Indesit DIF04 dishwasher door hinge/spring issue

[lindos90]

We have an Indesit DIF04 integrated dishwasher with a couple of issues . One thing we have hopefully solved, but the other we hope someone can help with

We heard a bit of a crash in the kitchen and found the door had flipped down, open. A bit of googling identified that the door catch had broken (confirmed by finding a small broken spring) That bit is hopefully sorted, part ordered, looked at replacement video on youtube etc, however....

The door now feels very heavy, and does not open slowly (it would just drop down open if we did not support it), so we investigate this too. One of the hinge springs has become unhooked from the hinge. It doesnt appear broken (comparing it to the other side) just unhooked.

Big problem is, how do we get it reattached? I have looked at lots of youtube videos and they all seem to show spring replacements which involve stretching the spring and hooking it back up, (often involving some cables too). This model is different, there are no cables, and the spring needs to be 'compressed' rather than 'stretched' in order to attach it to the hinge! We have tried but don't seem to have the proper leverage, and assume there must be a sensible way of doing it without loosing all the skin on my knuckles lol

Anyone come across this kind of hinge/spring, and can you give me any guidance please?

TIA x x

 

[Blagard]

See the manual - I don't see any spring in that. It could well be integral with the hinge assembly and if that is broken you need a new hinge link to manual below. You click the pdf icon near the top for the manual.

If not broken you may still need to remove the hinge to re-install the spring

https://elektrotanya.com/indesit_dif04.pdf/download.html

 

[lindos90]

Thanks Blagard, I will take a look at your link. Last night we did remove the hinge as a way of attaching the spring more easily, and then reinstalled the hinge. As soon as the door was closed the spring flicked off again I think it might be better, like you suggest, to replace the whole hinge. It might be that something has been sprained by the door flipping open and the spring will just not stay on because of this. Thanks so much for your reply. Even the cost of a new catch and new hinge added together will be cheaper than a whole new dishwasher (fingers crossed anyway)