This black lever is part of your dishwasher's door latch mechanism that secures the door during operation. It works with the door latch assembly to ensure a proper seal and activate safety switches. Replace this part if your dishwasher door won't stay closed, won't latch properly, or the unit won't start due to door issues.
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Door latch on dishwasher broke. Jeffery M. • Colville , WA • December 01, 2020
I checked the AppliancePartsPros.com website to see if I could find the part. That was easy. And they had a great video on what to do (including the part on pressing out a couple of pins - I would never have figured that out). The latch broke on the Weds before Thanksgiving so I figured it may take a week or so to get the parts. Not so, even with basic shipping they arrive by that weekend. Thanks to the video I had the new latch in and the dishwasher working in under 15 minutes.
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