Hi, interesting post - I did the same repair on the old clips and then went searching to see if there where replacement clips. Did you ever find them? Seems ridiculous to replace the whole motor. I drilled holes in the old ones and it is working fine, but I know it's only a matter of time.

[FONT=Calibri","sans-serif]This post has been very helpful. Using mostly the info you provided (in conjunction with other info from various websites), I was able to make out a good case and convinced LG to cover the cost of a new motor. I only had to pay for the labor. Since LG does not sell parts directly to customers (at least not here in Quebec), I saved quite a lot of money. Thank you![/FONT]

I did the dremel repair, to make the new hole for the spring using a dental #2 burr. It worked well for well over a year. But since the other hooks looked pretty good then I only did the one that had broken. Now another has broken, and the remaining two are almost broken now. And even the new hole I had made over a year ago is getting worn through too. So I'm very glad to find out here that there is an improved motor to put in.
To anyone making the new hook slot in their old motor be sure to do all four hooks. And expect them to not last more than a year or so. (Based on using it about 10 times a week.)

Thanks

I had the same exact problem after 4 years. I bought a replacement motor from Speedy Appliance Parts | Get Quality Parts, FAST!. The diet wouldn't work at all. I disassembled and reassembled the dryer 3 times to no avail. I looked at the old motor and it had s missing spring and one brown bracket as you described.

I went to ace and bought a spring that was a little too long but had the right tension. I carefully drilled a small hole in each bracket where the spring had been. I cut and fashioned the new spring to fit, although it didn't match the other springs. Then I reassembled the dryer. It worked perfectly, so far for 4 loads.

I tried to return the new defective motor and I had to go on an Internet tech help forum. I dealt with the company, and after proving I had to repair the old motor with the receipt for the $2.59 spring, they immediately refunded my money and didn't even want the defective motor sent back. I will attempt to diagnose and repair the defective motor, eventually replacing the old motor.