"FACE" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:38:06 -0400, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

I just replaced the motor/pump in a Maytag dishwasher as the it was
leaking
around the shaft of the motor. This all went well and the motor isn't
leaking anymore. BUT, there is serious leakage around the bottom of the
door. The DW is level, not overfilling and not leaking around the door
side
seals. This only happens when the spray arm is active. So it would appear
that it is spaying against the bottom of the door. BUT, there are not any
obvious cracks in the spray arm, although it was removed of course. The
Spray arm is turning freely BTW.

I'm thinking it has something to do with the Ring seal not being seated
properly. Is there any trick to putting the seal back, ie. any particular
orientation?



That was the case with Kenmore. The ring seal was loose and water was
getting around it. I used Liquid Nails Tub and Tile Surround to reset
and secure the seal where it was loose and that lasted the rest of the
life of the dishwasher -- about 5 years. As to the orientation of the
seal, since it was not loose all the way around i found it pretty
intuitive.

The seal is actually two split rings. So I was wondering if the split was
supposed to fit around a nub or if the rings were supposed to be offset.
Preventing the split from lining up and letting water through.

FACE