Handle Removal (optional)Door and Hinge Replacement
1. Apply firm pressure with your hand on the face of trim. Slide 1. Replace both bottom hinges, if removed. Tighten screws.
top trim up and bottom trim down away from handle. Lift trim 2. Assistance may be needed to feed the water dispenser
pieces off shoulder screws. See Graphic 1.
tubing through the bottom hinge while reinstalling the freezer
NOTE: Some models include accent pieces between the handle door. Carefully feed the dispenser tubing through the bottom
and the handle trim. If your model includes the accents, you will left hinge before replacing the door on the hinge.
need to carefully remove them with a flat-head screwdriver NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the top
before removing the handle screws. The accent pieces are
optional and can be reinstalled or left off of the handle assembly.hinges are being replaced. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the doors in place while you are working.
2. Remove handle screws and handles. See Graphic 1.3. Reconnect water dispenser tubing by pushing tubing into
3. Move refrigerator into place. Replace handles as shown. See fitting until it stops and black mark touches face of fitting. See
Graphic 1.Graphic 3. On some models, replace tubing in hose clip.
4. Align and replace the top left hinge as shown. See Graphic 4.
Door Removal Tighten screws.
WARNING
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Electrical Shock Hazard
Reconnect both ground wires.
Disconnect power before removing doors.Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.5. Reconnect both ground wires.
6. Reconnect wiring plug.
2. Open both refrigerator doors. Remove the base grille by
pulling up on the bottom outside corners. See Graphic 2.7. Replace left hinge cover and screws.
3. Close both doors and keep them closed until you are ready to 8. Replace the refrigerator door by carefully lifting the door onto
the bottom right hinge.
lift them free from the cabinet.
4. If you have a dispenser (ice or water), disconnect the water 9. Align and replace the top right hinge as shown. See
dispenser tubing located behind the base grille on the freezer Graphic 6. Tighten screws.
door side. See Graphic 3. 10. Replace hinge cover and screws. Tighten screws.
Press the red outer ring against the face of fitting and pull 11. Plug into a grounded (earthed) outlet.
the dispenser tubing free.
On some models, remove tubing from hose clip.Adjust the Doors
5. Remove top left hinge cover and screws as shown. See Your refrigerator has two front adjustable rollers ? one on the
Graphic 4. Do not remove Screw A.right and one on the left. If your refrigerator seems unsteady or if
6. Disconnect wiring plug and both ground wires. See you want the doors to close more easily, adjust the refrigerator's
Graphic 4.tilt using the instructions below:
7. Carefully lift freezer door straight up off bottom hinge. See 1. Move the refrigerator into its final position.
Graphic 5. The water dispenser tubing remains attached to 2. The two leveling screws are part of the front roller assemblies
the freezer door and pulls through the bottom left hinge. which are at the base of the refrigerator on either side. See
Make sure you protect the dispenser tubing from damage.Graphic 8.
8. Remove top right hinge cover and screws as shown. See 3. Use a screwdriver to adjust the leveling screws. Turn the
Graphic 6. Do not remove Screw A.leveling screw to the right to raise that side of the refrigerator
9. Lift the refrigerator door straight up off bottom hinge.or turn the leveling screw to the left to lower that side. It may
take several turns of the leveling screws to adjust the tilt of
10. It may not be necessary to remove the bottom hinge to move the refrigerator. See Graphic 8.
the refrigerator through a doorway. Both bottom hinges have
similar construction. NOTE: Having someone push against the top of the
refrigerator takes some weight off the leveling screws and
Disassemble the hinges as shown. See Graphic 7. Do not rollers. This makes it easier to adjust the screws.
remove Screw A.
4. Open both doors again and check to make sure that they
close as easily as you like. If not, tilt the refrigerator slightly
more to the rear by turning both leveling screws to the right. It
may take several more turns, and you should turn both
leveling screws the same amount.
5. Replace the base grille.
NOTE: Be sure to refasten the Tech Sheet behind the base grille.
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