Thread Number: 82287
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
vintage kenmore kds-60 |
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Post# 1062879 , Reply# 1   3/10/2020 at 22:31 (1,361 days old) by whirlykenmore78 ![]() |
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Post# 1062880 , Reply# 2   3/10/2020 at 22:35 (1,361 days old) by aircub (Huntington, AR)   |   | |
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take the arm off and see if anything is stuck in there or rumbling around check all the holes see if anything is in one. hope this works Darren |
Post# 1062886 , Reply# 3   3/11/2020 at 05:47 (1,361 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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![]() Mom's KDS17A did the same thing many moons ago. The spindle the wash arm rotates on had come loose and risen up to the point the wash arm was hitting under the bottom rack track and getting stuck. I pulled the spindle out, wrapped some teflon tape around it several times and then twisted it back down in there. It never came loose again and worked fine until the motor died. I'm sure there was/is a better way to fix it but there was no internet back then (early 1980's) and I just improvised. As is stated above...a picture is worth a thousand words. |
Post# 1062892 , Reply# 4   3/11/2020 at 07:33 (1,361 days old) by chachp ![]() |
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I don't know what your wash arm support looks like but for many years they were very similar. Based on Stevet's recommendation I used some Marine Epoxy to temporarily repair the issues with my support. I used the popsicle sticks to hold it in place until the glue dried. This worked brilliantly.
I had to glue the spindle in place as well as close up some cracks. I was lucky to find a new one on eBay but I used the repaired one for two months or so. |