base. Knowing the above information ahead of time made the job go smoothly. I also appreciate it that whoever designed this after-market replacement went to the trouble of making the inner splines out of metal, rather than just making the whole thing out of plastic like the LG version. Something else might fail in the future on our washer, but probably not this part. Here are a few tips I picked up from watching videos and reading reviews: - When removing the back cover panel from the washer, you need to slide it up a bit, and then pull it out from the bottom, then lower it to slide out the top tabs - Clean the splined metal shaft and apply a light layer of grease (I assume this is good for the metal-to-metal interface, and makes it easier to remove the rotor if that is needed in the future) - Clean off the three bolts that hold the hub to the rotor, and apply blue thread locker when reassembling - Buy a new shaft bolt from Amazon rather than reusing the old one, to make a fresh start. The new ones come with thread locker already applied. (LG part number 4040FR4051C, but Amazon has third-part equivalents) - Really tighten up the shaft bolt before closing up the washing machine. This is hard to do because the drum spins freely while you are trying to tighten the bolt, so you need to somehow keep the drum from spinning, or give it some sharp turns with the socket wrench. For good measure, I rapped the socket wrench handle a few times with a rubber mallet, but not too aggressively. (I apologize in advance to the experts who will say this is a bad idea). All in all, I spent about $25 (combined cost for hub, bolt, and bushings) to make the washer work fine again. The only thing I noted is that the hub I received seemed to have been used once - there were dark scuff marks on the white plastic surface where the three bolts hold it to the rotor. I'm guessing someone tried it but bailed out because of the insufficient thickness issue. That's consistent with the comment on Amazon that this is a "Frequently returned item". But the integrity of the part hadn't been compromised, and it worked fine, so I still gave it five stars.

had replaced my washer rotor hub by myself and works great. save lots of money to ask a technician to come and replace

Worked fine. Easy to install. Same as original.

The plastic splines on the hub of my old LG WM0642HW were stripped and the drum wouldn't spin. As other reviewers have discussed, this part is about 0.2" thinner than the original part but works as a replacement with some shims. Look for "machine bushings" at your hardware store. One 14 gauge 1" inner diameter and two 18 gauge 7/8" inner diameter bushings were a good combination. The 1" bushing goes on the shaft first (against the drum bearing), then the two 7/8" bushings, and then the rotor with your new hub. Worked for me at least.