Can anyone tell me how easy it is to replace the door spring on this model. I've taken off the front panel at the bottom of the machine but it looks like I'll need to remove the side of the machine to get to the spring, behind other components on the left hand side. Also, there seems to be a broken white plastic wheel near the spring. Is that some kind of pulley wheel? The machine's built-in so getting the side panel off is going to mean disconnecting and moving it out from under the worksurface with all the hassle of getting it back level etc. Am I making this more complicated than it needs to be?

JeremyL, July 2008

same problem, decided to replace instead, any ideas of a straight swop for a same size whirlpool as cannot find an adg957

ross, December 2009

got the same prob but cant see where the new plastic brakes clip on to . Help needed . Thanks .

paul, November 2009

get a new dishwasher --- a falling heavy door can hurt a child or yourself. my kitchenaid had a broken spring link twice!!! now I see that kenmore has this problem too. );

nancy, July 2009

Yes you will have to get the dishwasher out to replace the bits. Get the machine out and remove the side to view and work on the problem. The parts are a strip of spring steel, a spring and a fixed plastic guide that you thought was a wheel. It is usually the plastic guide that has broken and caused the spring tension to be lost but have a good look at all parts. You can remove the parts on one side and still use the dishwaher but you will have to keep hold of the door when opening it. The door spring tension acts as a brake to control the downward motion of the door. Find out what you want and order the bits on line. If one side has gone the other side will also be near to failure so do the job once and for all. It is a bit of a fiddle with the spring but mark which hole the spring is in from the good side to get the door tension right.

peter, November 2008