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Thread Number: 86826
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
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Post# 1113945 4/6/2021 at 20:29 (1,113 days old) by stopmeister72  (Irving, TX) |
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Along time ago, I bought both my mom and sister a Kenmore Ultra Wash (power clean) for helping with some catering. Wasn't quite top of the line but not far from it. So about a month ago my sister said hers was spraying water out the door. Checked the gasket and it was fine but the lower wash arm wobbled quite a bit. The underneath rim where it sits on the plastic or whatever it is seal was rubbed all the way through. (don't have a pic of that one). So put a new arm in, then her crazy husband was doing some work in the kitchen, had pulled the dishwasher out, and when he put it back in, he didn't turn the water back on. Ran it through a cycle dry, and they said it smelled like it was burning. So I gave them my ASKO I had moved to the garage.
So, took the new arm and put It on my moms. Her's was wearing out the same way, just not as bad. You can see in the pics that there is a spot or two that has worn all the way through. Surprises me that the metal on the arm would wear out before the arm support ring seal thingymabopper. | ||
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| Post# 1113988 , Reply# 1 4/7/2021 at 11:00 (1,112 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Yep! My dad told me that decades ago. | ||
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Post# 1114001 , Reply# 2 4/7/2021 at 16:24 (1,112 days old) by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Worn Lower Wash Arm Bearing
I had that dishwasher. Or some variant of it anyway. Worked great until the front panel membrane switch stopped responding to presses.
As for the wash arm, what you describe is a common failure. The bearing wears out. If you get a new bearing, the wash arm will operate as it should. Be sure to observe the orientation of the bearings, they are often installed upside down by mistake. The FSP part is labeled a seal but it's a bearing and is split by design. Attaching pictures. | ||
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Post# 1114002 , Reply# 3 4/7/2021 at 17:04 (1,112 days old) by stopmeister72 (Irving, TX) |
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Worn metal
It was the metal on the wash arm that was worn through, not the bearing. See pic. It was about 10x worse than that on the other arm i didnt get a pic of.
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| Post# 1114040 , Reply# 4 4/8/2021 at 13:07 (1,111 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois) | ||
Metal worn
Not much wear here - have replaced the plastic ring above this wash arm but have yet to replace the lower.
My old mid 90s ka use to go thru lower wash bearings fast - and yes decreased wash performance and door leaks were the signs. Wash arm suports etc seem to be the frail point in these - my old whirlpool quiet wash systems never had these issues!
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| Post# 1114041 , Reply# 5 4/8/2021 at 13:16 (1,111 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois) | ||
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Ran thru dry w no water | ||
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