Maytag Dishwasher Door Hinge Broken

Here are the most common reasons your maytag dishwasher s door won t latch and the parts instructions to fix the problem yourself.

Maytag dishwasher door hinge broken.

Unhook the spring from the rear leg of the dishwasher. This repair is rated easy by our customers. Pull hinge and bracket with studs out of. The tension spring on the hinge assembly of the dishwasher door controls the door s opening and closing so the door doesn t drop open or slam shut.

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If a hinge is bent or broken replace it. Inspect the door hinges for damage. There should be three torx head screws on each side of the door frame. To do this repair i used balance link kit 8194001 around 7 to 9 from amazon.

1 2 or 3 in the front leg of the dishwasher. This part is a door balance link kit also sometimes known as door cable or door spring cable kit that helps support the door as it opens and closes by connecting to the dishwasher door hinges. This hinge is for the left side of your lid although it is a good idea to replace btoh hinges at once. This lid hinge is a genuine oem replacement part for your washing machine.

Carlita barton the door hinges are available at places like this not cheap to replace the hinges disconnect the door springs remove the outer side trim on the door. The kit includes two door balance links and two door balance mounts with wheels which will replace both the left and right sides. If the door hinges are damaged the door won t be able to latch properly. If the dishwasher door quickly drops open without any resistance it s likely that at least one of the springs is broken.

The hinge holds up the washing machine lid and can become rusted over time. If the door closes by itself move the tensioner to a higher number hole and replace screw. Made for maytag appliances our replacement parts are built tough for lasting dependability and help you make repairs quickly so you can get back to cooking and cleaning with the power and performance you expect.