Product review (4 stars): Better than the original - I hope it holds up better
As another reviewer said, the original factory part used plastic to support the top rack. Mine failed after just a few months.
This replacement part DOES look like it will hold up better - riveted metal parts replace the cheap plastic that weakened the original.

I suspect that Maytag/Whirlpool eventually realized that the dollar or two that it saved by using cheap plastic was outweighed by the cost of a service call to correct the problem.

I hope that my initial guess that this new, apparently stronger, part will hold up and may never need replacement -- and if it DOES eventually fail, I hope that a new, even stronger, replacement part will be available.

If it fails, I'll update my review