Whirlpool GARF19XXYK Refrigerator User Manual


 
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6. Place the refrigerator on its side on top of the cardboard or other
material. Make sure the door hinge is facing upward.
IMPORTANT: It is important that the door hinge face upward
during the entire caster installation.
7. Remove the casters and fasteners from the box.
8. Locate and remove the caster brackets from the FeaturePak.
9. Using ⁵⁄₁₆—18 x ⁷⁄₈" hex-head bolts, attach one rigid caster and
one swivel caster to each caster bracket. The rigid caster fits the
front of the bracket and the swivel caster fits on the rear.
10. Insert the hex-head bolts from the bottom and start the self-
locking nuts for each caster.
11. Hold the head of the hex-head bolts with a wrench while
tightening the self-locking nuts with a socket wrench.
12. Using a ¹⁄₂" socket wrench, remove the four unit bolts (two on
each side) from the lower front and rear of the refrigerator.
NOTE: Do not remove leveling bolt.
Lower Front Corner
13. Place the slot in the rear of the caster bracket over the unit hole
in the rear of the refrigerator. Align the hole in the front of the
caster bracket with the unit hole in the front of the refrigerator.
Lower Rear Corner
14. Hold the bracket in place and insert the unit bolts into the front
and rear unit holes and tighten.
NOTE: Do not overtighten the bolts.
15. Insert two of the ¼—20 x 1¹⁄₄" self-tapping hex-head bolts and
lock washers into the two holes in the side of the caster bracket.
Push the caster bracket against the bottom of the refrigerator
and tighten the bolts using a ³⁄₈" socket wrench.
16. Repeat steps 12 to 15 for the other caster bracket.
A. Top hinge
B. Center hinge
A. Self-locking nut
B. Caster bracket
C.
⁵⁄₁₆
—18 x
⁷⁄₈
" Hex-head bolt
D. Caster
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install
refrigerator.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
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B
B
A
C
D
A. Leveling bolt (do not remove)
B.Refrigerator/freezer unit bolt
A. Refrigerator/freezer rear unit hole
B. Caster bracket
A. Caster bracket holes
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B
A
B
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