MDB8600AWS Maytag Dishwasher - Instructions

We have a black dishwasher. The old black latch handle was broken, so I couldn't reuse it. But the only colors available for the new assembly were white and bisque. But the bisque handle isn't too objectionable.

Read the reviews before ordering the part, when it arrived I shut off the circuit breaker, took the screws out ( 11 ) lifted up the inner panel and placed a book between the panel and door which gave me an opening of about 3". which is all you need to remove the handle from the door, disconnected the two wire connectors, and installed the new handle, flipped the breaker and bingo, done. My wife was in the other room for about twelve minutes, when she came out I told her the dishwasher was fixed, she said no way. The part was priced well, delivery time was unbelieveable, 2 days, saved me a lot of money, I was thinking about buying a new dishwasher, glad I didn't. Thanks you guys. T.D. Tennessee

Replacing the handle went smoothly. Only problem was of my own making when I closed the door after the inside panel was loose. The door locked closed and I broke the latch trying to open the door. So I replaced the complete door latch assembly and the handle.

removed door cover, removed latch and replaced latch

1) unplugged the dishwasher. 2) removed 11 screws holding the door inside cover. 3)Popped the cover from the door by lifting it near the door latch. 4) disconnected the two door latch switches to remove the assembly. 5) reconnected the replacment door latch assembly to the switches. 5) then did steps 1,2,3 in reverse to reassemble inside door cover. .... done

To do this repair remove the 8+- star screws holding the plastic inner liner and the metal door front. Remove the electrical connections on the old switch. They are well covered so no need to turn off electricity. I had to give them a good tug but there is no release catch. Plug in the new switch and set in place. Put in all the remaining screws. Works great!

Good thing there was a Youtube video. It made the repair really easy. The part was a perfect fit.

handle and door latch assembly with switches replaced

Ordered the part. Received the part. Installed the part. BINGO pretty easy stuff . . . Thanks !

I removed the screws from inside the door and separated the inner and outer panels. The latch assembly was easy to access, however, the wires were almost impossible to removed from the switch. I ended up swapping out the old switches with the wires attached for the new ones. The unit seems to work just fine. Would like to know if anyone has found an easy way to removed the wires from the existing switches.

replaced latch assembly. appears to be a design weakness in the latch.

removed inner panel with torqs wrench and replace handle module all items were plug in. The only thing i would suggest is get the inner gasket since the soap tends to build up on the bottom. I cleaned it and applied vaseline to make a good seal, it is best to remove the door and clean it with a hose which is easy with the panel off.

Watched the video and could not figure out why the handle was taken off and which handle was re installed before the part went in. Did none of that just took out the screws on the door removed old part and installed new one. The new part dropped into place no problem.

I watched the on-line instructional video provided by Partselect and 15-20 minutes later the dishwasher was washing dishes again. The part came within 2 days; you guys are awesome. Happy wife, happy life....

I ordered the part at 12:30 p.m. and just took regular delivery in 3-5 days. The part arrived at 8:30 a.m. the next day and had it installed in less than 15 minutes. Very convenient and easy to do.