Sue,
If I were you I'd get a man.
I wonder why you would want to take the lid off your dishwasher - what do you expect to find under it?
My last two previous dishwashers were Bosch - I never noticed that either had a removable lid - perhaps yours does.
You might put in another question including the model of your machine and what's wrong with it that makes you want to take the lid off.
Good luck...
Peccavi, April 2013
