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This is a genuine replacement part. The model number and name for the following item is: General Electric WD8X181 Shaft Seal.
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This is a genuine replacement part. The model number and name for the following item is: General Electric WD8X181 Shaft Seal.
Kristin S.
2025-08-20 11:23:27
I got burned ordering a cheaper version of this same part number from a random other Amazon seller. The wrong part wouldn’t fit, so I couldn’t finish my repair. Ordered the genuine part and, of course, it fit. Price seems high for such a small ring of rubber — but ultimately worth it for the proper fit and stopping my dishwasher from leaking.
David
2025-08-10 20:31:55
I tried the aftermarket kit (seal and clip) for half the price trying to save a few bucks... mistake. With the junky aftermarket part the leak went from a little dribble to some drips each time the solenoid engaged.I sent the junky aftermarket part back and bought the genuine GE seal and clip. No leaks, no drips!! Save your time and spend a couple dollars more for a part that works the first time.
Mr Rick
2025-07-20 13:25:42
If you remove the lower front panel of a 15 year old leaking dishwasher and see it leaking from the drain shaft that opens and closes the drain, this is the fix!! It will be obvious! Water will trickle out of where the shaft meets the drain because of the bad seal. Buy this and replace it. Extremely easy. There’s YouTube videos to show you step by step how to do this. I’m very mechanically inclined but even the 10-thumbs-guy can do this. Take pics before, you might need them. Shutoff the breaker or disconnect the unit and the rest is safe to do. I didn’t even have to pull my dishwasher out. Lie down on the floor and get a worm’s eye the view. Disconnect the solenoid plug, remove the spring, remove the C-clamp with a very small screwdriver, unscrew the 2 mounting screws holding the solenoid assembly in place, remove the push nut that’s in front of the rubber seal with needle nose pliers or cut it off with wire cutters. It will probably be rusted out and falling apart. Remove the old black rubber seal (about 1/4 the size of a dime) by inserting a dental pick or something else that will fit in there. Then moisten your new seal and slide it in the correct way. Make sure it is all the way in flush. Instructions will show you which way it goes in(flat side or grooved side). Then install a new push nut which may be hard to find online but I got mine at Lowe’s in the specialty hardware bins, I believe it’s a 3/16†push nut with a black plastic cover on it. Cut the plastic off with wire cutters. You won’t need that. Then slide the new push nut in ther the correct way so that it holds the new rubber seal in place. You will hear a click when it reaches the correct spot on the shaft. Then reassemble the rest and test it out. There you go, you just replaced a $15 seal and saved a couple hundred dollars. Pound your chest!
don2737
2025-07-02 15:42:37
It's enough of a pain to get a dishwasher out and upside down, that I only wanted to do it once. Getting the retaining washer off to pull this out is the only hard part, but there are Youtube videos on this repair. I did put a little silicon plumbers grease on the rubber washer, it slid on easily. Then used a snap ring instead of that friction saucer thingy to retain it. No more leak.
Charles Fields
2025-05-08 17:14:00
There are cheaper versions but they did not get the greatest reviews. This cost a little more but it definitely did the job. Took 15 minutes to install and we were using the dishwasher again.
CMA
2025-03-01 16:29:27
Found a cheaper one online but it didn’t actually fit, off by a millimeter or so. This is the genuine part and looks and fits exactly like the one that I was replacing on my dishwasher. Once in it stopped the leak and really worked.
Kirk tally
2025-02-09 17:45:52
Stopped my leak
Customer
2024-11-14 13:31:09
Fit perfectly and eliminated the leak.
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