3-RACK Maytag Dishwasher - Instructions

Docking station just pops out, you grab the right side and pop it off. Replace by placing the left side in place and then push the right side until it snaps in place. VERY easy.

The gaskets were worn out and that was allowing a lot of water to escape, not enough pressure to clean the dishes.

Replaced with new basket

The old docking station seals were getting very soft. To put a band aid on the wound until the new docking station got here I put a sleve on the washer bar feeder tube. This made an improvement. The docking station was removed using a screw driver to unsnap the station. Then all I had to do was snap the new one in. Be care ful not to pull on the piece the docking station is snapped on to. There are metal clips behind there that hold that water delivery tube on to the back of the dishwasher. Those clips are twisted on and can be striped off easily by pulling strait towards you. If that happens you must secure the clips using self tapping screws and a water proof sealent.

Installed new wheels on the new axle/clip parts which were provided in the newly purchased kit along with the new rack.
Had to use needle nose pliers to pinch plastic axle ends together to be able force plastic wheel onto axle. Eight axles/clips and eight wheels. After axle/wheels assembled the axle/clips snap on to edge of rack. Four on wheels on each side of rack. Slid new rack with new wheels into dishwasher. Rack fits much better with newly supplied wheels which are slightly wider than the original wheels.

Replace the silver ware holder

It took a few minutes for me to reallize that I needed to look at the way/direction the tine clip was in the existing position. It is important to mesh the part into all the correct positons before trying to complete the repair into the final snap/placement of the tine/clip. A minute or two of looking and (really important) not trying to replace both front AND rear tines at the same time! They are mirror images of each other. If you change one at a time, you can use the other as a template!

In order to clean the screen I had to remove the impeller. Removal required using a wheel puller. I backed off on the impeller screw but left it attached so that the wheel puller could pry against it. I then tightened the puller enough to free the impeller. I was then able to unscrew and remove the screen for cleaning.

took out the old basket and put in the new one which required no tools

Very, very difficult repair! First I had to order a new basket online - there is only one basket offered so I chose that one. Had to wait two whole days before it was delivered. Never thought I was going to get the darned box open! Had to lift the broken basket out and inserted the new one. Whew! When you're 73 years old, you are just happy to remember where the dang dishwasher is. Good news was that even at my addle-pated age, I was able to effect the repair.

It only took a couple of seconds to snap in the replacement dishrack tine pivot parts. I didn't know how easy it was to get replacement parts and lived with the problem for months. The parts were easy to figure out on the website and arrived in a couple of days. Problem solved.

The upper arm assembly removes easily by unsnapping a plastic part or two that holds it in place.
Once the arm assembly is removed, you simply remove the screw that holds the arm on, replace the arm, and replace the screw. The key thing here is that you need a "star drive". This is a screw driver or bit that has a star shaped end. I don't know what size it is.

I followed the instructions here on PartSelect to dismantle and put the new impeller in to place. Could tell the difference just in sound alone once it was running.

Followed the instructions to dismantle all the way down to the motor. Replaced the stripped plastic shaft with the metal one. Clean dishes every time.

Lifted the old spray arm off, put the new arm on the spindle, screwed on the cap with my fingers. Good to go.

I just took the nut off and replace the washer arm it didn't take any time at all.