KUDS30IXBL0 KitchenAid Dishwasher - Instructions

I watched this Youtube film: And it was really easy!

Turned off the power at the breaker, turned off the water supply, disconnected the water line, removed all three racks, pulled dishwasher out from under the counter, laid the unit on its back, removed the flat plastic water lines from inside the dishwasher, disconnected the hose and all wires (plugs) that were attached to the motor & pump assembly, removed three plastic wedges that held the pump assembly to the bottom of the dishwasher, tried to remove the motor & pump assembly from the inside of the dishwasher but it wouldn't fit through the hole, removed two parts from the motor a silver cylinder with two wires attached to it and a white plastic piece with copper wound wires and magnets in it so that it would fit, once the entire assembly was out removed one screw that holds the motor to the plastic pump assembly, twisted the motor counter clockwise the pulled it straight off, after installing the new motor I removed the silver cylinder (maybe a capacitor) that was attached to the motor leaving the two wires attached to it so that the assembly would fit through the hole in the bottom of the dishwasher, cleaned the rim of the hole and the rubber gasket on the assembly, put the assembly through the hole in the bottom of the dishwasher, installed the three wedges to hold it in place, then put it all back together. When I ran the dishwasher it was as quiet as when it was new.

Changing the pump was very easy. The difficult part was disconnecting the water and electricity and connecting it back up.

Searched YouTube and followed a YouTube video step by step. YouTube had the exact same part replacement instructions. Paper instructions were difficult to read, but YouTube repairman takes you through procedure with closeup video.

Pretty easy for the parts. Taking the dishwasher out is the hard part. Typically, you should be able to unscrew the 2 screws holding the dishwasher to the underside of the countertop and then slide out the dishwasher to expose the cable assembly - but you also need to unplug the unit (unless it is hardwired), disconnect the hot water supply line from the angle stop (remember to turn off the angle stop) and sometimes disconnect the drain line from the vacuum breaker or garb disposal. You need to disconnect these things so that you can move the dishwasher out far enough to be able to see the entire right and left sides of the dishwasher. Once that hard part is done, you use a hex driver to remove the old cable pulleys, put on the new cable pulleys, and then feed the light weight cable through the pulleys - the end with the big plastic thingie attaches to the door and the other end attaches to the spring. Then you grab the spring and manhandle it onto the back end of the dishwasher chassis (look for the small hole in line with where the cable would line up. Careful as the spring attachment step could result in an injury - Hope this helps.

Pulled the dishwasher out and removed the plastic pulley on the bottom of the unit. Installed the new pulley. wrapped the string assy. around the pulley and attached it to the spring and reinstalled it to the back of the dishwasher. We discovered the front bracket on the dishwasher door was bent slightly causing the string to rub and probably is what caused the string to break. We bent the bracket back into shape and reinstalled the dishwasher in its cavity.

Remove old rack adjusters. No removal instructions. Do one at a time. First requires some trial & error until removed. Install new replacement. Instructions not clear because pictures are dark & fuzzy. Again, install one with some trial & error. Second remove & replace becomes very easy.

I disassembled the left side, and installed the new assembly. However, being older and my eyesight not the best, and had assembled it slightly out of position. After adding more light, a magnifying glass. and a much closer look, I found my mistake. I reassembled the unit. The right side only took about ten minutes. I would recommend a larger more visible picture of the unit. I noticed that the units did not roll as easily as the old ones. One must give a slight push to engage the tray into the back of the dishwasher. Had the picture been better, it would have taken only 20 or 30 minutes to assemble.

I had left one adjuster on but the new ones were different. I started great but when doing the top part I didn't line up the wire rack with the holes in the upper adjuster plate and found out it was wrong so I had to use the pliers to unsnap the metal piece where they lock in. Once I got the first one complete it only took about 5 minutes to do the other side. The pictures included with the installation sheet were very dark. A you tube video would have been a great asset. It would have made it very simple and easy. In truth, the second side should only take a minute or two because I was only using one hand. My other arm was in a cast because I broke it. Anyone could do this.

Followed the enclosed instructions.

Removed all the old adjuster parts. Laid out new parts for each side. Would have helped if pictures had been better quality. Figured out how the parts would be installed before actually installing them. Almost messed up 2 plastic tabs by not understanding how 2 parts locked together with the tabs and shoved them together too far on the trial run but, was able to get them apart without breaking off the tabs. The new parts are a stronger design than the original. The tracks work like a dream. I rated it a "Bit Difficult" because in the pictures I could not see enough detail, otherwise I would rate it easy.

I went on line as instructed by one of your representatives and found clear instructions how to remove old part and put on new one. It was an excellent presentation. It can be found at w10712394 instructions

I looked up a you tube video of replacement for model and part. the video gave consise, clear and easy to follow directions. Using the video it took about 15-20 minutes to easily do the job.(I had difficulty seeing photos and reading printed directions that accompanied the part.)

Removed dishwasher from cabinet and turned on side after disconnecting water line and drain line. Motor/pump was very easy to apply. Reconnected supply lines and installed back under counter top. Took more time to get everything out of the way than actual repair. Video instructions on U-Tube is most helpful.

Remove old parts , installed new