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One of the very common problem with  tall tub stainless steel dishwashers made by Whirlpool and sold under Whirlpool, KitchenAid or Kenmore (with the 665 prefix in model number) names is a loud squeaking noise coming from a door when it’s opened and closed.

A stainless steel door is more heavier than usual and requires stronger door spring to counterbalance its weight.  In order to lift the door easier and prevent the door from falling open, Whirlpool connected the dishwasher door with the door spring via a door balance link which originally consisted of a cable (rope), a stationary plastic pulley and a roller on a shaft on each side of dishwasher. Over time, a plastic pulley as well as a cable will wear out due to tension provided by movement of the cable. That’s what cause this terrible annoying squeaking noise. Also extra friction due to worn out pulley can result in a broken cable causing the door to fall open.

Later on, Whirlpool engineers found out this issue and redesigned the door balance link replacing the stationary plastic pulley with an additional roller. Thus, now you can fix this loud squeaking noise as well as if the door falls open by installing a new balance link kit. It contains mounts, ropes and wheels for both sides of the dishwasher. All parts of the kit have to be installed at the time of repair. The dishwasher would need to be pulled out of the cabinet.

The balance link part number is 8194001

You also can watch how to do it right in the repair video provided by ApplianePartsPros.com