Product review (5 stars): Gasket seems to be genuine OEM part
Ontime delivery, great price over LG (distributed through Encompass), Encompass, Sears, etc. funny thing was is that the shipping/tracking update came form Encompass... The fact that this gasket on these washers continues to be a disgusting part of laundry is a real turnoff of the Otherwise stellar LG washer. It's not a difficult job but you do have to take the front of the washer off, there are plenty of how-to videos on youtube. The fancy LG spring removal tool is not necessary at all, just use two strong hooks from your local HW store, carefully... I am sure the LG tool makes it easier and if you do a hundred of these, you'd want one.