MDC4650AWW Maytag Dishwasher - Instructions

Removed screws around panel, unpluged switch assembly. Replaced screws. went real quick. Received geat service on order. Thank You

I was very happy with the fast shipment of the part and pleased that the entire assembly was sent and not just the plastic handle. The repair was very quick and easy and I had the job done in minutes. I removed all of the screws along the front interior of the dishwasher door panel and carefully seperated the two pieces without removing them from the dishwasher. I turned off the power to the machine and easily disconneted the leads on the door latch assembly. I reconnected the leads to the new assembly, placed it back in the tabs and put the two door pieces-inner and outer panels -back together with the screws.

This was as easy as it gets. Replacement handle was much better quality than original plus came with switch holder. Pulled off electrical connectors from old and pushed back on the new and was done. Took longer to take the cover off inside door and put it back. than it did to replace switch.

Pried door open. First ordered the wrong part...latch assembly with no handle. Reordered proper part and installed it in no time. Ordered regular shipping (cheapest) and in both instances parts were there in two days via Fed Ex. Very quick getting the parts to me.
Removed half of the screws on inside of door and used pliers to unhook assembly from the two power connectors and then popped new one in place by hand. All repairs should be this easy. I will use this company again for all appliance parts needed.

Went to partselect.com and located a replacement silverware basket. Was easy to locate and the order process was easy. The new silverware basket arrived within the week, did not use any special delivery options. Great experience!

I unscrewed the 8 screws that hold the inner door panel to the outer door. The latch is held in place by two slots in the upper control panel. I pulled the latch free of the control panel, uncliped the two sets of wires, replaced with the new part in the reverse order. It was so easy I now understand why the Maytag repairman doesnt have anything to do. Its not that the Maytags dont break down, its just that with the availability of parts from Parts Select. com, who needs them.

I removed all the screws from around the inside of the door. That also detached the old latch handle. Since I could not get the electrical stab-connectors off the old assembly, I removed the two small switches and attached them to the new assembly. Replaced the screws. It was a little awkward to hold the latch assembly in place while aligning the screws

Opened the dorr, removed the inside panel = the most time consuming part - and then exchanged the handle assembly. Then replaced the panel. Snap!
The hardest part was determining the part that I needed - the right part that did not involve repairing the/an assembly. Luckily I got the right one and two un-needed parts.

Stuff happens.

just switched baskets

took out the old one, put in the new basket

First I removed several screws connecting the front panel to the door. Then I removed the broken handle and locking/switch mechanism, removed the two connecting wires and replaced with the new handle/switch unit. Very simple. Don't forget to unplug the unit first.

Open the door and removed all the "star" screws that hold the inside of the door. Lifted the inside skin up and pulled out the assembly. DIsconnect wires from the interlock switches, connect new assembly. Put scres back in, close door, all done!

Removed all "special" screws from the door panel, and lifted door panel up to access latch assembly. Disconnected the 2 solenoids & wiring from the broken latch, and place onto new latch. This seemed easier since the wire harnesses are very snug, apparently stuck even, on the solenoids. Obviously, this is not an option if the solenoid(s) are bad, but this was not the case for me.

I removed the 11 screws requiring the star type screw driver that I borrowed from a neighbor. Once the door front was removed the part change was simple. The two wires were a little difficult to disconnect, however once disconnected the part was simple to install.

I opened up the dishwasher with the torx heads unpluged the already in place handle and replaced it with the one I recived from parts select, which I must say was much better designed then the one the dishwasher came with. I replaced the scres and that was it.