Kenmore / Sears Dishwasher Cable Or Retainer

• Noisy
• Door won't close
• Door latch failure

I finally decided to repair my dishwasher because the door would free fall to the floor possibly breaking the hinges. Also the top shelf was rolling out on its own every time the door was opened. I first pulled the dishwasher out of the enclosure and found that the drain hose was directly under the pump area throwing the unit completely out of level. Also the inadequate plastic and rope counterbalance on the left side was completely broken where the rope was attached to the plastic piece to the... Read more

We knew at least one door hinge cable assembly or hinge spring was broken (the door started falling down rapidly and became heavy to close) so we ordered two of each since we had read to go ahead and replace the damaged items on both sides. While we were waiting on the order, the other side must have broken-the door became incredibly heavy and instead of falling open, started crashing down unless it was carefully lowered. We feared it would fall on one of our animals and kill them. We did not... Read more

Found the end of the right-side Door Spring that connects to the Door Cable broke off and the plastic end of the Door Cable that connects to the Door Spring was also broken off. Ordered a replacement Door Spring 154579101 and Door Cable 154578801 from AppliancePartsPros.com When the parts arrived a few days later, I watched the video on the AppliancePartsPros. Following the instructions on the video, it took about 15 minutes to replace the Door Spring and Door Cable. Note: I did not have... Read more

I watched the repair video and ordered the part ( I luckily ordered two links). The video was not exactly for my model dishwasher but I did follow the instruction for removal from the cabinet. Since my model was not shown, I was looking to see how the door spring and the Hinge Arm Link was supposed to be set up. I had the impression that the door spring and link was only on the right side of the dishwasher. I finally figured it out and took pictures of the set-up for the next time the link... Read more

I went on your very user friendly website and looked up my bosch dishwasher. I love your diagrams and I felt confident that I could figure out what we possibly needed to get the door to close correctly and get the washer back working again. Your staff is courteous, service was fast and I would definitely recommend Appliance Parts Pros. Read more

The door cables attach to springs that help the user open/close the dishwasher door. I attached the new door cables to the springs then attached springs to the intended mounting locations on the door. However, the new cables were shorter than the originals. This created enough tension in the springs to cause the door to close by itself. I was forced to change the springs' mounting locations. Fortunately, I was able to attach the springs to cut-outs in the door that reduced spring tension. ... Read more

• Door latch failure

First replaced the latch, spring, and lever, but no improvement. Then I saw the lever arm on the other half of the door, which by position had to be the way that the timer interacts with the soap dispenser. After turning off the power to the dishwasher, I removed the switch cover (not obvious how -- a video would help: on the left, I slid the narrow rectangular plastic wire cover a little to one side and gently opened it on its little hinge, which is near the left side of the door, and then... Read more

This repair could have killed or maimed me -- really! Left door spring snapped. Online search, APP was only source with both door spring and linkage. Discovered link for APP repair-instruction video (not very well marked on parts page). This well-done video really helped build my confidence. Common sense told me to also replace unbroken spring and both linkages. Parts + shipping = $75 -- wow, that hurt. Surprised how fast the parts shipped & arrived by ground! This is going to be easy! ... Read more

This turned out to be a major effort, requiring me to disconnect the dishwasher, pull it from the cabinetry and partially disassemble the dishwasher to replace the door closer pulley Read more

Easy fix, just pull out dishwasher a little for side access. Just make sure you get left & right pulley's. And change both while you're there. Read more

Easy fix, just pull out dishwasher a little for side access. Just make sure you get left & right pulley's. And change both while you're there. Read more

Perfect thanks. Read more