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Been scraping soap scum off the "rim" that seals the lid to the dish. I think there is scum buildup on the BACKSIDE of the lid, binding it with friction. Need to remove it to get to the backside, I think, if I know I can get it back together. I think the spring will "unwind" if I remove it...

One expects problems with the dispenser door to be due to the bimetallic switch. But in this case, soap powder has completely gummed up the spring to the left door. I can take a wire brush to it, but I'd like to disassemble it for access to the shaft. Its held on with a hollow cotter pin thru...

Still working on getting my 1981 KitchenAid (by Hobart) KDI-19 dishwasher back together http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?46176__0#start_46176.676587 Not succeeding in getting the motor/pump & mounting plate gasket into place. What's the trick? Tried putting the...

Not succeeding in getting the motor housing gasket into place. What's the trick? Tried putting the gasket around the motor assy and pushing, but no go. So placed the gasket & tried angling the motor assy down & in; also no good. Is this a brute force job or what? Can't get leverage...

OK I'm guessing that the Touch must touch the shaft flat when you slide it down the shaft, and that the Clear must NOT touch. Now on to the top impeller. The gauge passes when I slide it into the right side as illustrated, but the left side drags on the housing. This could be due to the...

Not sure how to use the Touch part of the drain impeller clearance gage. If I orient the T side down, and slide the gauge down the motor shaft... I cannot tell if it touches the shaft "flat" first or the plastic "floor" of the housing. When it touches the flat, I can't see if it is touching...

Found old thread w/ photo of motor, FYI: http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22850 Found some holes in the tub under the gasket area; repairing with JB Weld epoxy and some fiberglass cloth: http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?46252_ WRT the...

Continuing the repair of my Kitchenaid (by Hobart) KDI-18. Cleaned all the brown gook away from the well, and discovered one area under the pump mount gasket with 3 small holes. Another area has a large pit, and some blush rust on the opposite side, so there must be micro-cracks there. The...

Re rebuilding -- I removed the 4 long bolts. How do I separate the ends? Will both of the "cast metal" housing ends come off of the "coil & plate" center, or only one end? I need to get a library book on how to rebuild small motors; I'm visual & need pictures. *** " The replacements use a...

OK, the people at www.appliance-parts-experts.com gave me the phone number to the factory Whirlpool/Kitchenaid parts center: 800-253-1301 and they still have the original parts numbers on their system. They said that the motor part number in my book is now 4711686. They don't have any more...

Well, I just set the pump into the well without the gasket. Maybe the gasket raises things up another fraction... Distance from mounting hole to the floor is 5 3/4". This replacement motor might be a tight fit... or I could cut a hole in the floor; even if there's a joist below that would get...

And the height of the Emerson motor seems to be around to 6". My motor is 5" to the top of the pump mounting bracket. The floor is 6 1/2" under the metal lip of the pump well. I really don't know if it will fit -- might have to re-install it to find out how low it hangs.

Just found that motor at another site & says its OEM part number 560612 http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Circulation-and-Drain-Pump-Motor/4171686/560612 Also the cited motor has an extra (white) wire which mine does not have. Is this just for making it spin in the other direction, so I...

Dan - the motor in the eBay photo has a different looking mounting bracket than mine. OTOH the bolt pattern & centers might be the same, I can't tell. It would be sensible for them to have the bolt patterns always the same though. It appears that the bolt holes are further from the shaft than...

The shaft is locked. Only unique things are 1) the pattern of the 4 bolt holes for attaching the pump 2) the pattern of the 3 studs which the retaining clips hook over But might this not be a standard sort of motor end plate?