Step 2--Removing
the fresh food door
a. Tape the door shut
with masking tape°
b. Use a 5/16
hex-head
socket screwdriver and
5/16
end wrench to
remove the two screws
holding the center
hinge (and shim glued
to it) to the cabineL
Lift the center hinge
to free its pin from the
socket in the top of the
door, and set hinge and
screws aside.
Center Hinge Bracket
Hinge
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Plastic Washer
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c. Remove tape, tilt door away from cabinet, and lift it
from the pin in the bottom hinge bracket.
(if the plastic washer sticks to the door bottom, put it
back on the hinge_)
d. Set door outside-up on a non-scratching
surface.
e, Using a Torx Driver, transfer the two screws from the
opposite side of the cabinet to the screw holes
vacated by the center hinge removal.
f. Take one of the screws removed in step (b) and start
it in the outermost screw hole on the opposite side,
Do not drive it all the way down--leave
enough space
under the screw head for thickness of shim and
bracket.
TRANSFERRING
THE BOTTOM
HINGE
a, Remove the base
grille if your refrigerator
has one. Grasp it at the
bottom and pull it
straight out,
b. Using a Torx Driver,
remove the hinge (and
shim glued to it) and
plastic washer from
the bottom right side
of the cabinet.
c. Reinstall the hinge
(and shim glued to it)
and plastic washer to
the bottom left side of
the cabinet,
RIGHT SIDE
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Washer
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Center /
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Bracket
LEFT SIDE
TRANSFERRING
THE TOP HINGE
Reinstall the top hinge (and shim glued to it) on the left
front corner of the cabinet but do not tighten the screws
at this time.
Some hinges have four holes. Which holes you use for
installing the hinge depends on which side you install
the hinge,
The outer edge of the hinge should be parallel to the
edge of the case for correct instalEation.
Installingthe hinge
on the left
Installing the hinge
on the right
TRANSFERRING
DOOR HANDLES
(on some models)
Fresh food
door
Sho_
Handle
Cover
a. Remove the handle cover by sliding it straight down.
Then remove the screw beneath the handle cover.
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