Whirlpool WP8531857 Inlet Protector (Dishwasher Pump Inlet Screen) OEM Part

Looked at Dishwasher. Scratched head and armpit. Told wife I would fix, not repariman. Wife skeptical - shook head. Found schematic on web. Found YouTube video of guy repairing same DW model. Disassembled. Diagnosed problem. Chopper assembly welded in place by water scale -broke removing. Potty mouth. Ordered parts. Waited for parts. Washed dishes by hand. Wife doing ok. Parts arrived (in only a day or two!!! Fed Ex for 7 bucks!! Great deal). Put on nasty t-shirt, baggy shorts. Leaned over to fix DW. Showed butt crack. Wife rolled eyes, left room. Sweated, scraped knuckle, took break, made sandwich, checked out SportsCenter. Dropped screw down hole near the motor. Potty mouth. Wife shaking head. Jumped in car. Acquired Coke, bag of Funyuns. Harbor Freight Tools - acquired telescopic magnetic screw-go-getter-thingey (and other cool stuff I didn't need). Arrived home. Retrieved screw - magnetic thingey rocked!!! . Scrubbed disassembled area with Vinegar. Installed new chopper assembly and protector. Reassembled. Turned on DW. Purred like first car - cherry 1968 Camaro. Showed wife fixed dishwasher. Flexed biceps, stuck out chest, sucked in stomach - baggy shorts dropped to ankles. Wife laughed. (ok, kidding). Presented new silverware basket to wife. (Bottom of old one worn out - silverware would fall through). Obtained hug from wife. That night, dinner, hugs, kisses. Life is good. "Weekend Warrior - Kickin' Butt, Takin' Names"

This grinder blade is located on the bottom of the dishwasher under the spray jets. So I removed the sprayer and the screen at the bottom of the wash area. The blade on the shaft just pills out. I installed the new one making sure it is seated in the groove. This was an easy job and the dishwasher is back to acceptable volume.

I noticed the floor around the dishwasher was starting to get wet and warp the wooden floor. The chopper had gotten out of line and had cut a pinhole into the sump housing and the dishwasher was leaking badly. It was quite easy to repair. Just unhook the drain hose and the wire connectors, twist off the turbidity sensor and waste motor, pull out the shims and the whole assemple comes up and out. The hardest part was pulling the motor off of the assembly, since I wasn't sure if I needed to to anything special to pull it off. It turned out to be just a bit tight and it came off after gently prying with a screwdriver. The next hardest part was getting the rear shim in place when returning the assembly to its location. There is a heating coil lead right where the shim goes in, so one has to put the shim on the assembly before pushing it down into the hole. If I had to do this whole project again, I could probably do it in 20 minutes now from start to finish. I didn't have to remove the dishwasher from its location.

Looked up the symptoms on the Internet. Seems like a good cleaning of the dishwasher was in order. This included the inside as well as removing the cover on the bottom of the dishwasher to clean out screens and the food grinder. It was simple. Just need some patience.

I did a little searching on the internet and found that the main problem was the food grinder screen gets plugged up. I watched a video showing how to take it apart ( I highly recommend watching) and was able to get to the part in about 2 minutes. I found the screen to be plugged but the grinder was also ruined from some broken glass that had gotten into it. I ordered the grinder and cover housing and installed them. Works like new again. Very easy repair. Watch the video and it will save you a lot of time.