Whirlpool WP8268961 Friction Pad OEM Part

Following the very clear and concise Video from AppliancePartsPros.com, I was able to insert the friction pads that had fallen off from the dishwasher door. It now works. The next project may be to replace the rollers of the Dish Rack which are now a little bit worn out.

My wife called my attention to the fact that the dishwasher door was falling open to easily. This seemed to coincide with her finding a rubber part laying on the kitchen floor. Investigation on Appliance Parts Pros confirmed that this rubber pad was indeed part of the door friction function, and that I had two such pads on my machine. Based on the installation video it seemed expedient to replace both pads at the same time. After all whatever caused on pad to fail could cause the other one to fail as well. I ordered the parts and received them within two days, despite the Christmas mail rush. They went on just as the video showed and now my dishwasher door opens slowly and smoothly and my wife is happy too. Seems like a great Christmas present for me. Thanks Pros.

This is our second go around with this particular problem so it was an easy diagnosis and fix. The first time, a year or so ago, I found an odd looking black rubber (?) fat washer-like piece on the floor. Mysterious. I didn't think too much about it because it wasn't until I found another one a few weeks later that the dishwasher door would not stay ajar. Fell open all the time unless latched closed. Went to the Internet and described the problem and that took me to a AppliancePartsPros video which not only explained exactly what had happened (right down to finding the little pads on the floor!!), but what parts to order and how to replace them. We ordered the parts, got them in lightening fast time, and watched the video again. So easy even an old couple (nearly 80) like me and my beloved can do it. Hardest part was pulling out the dishwasher!

The first repair was under warranty. It's not a hard fix dishwashers are held in place with 2 screws under countertop. Unfortunately friction clips this is 2nd repair on a dishwasher 1 1/2 year old. They simply slide into place. I bought extra because I expect this to be a reoccurring problem

Purchased door springs from Appliance Parts pros.com, installed them and door on our Dishwasher was back to normal, Had to pull out dishwasher from under cupboard to get to springs, as they were on the sides of the dishwasher.