The small spring clip in the bottom that holds pressure on the tape has popped out. How do I get at it to slip it back in.

lots of luck getting them back inside to hold the contacts.

If the door will not stay closed it is the spring inside door, or the small plastic piece that holds the spring which is attached to the $80.00 piece called outer door.
To fix it, it is EASY and you do not have to even take the inside cover all the way off. Just remove the three sides of cover by gently slipping a plastic putty knife around rim to release the clips. Then attach the spring to the small hole below where the plastic piece used to be, which is located in the metal on the glass frame piece, use tweezers, hold the other end of spring as you place spring onto plastic door latch and set into place!
Snap the inside cover back on and YAY! FINI!

They are a tricky thing to fit. First fit top cable this involves taking the two screws out and having the lever, spring and lock button all pop out. Cable is easy to fit now but a bit fiddly putting back together. Make sure cable stays in its groove around the lever base. Now fit bottom end of cable to the brake shoe. It is easier to do if you take the bolt holding the spring off first. You'll see the slot in the shoe for the cable you have to fit the cable almost 180 degrees from it's usual position then turn back to usual position. Now fit spring back , pull cable adjuster up past the bracket that holds and then slip cable though slot. Finally clip rest of cable to its frame clips than adjust.

Yes absolutely you can my friend. and you are correct this will fit 1997 to 2004 actually!

Yes Friend, You need to just replace the clutch assymbly. It looks like you know the mechanics of your machine well. I've included the complete instructions below to help others that may have the same problem. It's easy to replace the clutch assymbly on your machine. First, pop the cover off the top of your agitator and remove the bolt that holds it in place. Gently pull the agitator up and out of the machine. Now, remove the two screws that hold control panel in place and tilt back exposing the two metal clips that hold the cabinet in place. You will see some wires plugged into the cabinet, just unplug them. There are two clips, one on each side. Just pop these clips off and lift cabinet slightly from back and tilt forward. At this point you will be able to completely remove the cabinet. Once you have cabinet removed just set it aside. Now, just lay the washer on it's back. At this point you will see the water pump, motor, and transmission. Remove the pump by snapping off the two spring clips. The pump will slide right off the motor shaft. Now, remove the two screws that hold the two spring clips attached to motor. Unplug all the wires etc. and then snap the metal clips off motor. Lift motor straight up, it should slide right off. Now you will see three bolts holding the transmission in place, just remove these three bolts. Now, gently pull the transmission out of the washer and sit it in an upright possition. At this point you will see the clutch assymbly on the top of the transmission with the agitator shaft going through it. There is a spring clip holding the clutch in place be sure to wear eye protection. Just pop this spring out and remove the entire clutch and replace with new clutch assymbly. Re-assymble the washer and the problem you are encountering should be solved. Happy to help, Tim.

Normally the right cover hooks break off and causes the door not to close.There is square holes in front and back of the right cover that you can use to hook the spings again.

I was able to rewind the spring steel coil, but it took 2 people, one at each end, to wind it tightly and hold it tightly enough to fit back into the casing. The bend at the end of the coil must be re-inserted into its own retainer. It was not easy, and it takes some time to get this done. RH

well you yank out the filter first.Remove the 2 screws in the filter housing on top.Then use a putty knife to pop the top. Remove the screws holding the front panel on. VERY IMPORTANT! Raise the front up an inch before pulling forward or the panel clips will break! Some models have a panel on bottom. If they do then this panel must come off first. Then you remove the door springs and back off the screws holding down the bottom of the door panel. Then pop the top and remove the screws on top to get the panel out of your way. Use THIS to configure belt routing


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