Kenmore Washer Door Lock Switch 461970200692 - Replacement Part for Kenmore Washing Machines - Perfect for Home Laundry Room Repairs

I had the door latch and the "catch" on the machine both break. Since I have older machines, I didn't want to put a lot of money into fixing them, and considered just buying new at this point. Well I bought this part and the companion part to fix my old washer (because both broke from the machine shaking so violently). I was able to look up how-to videos on YouTube and took apart what was needed and replaced both. You can do it! While I had it all opened up, I could see why the drum shakes so violently on certain loads and probably could have ordered the parts and fixed myself, but that was going too far for me for such an old machine. (I did get the two broken attachments for the struts/shock-absorbers put back together and carefully duct taped the attachment pieces to hold for a while!) All these parts on the washing machine that broke are plastic! Of course plastic is not going to hold such forces for a long period of time. All the companies use plastic parts! Save yourself some money and fix your washing machine door latch yourself! Order this and the other part, if needed, and you can do it!Great product, worked exactly as it was supposed to and I am now able to lock my washer.This part fit exactly and now my washer door locks properly and no more issues.This part worked great to fix our kenmore elite he4t. We started realizing the other issues that caused this part to fail while installing it. The shocks on the bottom of the drum were the culprit-we only had one shock still intact-thus the noise, the "bucking" and the violent shaking which popped the original latch. The drum even "bucked" so bad that it hit the soap dispenser unit and broke it-thus we had a leak also. Easy fixes, not real cheap, big pain in the butt.The part came in and was moderately easy to install. I had to adjust the latch on my door to get this switch to work. The alignment for the old latch and the new switch didn't work until after the latch adjustment. The washer is 20 years old so the hinges were wore a little. Just fine after that.This part was accurate and fit my front load washer very well. Easy to install if you document the steps when taking out the old part. Watching YouTube videos on the repair helps.Worked exactly how it was supposed to. Took 30 seconds to install.Installed this 3 yrs back, it did make the unit work again but I still get occasion door codes from time to time. If you own one of the HTE KENMORE units you know how "e;electronically buggy" these are. This part will fix your problem but like others and myself it will come back gradually with in time, getting more and more frequent.I did the repair myself go to you tube and you will see some videos. Its not that hard to replace just need to work with the seals a bit. I did it, so can you. :)Fit perfectly in my kenmore elite he4t