How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6024061 / WPW10780877 Pump And Motor Assembly

Without knowing exactly what the actual problem would be; Main motor? Drain pump? I decided to replace the entire main motor/pump unit of my 17yr old washer. AppliancePartsPros.com has great DYI videos for EACH of the parts they carry. Replacement process was easy given the video instruction. Took the old unit apart and found that it was the $17 food chomper that had broken. Oh well. But through AppliancePartsPros.com, purchased a replacement chomper and rebuilt the old unit to keep as a spare. Who knows when the main motor might fail. 

Replaced the pump and motor assembly. 

Replaced the pump and motor assembly. 

New pump and motor also replaced the drain pump and spray arm bearing very easy job runs quite like when it was new also does a fantastic job on the dishes. The video on the repair and replacement of the pump and motor and the drain pump made the job very easy thanks a lot, a satisfied customer. 

Replaced motor and center section 

Replaced pump assembly. 

Replaced pump and motor assembly. Although it's likely only the motor needed to be replaced, for the extra $20 it made sense to replace the pump, grinder, etc. at the same time. The video was great and explained the repair process clearly. If you're reasonably comfortable with this kind of thing, the repair is easy. 

Replaced the Pump and motor assembly and heating element. I followed the videos provided by AppliancePartsPros.com and the job went perfectly. Both jobs needed the dishwasher to be removed from under the cabinet - mine was hard wired so it was a bit more difficult than unplugging the unit (had to maneuver with the cord still attached - didn't feel like disconnecting wires) Was able to replace both by myself - no 2nd person to assist and it went very smoothly. The video provided helpful hints to make sealing the assembly unit easy. I should have worn gloves as some of the parts have sharp edges. Once complete - I tested the dishwasher and it worked perfectly! Very pleased with the purchase and the savings with doing it myself. Job took about 2.5 hours - but I took my time to make sure there were no mistakes. 

Watched your repair video. Ordered part. Followed instructions and took about 20 minutes. Only advice I can give is rubber gasket of pump body was a very tight fit into it's seat in bottom of washer. I used a little dish soap to help it slide in easier. Works great. 

To ensure problem fixed, I replaced the entire motor-sump pump assembly which can be done as a single large unit replacement. I think it likely noise was pump but figured better safe than sorry AND then at least I knew virtually every major moving part was new again. You might find other small 'hiccup' in repair, like this dishwasher had original solid copper water supply line from time house built so I elected to replace it with a more modern flexible stainless steel braided hose, added less than twenty bucks but eases re-install under cabinet. Overall easy fix, BUT, it was VERY difficult to get the very large rubber gasket around unit to install, even lubricating it first as instructed, and fell out repeatedly before clips can be applied.. In repair video the guy just drops it in and 'seats' it.