KUDE40CVWH3 KitchenAid Dishwasher - Instructions

The door had no resistance when opened and fall down. Then, after awhile, the door began to slam down when open. So I'm guessing that one of the door balances gave out. Then the other. So I unscrewed the screws on each side of the dishwasher and noticed the broken string on each side. Replacement was simple. Connect the springs to the rear of the dishwasher. Attach the strings to the springs, replace the pulleys with the new ones supplied with the kit and attach the other end of the strings to the dishwasher door. Watch the video for more help.

The repair was extremely easy as the video was extremely helpful. A word of caution, make sure to watch the entire video before you start. I only watched the video 1/2 way through (as I thought I knew it all). When I (thought) I completed the repair, when I opened the door, polley's went flying everywhere. I finished watching the video and saw that I also had to use the bottom bolts, not just the top bolts. Nothing dangerous, but extremely funny. I then completed the repair W/O a hitch.

Very easy to replace the two tension cords. Saved a 75.oo service call. The Video was very helpful.

after putting detergent dispenser in we started up the maching and it leaked all over the floor. took it back apart and checked the rubber gasket on dispenser. it looked good, not damaged. not wanting to get the floor wet and not knowing why it leaked i put form-a-gasket on the rubber seal and put it back together.. no more leaks..the screws where as tight as i dared to do with out stripping out the plastic so thats why i used form-a-gasket.

I noted that the replacement kit had two large rollers now vs the original that had only one that rotated, the other fixed. Also, the plastic attachment for the door arm was more simple. It was very easy to pull out the unit, attach the spring end hook to the rear of the dishwaser frame hole, attach the new cable, thread it over the two rollers and pull the spring using the cable to attach to the door arms. Less than 20 minutes to install both sides.

Disconnected the water line after removing all the screws which hold the dishwasher in place. Slid the unit out around 24 inches and removed broken Door balance pulley and replaced both sides with the new door balance set . replaced both sides to ensure an even and balanced tension when opening and closing the door! Over all a relatively easy repair. Just be certain you disconnect the water line if you do not have enough slack when pulling out the unit from the cabinet. Good as new!

The service video was great. This is a great product web site and service.... Thank you

put new one in

I watched the Video that was supplyed with the e-mail and when the part got here I new just what to do and it took maybe 15 min at the most. You saved me over $100.00 from what we had to pay once before for the same problem to a repair man. And now I know where to buy my parts for all my appliances when they fail and with KitchenAid it seems to be quite often.

Removed under countertop screws and lower trim plate. Retracted levelers to clear slate floor. Could only pull unit out about 8 inches, so had to reach in blind to remove and reconnect link ends from springs. Other than my 1 year old Newfoundland pup 'helping', no problems. Parts were perfect fit, just like in the video.