How to Remove a Push Nut Out of a Dishwasher

If your dishwasher’s pump motor is making a loud sound. There may be a lose part within the motor pump. For example, the drain solenoid is a part that determines the allowed drainage and water level in the dishwasher. The drain solenoid is connected to the motor with a push nut connected to drain shaft seal. You can remove the push nut at any time to replace it with a new part once you've remove the drain solenoid from the dishwasher motor.

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Instructions

- 1
  Turn off electrical power to your dishwasher from your kitchen circuit breaker, and then turn off the water-supply valve from below your kitchen sink.
- 2
  Open the dishwasher door and pull the bottom rack all the way out the dishwasher.
- 3
  Turn the spray arm counter-clockwise, and then lift it up, removing it from the dishwasher’ bottom center.
- 4
  Remove the bottom cover’s screws, and then remove the cover. Locate the drain solenoid on the pump motor, which has a white clip attached to it.
- 5
  Remove the screws from the clip on the solenoid and remove the clip. Remove the screws connecting the drain solenoid to the motor.
- 6
  Remove the drain solenoid. Insert a flathead screwdriver beneath the push nut, and then push down on the screwdriver to pry it off.
- 7
  Inspect the push nut to see if it is broken and replace the part if necessary.

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