Broken Lower Spray Arm Support (broken locking tab) fix for GE Dishwasher; Part No. WD12X10244

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This STL is intended to fix the broken tab on Lower Spray Arm Support #WD12X10244 for GE dishwashers. Shame on GE for designing such an exceptionally failure prone locking tab. If your dishwasher looks like the one picture in 1:35 - 2:00, this fix will likely work for you. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IOvnZf4CYg&t=114s) If you don't do this fix, you are looking at ordering a 20 dollar part (#WD12X10244) but the real hassle is the procedure which is extremely involved (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIAeTBS8WQ&t=4s). And the clip would probably break again anyhow. Instructions: 1) Print it in the orientation indicated in the CURA screenshot attached to this. DO NOT USE PLA IN THIS PRINT. PLA WILL NOT WORK FOR THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE IT WILL BUCKLE IN HEAT. I used ABS. 2) Insert the lower spray arm assembly into the lower spray arm base. 3) Insert the dishwasher clip into the backside of the lower spray arm base, where the clip was broken off. Slide the clip as far up on the base as possible so the top of the clip sits flush with the top of the lower spray arm base (see screenshot of cross section for details.) 4) This is a little challenging but: holding the clip in the proper position, take a stainless steel hose clamp and gently tighten it around both the clip and the lower spray arm base, which holds the 3d printed dishwasher clip in place. 5) At this point, you should gently try to lift up the lower spray arm assembly. If the assembly does not come out and you can feel that it is locked in place, you have completed the job. Make sure you have not tightened the stainless steel hose clamp too tight or the spray arm will not move freely. Note: I have attached two STLs. One (recommended) is the one that I am 99% sure is the one that I used to fix my dishwasher. However there is a small chance that I used the other one to fix the problem because I may have gotten them mixed up. The clip on the non-recommended version juts out a bit farther towards the center of the lower spray arm base.