lg direct drive bearing change Home › Forums › Public Support Forums › Help And Support › Washing Machine Help Forum › lg direct drive bearing change This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 20 years, 3 months ago by leesteer. Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) Author Posts January 8, 2006 at 3:25 pm #14630 leesteerParticipant Hi, Can anyone give me a bit of advice on changing the bearings on my LG WM1280 FHD.I have got the bearings but cant see how to remove the direct drive motor from the drum.Any help would be very welcome. Thanks lee January 8, 2006 at 8:35 pm #160216 adminKeymaster Re: lg direct drive bearing change The drum pulley is held centrally with one bolt on a splined shaft, remove this and there are 5 or 6 bolts holding the stator in place. Kevin January 8, 2006 at 9:28 pm #160217 leesteerParticipant Re: lg direct drive bearing change Excellent thanks Kevin for the speedy answer……..wish me luck ha ha ha lee January 8, 2006 at 9:48 pm #160218 leesteerParticipant Re: lg direct drive bearing change Hi…….Just one other thing is it easy to get the motor off and does it just slide off the spline or does it need some force to do it.Thanks again lee January 9, 2006 at 12:07 am #160219 KirkParticipant Re: lg direct drive bearing change Once you have undone the bolts it just falls off just be careful with the plug connectors. Kirk Author Posts Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In