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REMOVING THE DOORS
Getting through narrow spaces
If your refrigerator will not fit through an entrance area,
you can remove the doors. Check first by measuring the
entrance.
To prepare for removing the doors:
1. Make sure the electrical power cord is unplugged from
the wall outlet.
2. Open the freezer drawer and remove the toe grille (see
“Installation” section).
3. Remove any food from the door shelves and close the
doors.
To remove the top hinge covers:
1. Remove the two screws from each cover over the top
door hinges.
2. Lift inside edge of hinge cover and tilt back.
NOTE
DO NOT remove the ground screw from hinge.
To remove the refrigerator doors:
1. Trace lightly around the door’s top hinges with a pencil.
This makes reinstallation easier.
2. Disconnect the harness by grasping both sides of the
connector firmly, depress the latch, and pull apart. Re
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move the two screws from the top hinge. Lift the door
off of the bottom hinge and set it aside.
3. Unscrew the three lower hinge screws and hinge if
necessary.
To reinstall the right door, reverse the above steps.
lower hinge removal
Once both doors are in place, ensure they are aligned with
each other and level (please see the “Installation” section
for more details), and replace the top hinge cover.
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CAUTION
Be sure doors are set aside in a secure position where they
cannot fall and cause personal injury, or damage to the
doors or handles.
Front
cover screw
Top hinge
cover
Hinge
screws
Rear
cover
screw
Ground
screw
Top
hinge
Multi-wire
cables
Leave
hinge
with
door
Figure 19
Figure 20
Figure 21
Figure 22
