40410138 General Electric Dishwasher - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Jack from BELLEFONTE, PA
- Parts Used:
- WD12X10327, WD12X10304
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Upper rack rollers (not the slide rollers) wear out and fall off. Rack falls out when pulled.
Pop the end caps off the slides by pushing the lock tab in with a medium flat screwdriver, through the square hole in the side of the slide. Pull the rack out and set it on the counter. Pop the axles off, with the rollers, with your fingers. They are just clipped on to the rack wire. Pop the new ones on 4 places, fingers only needed to clip them to the wire. Put the rack back in the dishwasher by aligning the rollers in the metal slides and pushing it in like normal. Pop the rack slide end caps in by just pushing them in. If you're smart you bought new ones, they're cheap insurance. Save any good used parts in your kitchen junk drawer for the next time you treat it rough. Less than 5 minutes to fix. So easy a caveman could do it. One just did!
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- Customer:
- Gerald from BLUFFTON, SC
- Parts Used:
- WD35X21038, WD12X10327
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Had cracked roller
Snapped right in
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- Customer:
- Denise from PALERMO, ME
- Parts Used:
- WD35X21038
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Missing wheels
The wheel kit came with axel's to support them. They snapped in place in seconds. No instructions provided, but installing method was obvious.
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- Customer:
- Sharon from THE VILLAGES, FL
- Parts Used:
- WD35X21038
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The wheels on the lower rack of our dishwasher kept falling off.
Removed the lower rack. Took off the old wheels. Put the axles on the new wheels which took a little manpower, but became easier once you did a couple (there are 8 wheels). Then snapped the new wheels on the rack which was really simple. The new design is much improved to the old one. The wheels glide better, then they ever did. We're sorry we didn't think of this repair years ago and the cost was a fraction of the cost of a new dishwasher.
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- Customer:
- Michael from BRONX, NY
- Parts Used:
- WD12X10327
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Axel for upper rack broke
over time the upper rack axles broke so the rack would just come out of the rollers. I ordered the parts from here and had to youtube how to get the stops out so I didn't have to unscrew the metal guides out making an easy job into a hard one. all you have to do is with a flat head screw driver is slightly bend the plastic end part of the stop which is in the metal guide that stops the wheels from coming out of the guides. once you bend out the plastic end you then turn the stop to get it out of the metal guides. if you youtube it its very easy. just be easy when you bend the plastic piece because I can see it breaking. I didn't break mine so the job was very very easy and took all of about 5 to 10 minutes to complete the entire job. I love this site it had real life info to help out when you need to do a job and trouble shoot your appliance.
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- Customer:
- Daniel from Circleville, OH
- Parts Used:
- WD12X10304, WD28X265, WD12X10327
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
side ends were broken off so rollers came off every time we pulled the racks out
installed new rollers per diagram then installed side ends into sides. Couldn`t have been easier. Dishwasher is like new now.
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- Customer:
- Bill from NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Parts Used:
- WD8X229
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
Old door gasket had become hardened and would not seal properly.
Pulled the lower left side end of the old door gasket out of door gasket retaining slot and slowly and evenly continued to work my way around the door pulling the door gasket out of the retaining slot until I reached the end. I installed the new gasket into retaining the retaining slot beginning on lower left side and then slowly and evenly working my way around the door inserting the new gasket into the retaining slot. I was careful to make sure the two cutout portions of the new gasket's retaining edge were correctly positioned in the lower corners of the door.
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- Customer:
- John from Norman, OK
- Parts Used:
- WD28X10103
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Replace Top Spray Arm
As suggested. Pull washer, remove screws from top and replace with new part. Very simple and easy if you follow steps furnished by this site.
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- Customer:
- Gloria from Vian,, OK
- Parts Used:
- WD26X10013
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Wrench set
Pump and motor went out.
We ordered our motor and pump assembly. When it arrived we followed the instructions that came with it. We had no problem with the instructions. We found it to be really easy. I was very happy since this happened 4 days before Thanksgiving. Thanks for the easy instructions, my husband got my dishwasher repaired in plenty of time for our Thanksgiving family get together.
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Discharge of water when draining
This seems to be a simple repair, but the push on nut is difficult to remove. Ended up damaging the case, so I am going to buy another dishwasher. If you plan to repair, make sure you pull the unit out to have plenty of room to work with.
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- Customer:
- Jane from Clifton, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WD28X265
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Holes in bottom of silverware basket
Removed old basket, put new one in. New basket fits but it is larger then the old one so it takes up more room leaving less room for dishes. My dishwasher is apartment size.
Service from PartsSelect was very prompt.
Service from PartsSelect was very prompt.
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- Customer:
- Paul from Blairs, VA
- Parts Used:
- WD12X10304
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
broken off end caps, top would slide off, frustrating.
did it by hand, carefully flair out the plastic piece only enough to slide it into the metal rail.
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- Customer:
- Shoji from Arlington, MA
- Parts Used:
- WD12X271
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
missing wheels on lower dish rack
Very simple repair: assemble the wheel/clip assembly. Attach to lower dish rack.
I was very happy with the fast delivery by PartSelect.
I was very happy with the fast delivery by PartSelect.
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Leaking from the drain valve shaft
It turned out to be an easier job than I thought it was going to be. Of course, I was still a bit surprised it worked right and didn't leak once I was done.
I started by taking off the servo that opens up the drain valve. I didn't think I could take out and replace the shaft seal from this position so I took the whole motor and drain assembly out by loosening the sump and pump clamps. This allowed me to wiggle out the whole mechanism. One plug and a ground wire had to be undone but that was it. The Push On Nut was the worst part - pain to take off - worse to get a new one on. I wasn't sure (still not) if I could get it in the right place. Once I got everything back together and the servo mount on it seemed to hold the nut in the right place.
I tested it and yelled "it doesn't leak!" my wife promptly said "Yet!".
We have run the dishwasher twice - so far - no leaks!
I couldn't have done it with out PartSelect's prompt service, diagrams, and part photos. I don't want to fix any more appliances but if I have to PartSelect is where I'll come for parts and diagrams.
I started by taking off the servo that opens up the drain valve. I didn't think I could take out and replace the shaft seal from this position so I took the whole motor and drain assembly out by loosening the sump and pump clamps. This allowed me to wiggle out the whole mechanism. One plug and a ground wire had to be undone but that was it. The Push On Nut was the worst part - pain to take off - worse to get a new one on. I wasn't sure (still not) if I could get it in the right place. Once I got everything back together and the servo mount on it seemed to hold the nut in the right place.
I tested it and yelled "it doesn't leak!" my wife promptly said "Yet!".
We have run the dishwasher twice - so far - no leaks!
I couldn't have done it with out PartSelect's prompt service, diagrams, and part photos. I don't want to fix any more appliances but if I have to PartSelect is where I'll come for parts and diagrams.
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- Customer:
- kenneth from ocean isle beach, NC
- Parts Used:
- WD19X10032
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
leaky dishwasher
remove water connection; shut off circuit breaker ; follow the suplied directions; reassemble washer . job done - leak gone. Wife happy.
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