This spring is located in the door section. Sold individually.
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Troubleshooting
This part fixes the following symptoms:
Door latch failure | Door won’t close | Will Not Start
This part works with the following products:
Dishwasher.
This part works with the following products:
KitchenAid, Whirlpool.
Part# WP8268540 replaces these:
AP6012240, 8268540
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Carey W - February 12, 2019
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easy repair..
Part was in great condition, not so happy with it taking 5 days to arrive after it shipped... dishwasher is back working...
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Handle was broken and would not close dishwasher door.
Installation was easy. My suggestion is to remove the whole assembly by unlatching clips on each side. Just remember how the handle sits before removing old one. Make sure you have both springs that attach to the handle. They can also be ordered if needed.
Plastic arms on release handle broke door wouldn't latch shut
Took a good look at how old handle was installed put new handle in ordered extra spring since that option was there so have springs on both sides of handle use needle nose for that works great now
First I watched a YouTube video on replacing a latch. It seemed easy enough, and the guy recommended Part Select. After finding my model, watching the video for the specific latch assembly, reading the reviews/suggestions, I jumped at it. Quickly took the old parts out, and ordered new. I did order an extra spring because like one reviewe
... Read morer noted, having a spring on only one side of the latch is a design flaw, and the reason for the broken latch in the first place. My only problem came on reassembly. I should have taken a photo or two BEFORE taken everything apart. After several trials and errors it went quickly back together AND it worked perfectly.
I wasn't sure at first what was causing my door not to latch. When I removed the dishwasher cover, I discovered that the handle had completely broken away on one side and was about to break on the other. It was fairly easy to change out, and I'm not mechanical at all. (Do I dare admit that I'm female?). Watching an online video helped
... Read more quite a bit. Since I was replacing the handle anyways, I went ahead and ordered new door release springs also. The dishwasher only comes with one, but there's space for one on each side, so I figured that two are better than one and they weren't expensive.
used needle nose pliers to stretch the spring from the handle to the area that engages the electrical contacts to run the dishwasher. I too noticed that I could have used a second spring, but this one is holding nicely. The only thing is, the door didn't close and lock properly for a day. I used a long stick with a rubber guard to prev
... Read moreent slip to hold the door closed during use. I was happy to see that the door began latching on its own successfully after that.
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Judy from EDWARDSVILLE, IL
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Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers
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The door handle was loose and not returning to it's home position
Took the top 6 screws out of the door and removed the top front panel. Saw that the handle was broken and one of the springs had fallen into the door. Ordered the replacement parts (diagrams on the site were great!). Once received, easily replaced the handle and the springs. Tested and everything worked like a champ. It literally cou
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I removed the upper cover removed the handle assembly found the broken part pried it off and pried the new piece back on. It is a snap fit with plastic to plastic so I hope they hold up.
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Dave
September 6, 2017
Does the little spring attach to the actuator? Or how does it work and exactly where does it connect to? We got the spring and the bolt latch. The handle does not drop down after pushing up to open the door and the door will not hold closed. Do i need the actuator and the handle? These drawing are not that good to do thr assembly. There does not appear to be a video on my model showing latch replacement.I asked for the latch assembly so i could just put it in place and was sent the bolt latch.
For model number kudl03ivbl0
Hello Dave, thank you for contacting us. We have a video that shows you have to replace this spring in the door actuator, Its a few mins into the video when they get to the spring part. You can follow the link the below, hope this helps!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKk9rVDV7Ic
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Kevin
May 7, 2018
Replaced door handle and door latch bracket kit and when attempting to start the dishwasher, the start/resume button lights and then starts blinking and the dishwasher does not start. Noticed that there is a door release spring in the picture. Is this needed and where does it go. Looked at your video at ://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=qkk9rvdv7ic and that does not help since it is not the model that I have.
For model number KUDS30IVBL3
Hi Kevin, Thank you for the question. Yes the spring is required. One end should hook to the end of the handle and then onto the bracket. Hope this helps!
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David
August 21, 2017
Where does the little spring attach fell off while taking off latch
For model number kudk031tbt3
Hi David,
Thank you for your inquiry. This spring is used to keep the door latch secure and in place. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!
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