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Just ordered and received a clamp for my Whirlpool - it is a thin round wire that holds the front rubber seal in place when you open the door. Cannot figure out how to install it! If anyone out there has done this successfully, please advise.
Many thanks

[PS Staff - Sheila]

Here is the instruction on how to replace the seal which will give the instructions for the wire clamp.

Remove the washer top.

Disconnect the touch pad/led assembly ribbon connector from the left side of the central control unit and release if from the wiring harness brackets on the right side of the washer top.

Remove the detergent dispenser drawer by pressing down on the release tab at the back of the drawer and pulling it completely out to the washer.

Once the drawer is removed, remove the screw in the recessed hole next to the drawer opening.

Release the tab securing the right side of the console to the washer and remove the console. Be sure the ribbon cable clears the cabinet frame.

Removing the washer front panel will require that the door switch be removed and the boot be separated completely from the front panel opening.

Access to the door switch requires that the water seal boot be removed from the front of the washer.

Use a flat bladed screwdriver at the location of the retainer spring and pull the retainer forward and then off the perimeter of the boot.

Ease the edge of the boot off of the lip of the washer front.

The door switch is secured to the washer front panel with three screws. Once these screws are removed, the door switch will remain in place until it is lifted slightly and pulled back from the washer front panel.

Remove the two screws securing the bottom of the front panel to the washer, and the two screws securing the top of the front panel to the washer.

The boot can be completely removed from the outer rim of the tub assembly.

Carefully pull the boot from around the water inlet and window washer tubes. Remove the boot retainer clamp by loosening the clamp screw located at the upper right of the tub opening. The boot can now be removed from the tub.

When replacing the boot and the washer front panel, special care must be taken to assure a proper water seal and operation.

Carefully pull the nozzle from the window washer tube. Separate the plastic gasket rig from the nozzle. Insert the nozzle through the hole in the boot and slide the plastic gasket ring down the shaft of the nozzle so that the boot is securely trapped between the gasket ring and the nozzle ridge. Insert the nozzle shaft into the window washer inlet tube and insert the end of the water inlet tube into the boot.

Fit the boot around the front lip of the tub so it rests smoothly and evenly. Fit the boot clamp around the front lip of the tub and tighten the screw. Be careful not to over tighten this screw. Damage to the boot clamp or the boot could occur.

When reinstalling the door switch, be sure to insert the two tabs on the right side of the switch assembly into the slots in the plastic wiring harness guide. Failure to do this will result in unwanted noise while the machine operates.

Hope this is what you need.

Here is a link to your washer model GHW9100LW1.

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Just got a reply regarding my query of the clamp for the front seal. I did not explain properly, but notice the part I need to know about is mentioned in the reply - i.e. the thin wire retainer that holds the front water seal boot in place. Am having trouble getting it to go on around the seal. Grateful for any advice. Thank you.