MDC4650AWW Maytag Dishwasher - Instructions

This is the 4th time the latch broke on our dishwasher. We paid someone the first time, my husband fixed it the other two times, he is out of state so I had to do it this time. I took the screws out of the door and looked inside and saw it would probably be easy. Then when I got the part and put it in, it was beyond easy. The hardest part was to take the plugs off of each side, they were a little stuck and then putting them on the new handle was easy. The door had a place where the part rested and then you put the door back together. Those screws hold in place and it was done. Run down-screws out, plugs off old, plugs on new, set in place, door together, screws in, done. Works beautifully.

Looked part up on this site, ordered at 11:00am, received it next afternoon.
Turned electric off, removed the screws on the door with a Torx screwdriver, unplugged the old assembly and installed the new one, put the screws back in and turned on the power.
I then ran a rinse to make sure everything worked.
Very simple fix.
Thanks for a very helpful website.

Replaced the door latch. This process was an easy repair
job. My wife did all the repair work while I played a round of golf! I gave her a HUG when I returned home!

I ordered the door latch assembly for our Maytag dishwasher. The part arrived earlier than promised and was easy to install. Overall, a very positive experience. The replacement only took 20-25 minutes, and I do have two pointers that might shave about five minutes of the job.

1. Interior door panel re-installation.
When you are reattaching the interior door panel, insert each of the eleven or so Torx screws and leave them all loose until they are all in. There's not a lot of slop in the door alignment, and if you tighten each screw as it goes in, the last two or three may be pretty hard to get inserted. At least that's what happened to me. So I re-loosened all the screws, re-aligned the door panel, and the last few screws went in easily. Just leave them all loose on the first pass.

2. Microswitch plug removal.
The cable plug connector fits pretty tightly on the two microswitches. I could not unplug mine by hand. I found that using needle nose pliers BETWEEN the switch and copper connector lugs really made it easier. I just slightly depressed the copper tabs, and then pulled the connector plug away from the door latch assembly.
Overall - Fast delivery and easy replacement. I'm quite satisfied.

I opened the front panel with a power screw driver and removed the latch. It had 2 plastic bumps on the handle that had broken off. The PartSelect website showed 3 views of the part so I could verify that it was the right one.

I paid $21.17 for the part and $7.49 in shipping. It arrived the next day via FedEx. It was the right part and the dishwasher was out of order for only 30 hours. The new part had the plastic bumps reinforced with steel shafts.

Good thing this company has many views of the part so you can be sure it's the right one.

Very pleased with the service.

Replaced handle and switch.

This was so easy you didn't even need instructions

Removed door panel torx screws using an electric screwdriver (makes for fast removal). Removed old door latch assembly by pulling off 2 connectors. Got the part number from the back of the assembly and ordered it. Got the new assembly in 3 days. Put the assembly in exactly the same as in was taken out. Having the exact same part takes all the guesswork out of doing this fix. Put in and align all the screws, but do not tighten down until they are all in place. Saved at least 100 dollars.

Removed screws that hold door liner in place. Unplugged switch wires and removed latch assembly. Plugged wires onto new assembly. Installed latch into door. Replaced door liner.

OMG! Great online company. Local appliance store was going to chare me 50$ and take 4 days to get it for me. I found Part Select through google and for less than half price the same part was delivered to my front door 28 hrs later! That was using the cheapest shipping too! Awsome company!

Replacing the door handle latch assembly was VERY EASY!! Saved myself and my parents the extra cost of paying someone to do this repair. Who needs a repairman when you have the internet!?! I just followed the directions on the video and had no problem with it. Thanks for posting the video and delivering the part so quickly!

Disconnected power to unit. Removed torque screws of inner stainless liner. Removed door latch unit by gently lifting it up and out of bracket. Found the broken latch handle and removed it by gentley popping it out of side socket holes. Installed new handle. Easy Fix. Part was exact replacement.

Disconnect the power. Remove the door pannel. Disonnect the 2 micro switches on the latch assembly. Remove the latch assembly. Compress the latch assembly with the channel locks and insert the new handle pivots which broke on the old one. Reassemble the micro switches and reassemble the door panel.

received the new latch assembly quickly from part select.com, when you remove the screws on inside of the door, the old latch needs to be disconected from the wire harness, then replaced with new assembly and screws.10 minute job and it could not have been any easier to complete.

Just like you describe in the online instructions. Disconnected the power supply, removed door screws (torex),romoved electrical connections from old switch, installed them on new switch, aligned door screw holes, and reassembled. As a long time do-it yourselfer, this is one of the best experiences that I have had over the years. The part arrive by ground Fedex the day after I ordered it.As the MAN said "I'll be back" for my other appliance parts when needed.