Whirlpool WP99003446 Door Cable Assembly OEM Part

Normally when you let go of the dishwasher door partly open it would stay in that position. But lately when you let go of the door it would fall to the fully open position. Turns out this little cable was broken one one side. Just puss the dishwasher slightly out of the cabinet and you can replace the cable in minutes. It is just held in place with a spring.

New spring and cable

The door cable from APP was an exact match and easy replacement. After searching several restaurant supply stores and appliance stores for a replacement silverware basket for our Maytag dishwasher, all of which were too large. The basket from APP was an exact fit as advertised on the parts page for our machine.

Removed screws from sides pieces into the cabinets, then pulled out washer several inches. Found one of the springs had stretched and the door cable had broken at the hook. Replaced both items and pushed washer back in. It was a little tricky to get washer back into the same position. Found that the water connection was rigid copper pipe and now was leaking at the fitting into the washer. Turned off water, removed kick plate, removed nut at flare joint and retightened. Last steps were difficult because there is very little room to loosen and tighten the fittings under the washer.

Pulled off floor base, bottom access door. disconnected water line . and pulled unit out. Replacing the door cable took 2 mins. and was easy. Ordered the part and was here the next day! Will use Appliance Parts Pros again in the future .