From: rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid   
      
   On 22 Sep 2025, Clare Snyder  wrote in   
   alt.home.repair:   
      
   > On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:01:07 -0400, Nil   
      
   >>I bought what was supposed to be an OEM replacement retainer from   
   >>Amazon. What I got is a poor copy of the original part and is   
   >>miscut/misshapen so the hook can't be secured in place. Useless.   
   >>Parts for this appliance seem to have mostly vanished from the   
   >>earth and I can't find either the retainer only or the whole   
   >>retainer-hook assembly like is shown in the video.   
      
   >   The parts have not vanished from the earth - they never got   
   >   here.   
   > That's the biggest beef I've had with LG, going back to the days   
   > of GoldStar monitors. (LG stands for Lucky Goldstar). Never HAVE   
   > been able to get parts for them, at least in North America. Might   
   > be better in Korea.   
   > They were decent quality for the price back then, but if ANYTHING   
   > failed, the bin was the only cure.   
      
   During my aborted attempt the other day to install the new part, before   
   I discovered it was defective, I remembered that several years ago I   
   made this same repair on the OTHER door. This is obviously a design   
   weakness on LG/Kenmore's part. Anyway, at that time, the retainer/clip   
   was available for the righthand door. Now, in my search, I find the   
   parts for the right door are still available! But the left door, nope.   
   Arrrgh.   
      
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