3631655191 Kenmore Dishwasher - Instructions

I have done this a couple of times before. I figured one of the cables had broken. In this case, the cable had slipped off the tensioning wheel. Since I had alraady bought the cables, I replaced the cable, re-routed it over the wheel. I could have discovered the problem by taking off the kick panel earlier, but the cable probably needed replacing anyway. I normally replace both cables but did not do so in this case. I'm no do-it-yourselfer, but even I can do this...

I looked on Part select at the model number of the dishwasher. I looked at the diagram of the diswassher and the hose. I read some of the repair stories. And became sure the upper hose was my problem and was armed with the ability now to fix my machine. Thanks PartSelect

Pop out the old baffles with the help of a screwdriver, push in the new parts in their places and done.

Removed old gasket and baffles. Installed new gasket and baffles. Very easy, no need to soak in warm water. I actually took the inside panel off so I could make certain the seal was tight. Panel came off easy, just need to make sure that the door latch gets reinserted into the slot in the inside panel. Very Easy.

Went on line to order new pump. Web site showed "parts which repaired this problem and nut and valve had very high % as the failed part". I then removed nut and valve and was able to see that it was worn as they described. This was a very easy repair and worked perfectly. It saved me from ordering a $60. 00 Pump which would not have fixed my problem. Thank you for a great help for the diys people.

remove bottom basket, grab sprayarm by the base and turn counterclock wise. VERY simple repair

It was very easy to attach the wheel after viewing the video on the part I order from partselect.com. Thank you for the help!!

Dishwasher is 22 years old and I'm 80 years old so it took longer, about 3 hours. After removing, turned upside down and removed old pump-motor assembly and replaced with new following directions [which took a little while to figure out; my assembly was quite a bit different from the replacement pump-motor]. Pleasantly surprised at how quiet the dishwasher now runs. Normally I would replace this old an appliance, but this unit has provision for inserting a wood panel that blends with the cabinets and a new GE dishwasher with this feature costs $1300 MSRP. I'm trying to save money for when I get old so I decided to do the repair myself. For $150 it was a worthwhile investment.

Instead of purchasing a new dishwasher, I elected to replace the motor/pump assembly which the existing was noisy and leaking water. To start to took pictures of the existing assembly and marked the wiring connections. I read the instructions a few times until I fully understood and had the necessary parts identified. The only problem was the bracket that holds the solenoid has two holes for mounting the drain feedback bracket were not threaded. I was able to tap the holes (metric) and mount the bracket. Caution must taken not damage the solenoid coil.

Merely pushed the baffle into the slots in the lower right corner and the leak stopped.

Dishwasher had flooded. Removed Dishwasher from cabinet and diagnosed problem. Found "PartSelect" on Internet and found Part kit available at reasonable price, in stock to ship immediately. Part #PS260801 [WD26x10013] contained enough parts to make installation easy and also I was able to cure discovery of slit in drain hose that attached to dishwasher drain outlet because kit included a short piece of hose and a hose clamp that allowed hose that had been trimmed to connect to outlet.