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Refrigerator Doors
Handle Installation and Removal
(Graphics are included later in this section.)
1.
Place handle on door as shown.
2.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, attach handle to door with
handle screws.
3.
Place trim pieces on the upper and lower handle ends as
shown.
4.
Apply firm pressure with your hand on the face of the trim.
Slide the top trim down and bottom trim up toward the
handle.
5.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, attach the freezer handle to the
freezer door with the 2 screws provided.
6.
To remove handles, reverse directions.
Door and Hinge Removal
Tools Needed:
⁵⁄₁₆-in., ³⁄₈-in., ¹⁄₄ in. hex-head socket wrench, a
No. 2 Phillips head and a flat bladed screwdriver.
IMPORTANT:
■ Before you begin, turn the refrigerator control OFF, unplug
refrigerator or disconnect power. Remove food and any
adjustable door or utility bins from doors.
■
All graphics referenced in the following instructions are
included later in this section after “Final Steps.”
⁵⁄₁₆
" Hex-Head Top Hinge Screw
1.
Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2.
Open freezer door and remove bottom hinge cover from the
bottom front of the refrigerator.
3.
Close the freezer door and keep both doors closed until you
are ready to lift them free from the cabinet.
NOTE:
Provide additional support for the doors while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door gasket
magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working.
4.
Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.
5.
Remove the center hinge pin and remove hinge screws as
shown in the Center Hinge graphic. Lift the freezer door free
from the cabinet.
6.
Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the
Bottom Hinge graphic.
Door Reversal (optional on some models)
IMPORTANT:
If you want to reverse your standard doors so they
open from the opposite side, follow these steps. If you are not
reversing the doors, see “Door and Hinge Replacement.”
Cabinet
1.
Remove hinge screws from handle side and move them to
opposite side (see Graphic 1-1).
2.
Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from cabinet top and move
them to opposite side hinge holes as shown (see
Graphic 1-2).
Refrigerator door
1.
Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep all
parts together (see Graphic 2).
2.
Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side
of refrigerator door as shown (see Graphic 5).
3.
Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door
as shown (see Graphic 3).
4.
Attach refrigerator handle on opposite side of the refrigerator
door with the two screws as shown (see Graphic 2). Replace
handle trim as shown.
5.
Tighten all screws. Set aside door until hinges and freezer
compartment door are in place.
Freezer door
1.
Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts
together (see Graphic 4).
2.
Remove freezer door handle seal screw. Move to opposite
side of freezer door.
3.
Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as
shown (see Graphic 3).
4.
Attach handle to opposite side of freezer door.
5.
Tighten all screws. Set aside door until bottom hinge is
installed on product.
Door and Hinge Replacement
NOTE:
Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1.
Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten
screws. Replace the freezer door.
NOTE:
Provide additional support for the doors while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door gasket
magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working.
2.
Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and tighten
all screws (see Center Hinge graphic). Replace the
refrigerator door.
3.
Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown (see Top
Hinge graphic). Do not tighten screws completely.
4.
Line up the doors so that the bottom of the refrigerator door
aligns evenly with the top of the freezer door. Tighten all
screws.
Final Steps
1.
Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are
in place. Reinstall top hinge cover (see Top Hinge graphic).
2.
Replace the bottom hinge cover.
3.
Plug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
4.
Reset the controls (see “Using the Controls” section).
5.
Return all removable door parts to doors and food to product.
Door Stop Screw
Cabinet Hinge Hole PlugFlat-Head Handle Screw
Door Handle Seal Screw Front