Tub Corner Baffles; Door Gasket Replacement; Door Components; Detergent Cup Cover And Latch - Amana CDU300DB Service Manual

Service Information

Tub Corner Baffles

Two black baffles are used at front lower corners of tub.
Use waterproof rubber cement on surface contacting tub
and press baffles in place during installation.

Door Gasket Replacement

It is not necessary to remove door liner from dishwasher
to replace gasket. To replace gasket, proceed as
follows:
1. Open door and pull old gasket straight up and out of
retainer slot, beginning at one end located at bottom
of door liner. No clip or cement is used to hold
gasket in place.
2. Position one end of new gasket about one inch from
center line at bottom of door liner. Start pressing
new gasket into slot at side of door liner near
bottom.
3. Press gasket firmly into slot completely around two
sides and top of door liner. (Liquid soap or silicone
spray may be used to make this easier to do.)
4. Carefully bend gasket around lower corners of liner
and press remaining two ends of gasket into slot
along bottom edge of door liner.
5. There should be a one to two inch-gap between ends
of gasket along bottom of liner.

Door Components

Remove screw under door latch. Close latch halfway.
Then door components are accessible by removing
three screws from each side of inner door and one
screw at the top near latch. Carefully separate inner
door panel from outer door panel and drop outer door.
August 1997

Detergent Cup Cover And Latch

The detergent cup is molded as part of inner door panel.
A cam on timer trips cup cover and rinse agent injector.
To remove detergent cup cover and handle shaft, push
in fingers at end of shaft with a 1/4 inch socket.
To access detergent cup trip lever and spring, remove
timer.
To replace detergent cup handle shaft and covers,
follow steps below:
1. Position latch spring on shaft hub as shown below.
Wind spring counterclockwise to hook end on
installation pin.
2. Position shaft and cup with handle pointing up (cover
open).
3. Position latch on handle shaft as shown below, then
press onto shaft until fingers snap in place.
4. Turn latch counterclockwise to position end of spring
onto latch tang.

Rinse Agent Injector

Rinse agent injector can easily be removed as follows:
1. Remove power lower assembly (left hand threads).
2. Using top end of center section, press fingers of
rinse agent injector inward while pulling injector off
door.
3. In reassembling, simply snap in place.
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