Ariston LS 61 Door Hinge

Hiya,

Just opened my dishwasher today and it didn't feel quite right. When I checked it seemed that part of the hinge had become disconnected from the door. What seems to of happened is one of the catches that slows (takes most of the weight) the door then it is open has become unclipped. I have tried to reconnect this clip but the spring pulling it back is too tight. I can manage to get the clip to stay fully out but as soon as I move the door it springs back into the housing.

Here are a couple of images showing the still connected right side:

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the disconnected left hand side:

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Ariston LS 61 is installed as a fitted unit and so I can't easily access the underside of the dishwasher to disconnect the springs. Any idea as to what to do?

Thanks.

Matthew

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Matthew Buckett
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been pulled back into the slot where it lives:

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arm "A" has a cable/spring affair attached to it which acts as a counterbalance for the door.)

Perhaps "A" will pop back over the head of "B" with a little bit of force.

However, you are probably going to have to dismantle the door and drill out the stud "B", which, I believe is held in with a pop rivet and replace it with a good old nut 'n' bolt.

If you can put up with the odd 'weight' of the door I don't think any harm will result from using it as-is.

sponix

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sponix

A has a hook on the end of it so it if I can get them in the right position it should reconnect, the problem is it takes allot of force to pull A back out and I can't manage to re-hook it over B. I was wondering if I would be best to attempt to disconnect the spring so that I can reattach the hook.

The only problem is that this with the lever disconnected the left of the door is too low and the door rubs on the mounting. This is because the hinge isn't a simple one, but one that is moves in two parts....

Matthew

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Matthew Buckett

If it's a hook that should make things a little easier.

From memory, there'll be an adjuster somewhere that adjusts the tension of the spring. It'd be worth slackening the tension as much as possible and seeing if you can pull the hook out with a pair of pointy mole grips.

I'm afraid I don't recall exactly where the adjusters are, although I think they are below the door (On the kick plate) left and right hand sides just above the front feet..possibly have a square or hexagonal heads.

sponix

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sPoNiX

Thanks, using a pair of mole grips I managed to pull and hold the bar out and lift the door up to hook onto the catch. Mole grips saved the day. Dishwasher is back in action for the time being.

Buckett

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Matthew Buckett

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