Whirlpool WP9870163 Trash Compactor Power Nut Kit OEM Part

I removed the appliance to my work shop and tore it down to trouble shoot I decided at that point to replace every wear part I could so I replaced the drive gear assembly also.

I actually thought I was going to have to replace the compactor when the ram got stuck in the down position. I couldn't get the drawer to open and the motor was smoking if I turned it on for too long. So before I placed the order, $1,200 by the way for a new one, I did some research and came across the videos from Appliance Parts Pros. The first one showed me how to manually move the ram to the up position and the second, how to remove the bottom cover and inspect what was going on. I removed the bottom cover and found the drive gear had broken in half. I manually moved the ram to the up position and just followed the videos to remove the drawer and then the ram. I ordered the Drive Gear Kit and the Power Nut Kit (you need two) and received the parts to fix it and guess what? They all worked like a charm! Now, before I ordered the parts, I did some research and saw that I could have ordered the parts elsewhere and saved a few dollars but none of those suppliers had videos to tell me how to do the repairs. So I went with APP because they invested the time to make the videos that made the repairs easy to do. One thing - compactors are heavy so I spent more time taking the thing apart than doing the actual repair. Thanks guys for saving me over $1,000.

Installed new power nuts.

I replaced the power nuts and retainers. Also replaced a broken foot pedal while I had the compactor pulled out. Your YouTube videos were a great resource, as well.

I watched the online video on how to take apart the Kitchen Aid trash compactor and proceeded to take it apart to find the large drive gear was broke in half. I ordered the drive gear kit, and the recommended changing the power nut kits when changing the drive gears, I watched the videos on how to change the drive gear and the power nuts and then completed the repair. The hardest part of the repair is driving out the pin that holds the small gear in place. I had a punch that fit the diameter of the pin, but the gear kept spinning when hitting the pin. I kept at it moving it little by little until it came out. Driving in the new pin went a lot better. Not so sure that I needed to change the power nuts, as they seemed to look ok, but the compactor is 15 years old so I reasoned that I probably saved a future repair.