Upper arm of HJA 8362 keeps falling off. Could there be a part missing/broken?

Either seized or the capacitor is faulty

front suspension collapse
broken spring
shocks
upper lower control arms
ball joint

check it when you have it off may be blocked with particles causing water pressure to throw it off

I do not have a problem w/the upper arm not spinning. Rather, the upper arm keeps falling off of my frigidair dishwasher. The owner's manual suggests the upper arm is a single unit. However, the upper arm component is comprised of 3 parts. The parts are an arm that distributes the water, the base that screws to the top of the dishwasher, and a small plastic type washer that rides in the base and literally holds the arm to the base. The plastic washer has two small clips that tend to wear or contrast with age; thus letting the arm fall off on a very frequent basis.

Potentially, the small plastic washer piece may have broken in the base assembly and is not allowing the arm to turn. As water flows into the arm from a hole in the base; suggesting the plastic washer may be jammed with a foreign item seems less likely. The base unit screws to the top of the dishwasher and can be removed by hand (the base is a little tight). There are no mechanical pieces to my third (upper) arm; movement of the arm is accomplished with water flow.

You may wish to remove the arm assembly and check for a broken washer or a foreign item in the assembly. As a side note, I found that I can unscrew the base and remove the assembly without removing the top dish tray. The fit is a little tight but the tedium of pulling and reinstalling the top tray can be eliminated by unscrewing the assembly w/the tray slid forward for assembly access.

Hope all you have is a foreign item that is locking the washer.

you should replace 3 parts in diagram,these are the upper spray are,the bearing,and the holding screw the #s are AP3191593/AP3794248/AP3425295 they coincide with the above parts and are all G.E. part numbers

The upper arm clips onto the upper drawer not onto the nozzles!

You may need a new spray arm..Locking tabs could be broke.


Dishwasher Repair Replacing the Upper Spray Arm Frigidaire Part 154754502

i DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A SOLUTION OR NOT. My DW (same make and model) came off after being knocked off with an overly tall dish load. But, in addition, the 'nipple' gasket (looks like the nipple for a baby bottle, pretty much) was broken. I attahced it several times, same problem. I am going to replace the gasket. I think it might be the necessary part to fix the issue.

I had the same problem after a wheel alignment. The control arm bolts were not properly torqued. These bolts will not back out if properly torqued. Your truck must be taken to an alignment shop for realignment.

did you solve this. we have the same problem. the piece that the arm is connected to is slightly broken. I don't want to pay for a service call. let me know what you did.