kitchenaid dishwasher m# KUDM24SEWH1

[cuzzin sam]

  Today I looked at a leaky kitchenaid dishwasher and found the water coming out of the door bottom. Opening the door I found a 1/2 inch gap between the inner door liner (at the bottom) and the outer frame. Is this where the bottom door seal should be? I assume something needs to be there to hold the water in.  Thanks, Cuz-Sam

[Samurai Appliance Repair Man]

Pull the lower spray arm off and look at item 14. Lift up on the top part of it and look carefully for a slight separation in the seam. Common problem with these older units. The water squirts out that split directly on the door gasket. Po' ol' do' gasket wasn't made to stand up to that.

[cuzzin sam]

I'll check that tomorow fo sho, bubububut, is the door bottom supposed to be open? Seems like any ol splash could get under there. Course, I ain't no samurai right? Cuz

[Rocket Appliance]

Hey there guys Ive got the same problem....Samurai are you saying that you need picture #13 the "pump outlet seal"? (part#302711)......do we need to buy that "pump centering tool"???(part#303918)...thanks for the post  cuzzin sam..lol..I thought it was a wash-arm seal problem..lol...

[Samurai Appliance Repair Man]

[user=32861]cuzzin sam[/user] wrote:

Opening the door I found a 1/2 inch gap between the inner door liner (at the bottom) and the outer frame. Is this where the bottom door seal should be?

Not sure there is a bottom door seal on these. Post a picture of what you think is missing. The water seal is done by the door gasket.

[user=29719]Rocket Appliance[/user] wrote:

Hey there guys Ive got the same problem....Samurai are you saying that you need picture #13 the "pump outlet seal"? (part#302711)

Item 14. No centering tool needed... IF that's the problem, as I described.

Here's the service manual for this dishwasher:

http://tinyurl.com/5zloaw

[cuzzin sam]

 Hmm, I'll try to take a pic tonight but in the meantime here's some more info that may help (doncha love it when idjits like me leave out information) The door gasket comes down the sides to the lower corner pieces, then theres nothing along the bottom and nothing gasket-like on the door either. Could this be

http://www.repairclinic.com/SmartSearch/SSPartDetail.aspx?PartID=3123&PPStack=1 

 There's gotta be something cushy between the door bottom and the cabinet to make a seal right?

signed, master idjit flunkie third class, cuzzin sam

[Pegi]

Here is the breakdown photos for your model number, perhaps this will allow you to show us what seems to be missing...and allow you to order and replace it...

http://partsfiles2.tap.net/Dishwashers/KUDM24SEWH1.pdf

[cuzzin sam]

  Hey Pegi, I think its #7 on the door and latch section. As it sits now, there's nothing to stop any water from getting around the inner door liner. Water is splashing from the tub and dripping from inside the door "sandwich".

[Budget Appliance Repair]

[user=32861]cuzzin sam[/user] wrote:

  Hey Pegi, I think its #7 on the door and latch section. As it sits now, there's nothing to stop any water from getting around the inner door liner. Water is splashing from the tub and dripping from inside the door "sandwich".

If that part is missing from yours or looks bad at all, I would give that a try.

Ref#7 OEM part# 9742631 is the lower door seal that you linked to at RepairClinic, it is attached to the plastic inner door liner, it appears.

Also another thing to check is the split ring bearing, (under the lower spray arm), Ref# 5 on page 5, (part# 3376846), the center lip wears away letting the spray arm drop to low and also makes gaint waves from the water spraying out from under the spray arm.  If you have any doubts about the condition of this part take the one out of the upper rack spray arm, (Page 8, Ref# 1), it is the exact same part and the upper bearing/seal ring doesn't wear out hardly ever, (the way it ride on the spray arm water tube doesn't wear like the one on the bottom spray arm does).

[cuzzin sam]

 Many thanks to everybody for your help. Cuz-Sam

[cuzzin sam]

  I thought I'd toss out the solution - a screw had worked it's way out of the pump outler and the water pressure had puched the o-ring/gasket out of place. It was stretched a little but not broken so I worked it back in place, screwed the housing back in place. Score - Idjit 1, Leak 0. Thank-ee for the help.  Cuzzin Sam