KitchenAid KUD01, KAD-7 manual Removing the Impeller from the Wash Motor, To Remove the Volute

Removing the Impeller from the Wash Motor

3. Remove the screw securing the foreign

object protector to the sump base and

Foreign

Object

Protector

The impeller is attached to the wash motor and can be removed once the wash motor is removed from the pump base.

1.Place the end of a flat-bladed screwdriver into the back of the wash motor to hold the armature of the motor from turning while un- screwing the impeller clockwise. (Fig. 3-23)Take care not to scratch or nick the motor windings.

Do not touch seal surfaces on the impeller or the volute. Contamination or damage will cause premature failure.

Seal Surface

remove the protector. (Fig. 3-27)

Fig. 3-27

4.Remove the screw securing the inlet protector to the sump base and lift the inlet protector out. (Fig. 3-28)

5.Remove the chopper assembly from the impeller shaft and lift it from the sump base. (Fig. 3-29)

Inlet	Chopper
Protector

Fig. 3-23

To Remove the Volute

1.Align the arrow on the volute and the locator triangle on the wash motor frame as in Figure 3-24.

2.Lift the volute from the wash motor.

Volute

Volute

Seal

Fig. 3-24

Fig. 3-28

Fig. 3-29

6.The check valve, located between the wash motor and the drain can be removed with a pair of needle nose pliers. (Fig. 3-30)

Accessing Components in the Sump Assembly

Components inside the sump can be accessed without removing the sump from the dishwasher tub.

1.Remove the four (4) Torx T-20 screws securing the soil accumulator from the sump base. (Fig. 3-25)

2.The soil accumulator assembly will now lift free of the sump base. (Fig. 3-26)

Accumulator

Sump

Base

Fig. 3-25

Fig. 3-26

NOTE: When replacing the check valve, simply drop it in place. The inlet protector will seat the flapper valve properly when it is reinstalled.

Check

Valve

Fig. 3-30

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