Product review (5 stars): Easy install, saved hundreds
My elderly father in law just moved closer to us so we could help him out. Hooked up the washer in his new place. Started a load and left. When i had come back the load was not done and the washer was making this horrible ratchet type sound. Tub would barely turn. I am not mechanicaly inept, but i thought i might as well open it up and see if i could at least get an idea what was going on. Opened the back and saw that the motor was turning. Decided i would unplug it and look further into it. Took off the large bolt and could easily see the teeth on this part was stripped.  Luckly i was able to find the part here. I played around with different buying options as i wanted to get it as fast as possible. I was willing to pay extra for overnight or 2 day shipping. Amazon was out of stock so i ordered it from HomeAppliancePart. They only offered 1 shipping option. I figured it was better than waiting for a backorder. Shipping was super fast. I ordered it on a holiday weekend and it was on my doorstep tuesday by 10am with standard shipping. Install was easy. New part looks like the teeth are medel, not plastic like the orginal. Fixed the washer and saved my father in law hundreds. Too bad there was no way to just order the inner piece. Kind of a waste to replace the whole thing.  After reading the reviews, im glad i didn't try going the 10 year warranty and repair man route. I cant believe Lg would make this part in plastic and not fix it as apart of a warranty. I had a lg oven range die on me in less than a year and getting warranty service is horrible. I don't plan on purchasing any more lg appliances.