Installation
Instructions
REVERSING THE DOOR SWING
{Single Door Refrigerator
Models onlg)
IMPORTANT NOTES
When reversing the door swing:
NOTE: Door swing is not reversible on GDSL3KC
series models.
• Read the instructions
all the wag through
before
starting.
• Parts are included in the door hinge kit.
To order a reversible door hinge kit in the United
States, visit our Website at GEAppliances.com
or call GE Parts and Accessories, 800.626.2002.
Customers
in Canada should consult the yellow
pages for the nearest IVlabe Service Center.
• Handle parts carefully
to avoid scratching
paint.
• Set screws down bg their related parts to avoid
using them in the wrong places.
• Provide a non-scratching
work surface for
the doors.
IMPORTANT: Once gou begin, do not move the
cabinet until door-swing
reversal is completed.
These instructions
are for changing
the hinges
from the right side to the left side-if
gou ever want
to change the hinges back to the right side, follow
these same instructions
and reverse all references
to left and right.
• Once door swing is finalized, ensure the logo
badge is properly
aligned and permanentlg
secured to the door by removing the adhesive
cover on the back side. NOTE: A replacement
logo badge is included
in the hinge kit.
Unplug the refrigerator
from its electrical
outlet.
Emptg all door shelves, including
the dairg
compartment.
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
Adjustable Wrench
5/16" Socket
Ratchet/Driver
MaskingTape
Thin-blade Screwdriver
©
Phillips Screwdriver
Torx T-20 Driver
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E] REMOVE THE
REFRIGERATOR DOOR
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Tape the door shut with masking tape.
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Remove the hinge cover on top of the
refrigerator
door bg carefullg prging it up with
a puttg knife, if necessarg.
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using a 5/16" socket ratchet/driver,
remove
the bolts securing the top hinge to the cabinet.
Then lift the hinge straight
up to free the hinge
pin from the socket in the top of the door.
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Carefullg remove the door thimble from inside
the socket. This will be used again when
reinstalling
the door on the other side.
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Hinge Cover
Top Hinge
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Remove the tape and tilt the door awag from
the cabinet.
Lift the door off the center hinge
pin. Ensure that the plastic hinge pin thimble
remains on the hinge pin or inside door hinge
pin hole located in the bottom
of the door.
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set the door on a non-scratching
surface with
the inside up.