19385 (1988) Kenmore Dishwasher - Instructions

the design of the new roller kit was a little different than the original. took a minute to figure the installation. all went well. the new roller assembly fit the 30 year old dish rack

The brackets that held the original wheels were still on the rack. They were easily pulled off the rack. The new assembly did not look like the original part. It was not difficult to see how they fit onto the rack. The only caution is to press the top part of the new assembly onto the frame before snapping the rest of the new piece in ... Read more to place.

I prayed old wheel assembly’s off with the claw end of a claw hammer. Carefully snapped on the new assembly’s which were a little tricky to align. Went well, took about 15 min.

Looked at existing assembly and snapped on new one, duplicating existing installation.

Screwed on the replacemnet cap. No repair needed.

Simply snapped out the old ones and snapped in the new ones. Worked like a charm. Glad you had the parts.

the plastic pin that retains the spring has a head on one end that hits a plastic stop on the door to keep it from coming out. I used a small grinder and made a flat spot on the head diameter to make it easy to slide out. This is easier than trying to pry the door off the pin at the two retaing snaps. I was conderned these pin retainer ... Read more clips were brittle and would break off.
Once the pin is slid out, it is a matter to hold the new spring holes in line with the pin. rotate pin so flat side you ground is turned up, so pin will not move out that way. Tiij about an hour

Swapped out the old upper dish rack with a new one. A video made the change simple.

The rack came with pictorial instructions which were fairly veg, however they were to the point. The wheels snapped into place easily, and the center water transfer tube twisted off the old one and twisted on the new one just fine. It is a very good idea to keep the old one out to look at as a guide. There were no instructions on how to r ... Read more emove the transfer tube, I was lucky to have already worked on these before. After that it fits and works just peachy.

Snapped in new part

This problem was making me NUTS! Every time I pulled the lower rack out, the rack would go off the track, threatening to break every dish, and I would literally have to half-carry the rack to move it in and out. VERY frustrating. No money for a new dishwasher, didn't want to pay for a whole new lower rack ($100). Then I discovered I c ... Read more ould simply replace the wheel assemblies for less than $30 and no toold required. Yee-hah! It was literally a SNAP!

Piece of cake. Unsnapped the old parts, studied the new ones for a minute to orient myself, and snapped them on. Not quite as simple a twist as the old ones took, but no problem once they were lined up properly. Total time, about 5 minutes or less.

Loading and unloading the dishwasher can be a pain if the rollers are not aligned or falling off. This part was easy to install even though it didn't exactly match the original (very old) dishwasher parts.

Checked fill line. No leak. Checked drain hose, found crack in hose. Ordered the part, replaced.

Removed hose clamps on drain to DM and garbage disposal. Replaced hose and tightened clamps. Checked for leaks. Buttoned up faceplate on bottom of DM.

I ordered a new rack, snapped the stuff together, and slid the old one out and the new one in. Fit beautifully. Piece of cake and much cheaper than a new dishwasher.