LE Error.
The first thing to try is unplugging the appliance for 1/2 an hour. This will allow the electronics to reset.
If this doesn't cure it then you'll be looking at possibly a motor and/or control board.
You may be able to repair the motor by changing the Hall Sensor.
Here are the instructions on how to change the Hall sensor.
1) Unplug the machine and remove the back cover.
2) Once the cover is off you'll see the motor attached to back of the drum. In the middle is a large hex bolt which holds the stator cover (the big metal cover with the vent flaps in it). You will need a 17mm socket and a ratchet to remove this bolt. It's easier if you have someone else stick their hands inside the drum (through the front door) to hold the drum still from inside. It can be done without, though.
Remove the stator cover and place aside. When putting this cover back on watch your fingers. There is an extremely strong magnetic pull.
3) Toward the bottom-left, you will see a couple of wire harnesses held to the motor by three screws. One holds a metal bracket, one actually holds a ground wire, and the last is through a plastic bracket toward the bottom. Remove these three screws and don't lose them.
4) Through the motor (the big ring with all the copper coils around it), there are 6 bolts holding it onto the back of the drum assembly. You'll need a 10mm socket to remove these bolts.. You will now have the motor off the back of the drum. Those wires that the screws/brackets were holding in place will be attached to this motor by two little harnesses. Disconnect both of them. You don't have to remember which direction they go in. If you try to put them back together the wrong way, they won't fit together.
5) Looking at the surface of this motor that was facing the DRUM (not the outside), you'll see two small items clipped onto it toward the bottom. The sensor you are looking to replace is the one that looks like a kitchen magnet, not the larger bulkier one. It is attached by small clips. You'll see how it goes on. It's easy to remove.
6) Go to www.mcmelectronics.com or some similar site (do a search on google), and search for part number 6501KW2002A.
7) When you receive the sensor, simply reverse steps 1 through 5, and most likely, you will have a happy LG washer that remembers how to turn.
If this doesn't cure it then it's more than likely a replacement motor and/or control board.
paul, January 2012
