So, I finally made it around to swapping out the axel boots and the gear oil, sort of. I started by draining the gear oil. Once the oil had been drained I was just about to remove the boots when Alexis came out and said the dishwasher wouldn't start. I said I would look at it, in a bit. She ( she who shall be obeyed ) came back and asked if she should just was 'everything' by hand?
This made a cold shiver go down my spine... I realized I had better go at least look at it. An hour later I had it completely apart and was removing a piece of bone or rock out of the internal garbage disposal / chopper assembly. Naturally the hard material deformed a blade and the chopper screen. Out to the garage to sharpen and straighten the assembly. While in there, I figured I had better de-scale and clean all the crud. All on all, I had it back together and running in a couple of hours. But the speedster is still apart.
She who shall be obeyed... Always wins.
The upside is that the dishwasher looks and runs like a top! Funny side note is that my brother in law came over. He saw what I was up to and said when their dishwasher died, it took two weeks for somebody to come look at it. Alexis said... "Two weeks?...". All I was thinking was "you hired someone to come look at it?!"
I'm so glad I'm handy...
Ted