Hi Mike,

The file with the instructions is attached to the reply.

- The drain pump Part number: AP2802385

Mike,

If you do not see how to remove it through this opening then the only solution is to remove the dishwasher from the cabinet and turn it on its side.

Gene.

Phil,

I don't think you have to remove the base of the dishwasher to access the drain pump. It should be accessible from the front of the dishwasher and you can use the instructions form the previous post.

You can check the motor for continuity or apply 120 VAC to the motor terminals (how it wired in in the dishwasher).

If the motor is good, then the problem is a bad control module.

- The drain motor Part number: AP2802385

Thanks to Gene for reinforcing the use of the same procedure he had documented earlier for removing the Bosch dishwasher drain pump.

My old pump tested bad - The first time I hit it with power I was disappointed to see it run. But testing a few more times I found usually when you apply power it hums but doesn't spin. A tap on the impeller gets it going but it's obviously week.

I got my new pump in hand yesterday evening and its running great.

I don't want to bore you and I don't know if they're all the same, but adding some comments about things I learned that would otherwise be obvious to an appliance pro;
In the case of model SHU66C06;
-After removing the forward facing kick plate, pull the water feed hose and the brass fitting it attaches to - this will give you a lot more room to work. -Then pull the screws from each end of a tin plate covers the bottom opening to the inside of the door panel when you look up from the bottom; this same plate folds 90 degrees downward about 1.5" and runs horizontally across the width of the appliance. With these screws out, it flops downward and opens the space enough to easily get the pump out and back in.
-When you have the new pump in hand make sure the o-ring is seated well and make sure the rotor face plate is securely snapped onto the stator housing and is flush all around; mine came out of the box with the rotor not clipped onto the housing. The magnets held it together tightly enough that if I hadn't had to seat the o-ring onto the housing I might not have noticed the rotor and impeller were loose.
-When you install the pump into the sump, make sure it is also flush and locked in with all clips. Mine snapped in and looked good from my vantage point but it wasn't seated right and water just poured out of the sump as the machine filled.

Thanks again.