Lg 4970ED4004D Dishwasher Door Hinge Spring OEM Part

I went to AppliancePartsPros.com and looked at the parts breakdown for the door. I had assumed a broken spring or cable so I found and ordered them. Having never changed them on an LG, I watched the video. I now new what to do. The hardest part of the whole job was pulling out the dishwasher to get at the springs and cables. There was enough slack in the hoses and wire to get it out without disconnecting them. Start to finish took less than thirty minutes.

I did not know which part broke, but it was very obvious once I moved the Dishwasher out of the cabinet. The "cable" is nylon cord, so I imagine this would be sacrificial part on every machine.

Replace spring and rope on door

Replaced the cables (ropes) that gave resistance to the door and put new springs while I was at it. I bought two sets, one for each side, and planed to replace both while I had it out. It turned out to be a good choice because the one that had not yet broken was just as worn and would most likely break soon.

Had to disconnect water, drain line, and electrical. Then pull all the way out and take sides off of dishwasher to replace cable. Took longer to do all that than to replace cable.