3-RACK Maytag Dishwasher - Instructions

I took out the racks and disassembled the bottom assembly until I got to the impeller. Just replaced the part and reassembled. I used only a star shaped driver on all tightened pieces. It was very easy to do and I did not even need any advice/help from the hubby! Saved a whole lot of time and money doing this small repair myself. Thanks for fast service. I ordered part online Thur. late afternoon, and it arrived Friday.

took out the old basket and put in the new one which required no tools

Installed new wheels on the new axle/clip parts which were provided in the newly purchased kit along with the new rack.
Had to use needle nose pliers to pinch plastic axle ends together to be able force plastic wheel onto axle. Eight axles/clips and eight wheels. After axle/wheels assembled the axle/clips snap on to edge of rack. Four on wheels on each side of rack. Slid new rack with new wheels into dishwasher. Rack fits much better with newly supplied wheels which are slightly wider than the original wheels.

It only took a couple of seconds to snap in the replacement dishrack tine pivot parts. I didn't know how easy it was to get replacement parts and lived with the problem for months. The parts were easy to figure out on the website and arrived in a couple of days. Problem solved.

The plastic wheels on the upper and lower racks keep breaking. The latest casualty was also chewed up by the dog(s). They just pop right on the posts, a simple 2-second fix. I ordered the parts on a Tuesday morning, standard shipping, and they arrived FedEx less than 24 hours later. They came from Peoria, and I live about 1 hour away in Bloomington. Very pleased with the service. Will order from PartsSelect again if I need parts for any other appliance that I can fix myself.

The upper arm assembly removes easily by unsnapping a plastic part or two that holds it in place.
Once the arm assembly is removed, you simply remove the screw that holds the arm on, replace the arm, and replace the screw. The key thing here is that you need a "star drive". This is a screw driver or bit that has a star shaped end. I don't know what size it is.

I followed the instructions here on PartSelect to dismantle and put the new impeller in to place. Could tell the difference just in sound alone once it was running.

Followed the instructions to dismantle all the way down to the motor. Replaced the stripped plastic shaft with the metal one. Clean dishes every time.

Replace the silver ware holder

This site has a great video on how to do this. Just follow that.

Lifted the old spray arm off, put the new arm on the spindle, screwed on the cap with my fingers. Good to go.

Mixed feelings here. The video was helpful and the part fit like it was supposed to. No tools needed. But the tines in my dishwasher are not tall enough to reach the pivot so the problem isn't solved.

I just took the nut off and replace the washer arm it didn't take any time at all.

After disassembling accumulator assembly looking for reasons that washer not washing properly, I noticed accumulator filter had failed. The plastic (or whatever material it is) covering the holes was torn in a couple of different holes. Realizing that this was not the reason for the loss of pressure I investigated a little more and found that water arm going into the docking station was extremely worn with much play. Water pressure was compromised because of it. I replaced filter and docking station and now its like a new dishwasher again. Saved a dishwasher from the landfill!

In order to clean the screen I had to remove the impeller. Removal required using a wheel puller. I backed off on the impeller screw but left it attached so that the wheel puller could pry against it. I then tightened the puller enough to free the impeller. I was then able to unscrew and remove the screen for cleaning.