George A Montville , NJ March 22, 2020 Appliance: KitchenAid Dishwasher KUDA220T1 The door springs and guides on our dishwasher were damaged when my wife fell on the open door I removed the lower door panel and kickplate (4 screws) to access the door springs. Replaced the door springs by hand. The nylon guides, through which the door guides travel, were easy to replace. I removed the broken ones and snapped in the new ones. I recommend a drop of epoxy on the upper portion of each guide to keep it from shifting. The impact on the door apparently distorted the frame slightly so the door drops slightly below level when fully opened and the lower rack movement is impeded by the bottom edge of the door. I am going to install a spacer on the door guide arm to prevent the door from dropping too far. Should not be a an issue. All is well. Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Gary R Telford , PA October 01, 2015 Appliance: Model KUDA230YAL2F Dishwasher door counter balance spring broke Order and replace both springs. Works much better now didn't realize old springs were weak. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers
Judy O Lake Oswego , OR December 10, 2015 Broken spring on the dishwasher door Bought the part and just took out the broken and the stretched ones and replaced them Husband did it and it was easy. The parts came more quickly then if I had ordered them through a local appliance store here and were less expensive. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Gary W Centerville , SD August 04, 2014 Broken spring on dishwasher door Replaced with new spring ordered from ApplianceParts. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Pliers, Socket Set