WDF730PAYT1 Whirlpool Dishwasher - Instructions

Popped the old clip out, replaced with new.

The cap fit perfectly-just screwed it right in to position. Turns out I didn't need the gasket.

it was so easy to repair,any one can do it.

1. Remove the top rack
2. Take a screwdriver and pry off back plastic stop at end of track
3. Slide track off, then slide new track on
4. Take the plastic back stop originally pried off of old track and snap into new track
5. Open plastic stop at front of track
6. Replace top rack.
7. Close plastic stop at from of track
8. Good to go!

The rack itself is rather easy to pull out, pop out the tabs and the rack will slide out. Once you get it out, its a bit more challenging as the rack itself needs to be disassembled. Don't waste a lot of time removing the rails - cut the tines on the old rack and take those off. Unscrew the back of the panel holding the adjustment assembly and the item will come off more quickly. All the rest of this is simple and can be disassembled and snapped back together by hand.

The spray arm repair is super easy. Just click & turn to remove the old arm, repeat to install the new! Less than 2 minutes total time spent on the repair.

Removing the door was straightforward. However, when the door panel was removed, I grabbed the door and my finger touched and pressed on something on the right side. This is an optical collector which focuses 3 lights (red, blue, green) into a visible slot. After I reinstalled the door, the lights were not visible. I had to disassemble the door a few times and bend this optical collector into the right position. Basically, I bent the collector into the door, so I needed to bend the collector away from the door. And now, everything is fine.

Removed old seal by pulling it out. Inserted new seal by pushing it into the mounting slots using a screw driver, then a putty knife. After installation of the new seal the door was hard to latch (had to push real hard to make it latch). I pushed the seal further into the mounting slot until it didn't seem to change position any more. The door is still harder to close than with the old seal, but it doesn't come loose when the door is opened and no leaks.

All I did was remove the old gasket with my hands and push in the new one. Couldn't have been easier. The part was exactly what I needeed even though it did not list Kenmore as a mfr on the Webpage, it was exactly the same gasket as the old one.

Followed others that described how they removed the old gasket and replaced the new one. As we looked at the parts for replacement it was somewhat confusing which seal-gasket was the rifght one. As soon as we read the stories of others we knew we had the right part. We then found the middle of the gasket and started pushing in the new one in place to have equal amounts of gasket to come down the side of the unit. It was fast and would recommend all to read some of the comments before deciding which part you need. Great info for the novice home repairer!

Disconnected power,water supply and drain.Had to pull dishwasher out to access the heater element nuts. Removed broken element and replaced with new part. Repair very easy!

this job is cake. worst part is removing dishwasher from cabinet. Disconnect water , drain , and power. reove mounting screws in upper door area. Pull unit out and lay it on its face. unplug two wire leads and remove big nuts. Roll unit upright and replace heater. roll unit back over and tighten nuts and plug leads back in. It really takes two minutes to replace heater once the unit is out of cabinet.

Took longer to open package than to fix. Just had to press the seal back in. Was very pleased how fast the seal came. Thought 60.00 was a lot for a rubber seal but that's cheaper than a new washer.

It took approximately 4 mins. to complete job. First old seal was removed and was replaced with new gasket. Not difficult at all.

Removed old gasket by pulling it out by hand. Attempted to insert new gasket, but it was difficult to get it to seat. Finally, I wetted it with water and a little liquid dishwasher detergent on a sponge, and then it seated easily. (No help from manual.)

Finding the part on the PartSelect web site was easy. The part was delivered the next day, although I only paid the lowest S&H fee.