Door Latch with Switches - NO Handle

We came to this site and found the problem and the potential solutions. We knew the latch part inside the dishwasher was intact, so we figured the latch component inside the door had gone bad. We ordered the part, it came pretty quickly. We watched the Youtube video where it shows how to replace the latch- figured what the heck- and we ... Read more nt for it (although my husband was VERY skeptical). We shut off the breaker to the dishwasher, removed the inside door screws with the torx screwdriver, making sure we knew where they went back in- since 2 of them were longer than the others due to the door configuration. we then opened the door panel and there was the latch, which was held in place by the screws we had removed. pulling out the latch, we took off the wiring harness pieces - took a bit of muscle/ pliers to wiggle them off. The one confusing thing that almost stopped our repair was the guy in the video said to "close" the latch with a screwdriver - so we did- then we find out you only do that if you have a handle...it causes the same problem (door won't close) that we were having in the first place. Then we were having a hard time opening the latch back up - and my husband was afraid to break it - so DON'T flip that thing closed it if you don't have a handle. with some persistence and gentle pressure I opened it back up and we were able to put it in place, close the door panel back up - make sure you line up the screw holes in the panel and the door latch so the screws hold it in place...replaced all the screws...and darn if the thing didn't work just like new. My husband was beyond impressed that we were able to fix it with the cost of the part and the very excellent guidance on this website. Thank you- you have a very happy loyal customer!!!

The first thing I noticed when taking apart the door and inside panel was a broken piece from the handle itself. I had to reorder a new part to include the handle, but that was the easy part. The videos are very helpful save for one thing: separating the door switches from the wire harness was NOTHING like the video (easily separating the ... Read more two). It took using standard pliers to grip the door switch while using a rubber grip assist on the harness. I wouldn't be surprised if it took more than 50lbs of pull to finally separate the two pieces. I was finally able to get them apart when I no longer cared if I broke something else. Everything else was a breeze.

I originally ordered the latch without the handle and had to return it and order the part with the handle since it was cracked. My difficulty was in removing the handle and re-assembling it prior to replacing it into the door. The repairman in the installation video did it with ease, but I had difficulty removing and re-inserting the ha ... Read more ndle. After 3 attempts and viewing the video 2 times, I finally got it. A few knicked knuckles and cut in my palm was my only penalty.

I called my son I law.

replaced the latch. Turn off the power to the dishwasher!! Take off screws around the outside edge of the inside of the door. Keep them in the correct order! Carefully pry back the lid. Pull the electrical leads off both sides of the latch at the top of the door. You may need pliers if they are on there really firm. Slide in the new ... Read more latch, slide the leads onto the new latch, push the inside of the door lid in tight, replace the screws in the same order and don't over tighten. Turn the power back on and test functionality. Hooray!