Connects the door spring to the hinge on your dishwasher. Replace if broken, detached, or missing to restore proper door tension and balance.
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There were two problems one of the spring links on the door broke which meant the door would free fall when opened unless you held on to it also the lower bearing on the motor virtually seized up Randall B. • Moab , UT • January 14, 2017
I first wanted to get the dishwasher running, before ordering the spring links. So I disassembled the pump / motor assembly to determine the reason the motor would not start. My wife cleaned all of the parts in the pump assembly. I took the motor apart and discovered that the lower bearing ( a sleeve type bearing) was dry and dirty, and was the culprit for the motor seizing. I cleaned up the bearing and lubricated it with SAE 20W. I also packed felt inside the cavity adjacent to the bearing....
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