Do-It-Yourself Story

My Whirlpool dishwasher was leaking out the bottom of the door. I replaced the gasket and the lower door seal. When I ran a test wash, it was still leaking. After reading more online, I found that it could be a cracked washer arm. The initial inspection of the washer arm looked normal but when I used my faucet to slowly pour water into the inlet of the arm, I noted that water was leaking through a seam and not just the holes where it should come out. I then tried running a wash without the lower washer arm in place and I had no leaks. I ended up ordering a new arm. Once that was installed there have been no leaks. My advice if you are having the same problem is to try removing the washer arm and start a cycle before you assume it is the seals. (my seals did not appear to be damaged but I assumed they were the problem) It might save you a bit of time.