Whirlpool 8194001 Door Balance Link Kit for Dish Washer

Easy repair, quieter than the original It’s not often a repair turns into an upgrade. After one of the nylon cords connecting my Kitchenaid dishwasher door to the counterbalancing spring broke, the door would drop precipitously and I was under orders from my boss (wife) to fix it. I found a number of videos explaining how to do the repair. They mentioned that the replacement part had two pulleys where the original one just had one and a hub the cord would ride against. I chose to replace both of the cords and pulley assemblies,…

Not a perfect fit, but I was able to get it working great I installed this on my KitchenAid dishwasher. Super easy to install, and now my dishwasher door doesn’t go flying down with a crash, and my wife is happy! Total install time for both sides was about 15 minutes. I wish I knew it was this cheap and easy to fix, and I would have done it 5 months ago.I will note that the strings/ropes were shorter than the original ones from the manufacturer (even though Amazon says it fits my model). This stretched the spring out farther than before,…