Wax Motor for Detergent Cup Actuation

Removed 7 torx screws from inner door panel.Disconnected wire connectors from 2 wax motors. Removed old wax motors from snap in brackets. Cleaned door opening slide and lubricated lightly with waterproof silicone grease. While the panel was out of the door, cleaned the soap residue and made it look good. Mounted both wax motors for soap ... Read more dispenser and rinse dispenser and reconnected the wire connectors. Remounted the door panel. Replaced the 7 torx screws. Ran a load of dishes through and it worked perfectly.

Removed the 7 screws on the inside of the door with a screw driver. Pulled ( slide) the two prongs off the old wax motor and reattached them to the new one. Quick like a flash, no problems. Couldn't believe it was so easy. When the next appliance goes down, I'll be confident to know that Parts Select will come to the rescue.Talk about se ... Read more rvice,I called and 2 days later, the part was sitting on my porch waiting to be installed. Thank You Thank You

I wasn't sure if the problem was the wax motor because the soap door was open. I suspected the door was not opening early enough to rinsed out the cup. I checked the ohms of the old motor and it did have resistance. I decided to replace it anyway, since it seemed like an easy fix. The new motor works great and the dishwasher is back to ne ... Read more w. The repair was easy. I took off the inside cover. The wax motor is held in place with 2 clips. Needed a screw driver to pry off the power clips. Placed the wires on the new motor and placed the motor back in the clips.

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Follow the videos and you can't go wrong. You will need an allan wrench to take out the screws. lable the wires for color, match it up with the new motor. Pay attention to how the motor is lined up in the dishwasher. You will also need a flat screw driver to get the electrical connections off, maybe a needle nose pliers to complete the re ... Read more moval of the wires. Since you are working with electrical part you should trip the breaker or unplug the machine. Unplugging may be very difficlut since you would have to remove the machine from from its place. There is no power to the connections, so I did not cut power. Just be careful.

Shut the power off, at the breaker, in electrical box. Removed six torx screws holding the inner panel on the dishwasher door. Put my wife's 1.5 ltr bottle of wine on door , so the door would stay open, stood inner panel , on back of. That door. Recorded were wires were attached on the wax motor, pulled off wire connections! Used screw ... Read more driver to pry plastic arms a little at a time, off of old wax motor, put new wax motor in place. Replaced wire connections, dropped inner door on outter door, held door tight, put six screws back in, ran dishwasher runs great detergent door opens now!!! Did not install other parts yet, just cleaned door and cup ,works great!!!!