Do-It-Yourself Story

1) Turned off power at the circuit breaker. 2) Removed the six star screws securing the panel. 3) Gently removed the black cover over the door lever and circuit board. 4) Removed ribbon cable connected to circuit board. 5) Removed control panel. 6) Attached the ribbon cable from the new control panel, to the circuit board. 7) Reseated the circuit board and door lever assembly, then the protective cover. 8) Secured the panel to the door with six star screws. Tightened up everything. 9) Turned power back on at the circuit breaker. 10) Tested the buttons one by one, then ran a normal cycle. Done. Removing the control panel can be a little tricky, unless you have something to rest the panel on, while you try to remove the items listed above. Two people can do this in under 10 minutes.