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RS1200004 Rev. 0
Disassembly Procedures
!
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect electrical power source to unit, unless test
procedures require power to be connected. Discharge capacitor through a resistor before attempting to service.
Ensure all ground wires are connected before certifying unit as repaired and/or operational.
Unpack unit
1. Cut wires at top and bottom of crate. Remove and
discard both wires and the lid. Retain the Styrofoam
pads.
2. Being careful not to damage finish, cut crate apart at
the corners, pull it off unit and discard the pieces.
NOTE:
When performing the next step remember that
the machine compartment cover will not bear
the weight of the unit.
3. Lay two Styrofoam pads (removed from top of unit)
on floor behind refrigerator. Arrange pads so that,
when unit lays on its back, it will rest on pads – one
pad at a point just above the machine compartment
cover and the other at a point just below the top of
the unit.
CAUTION:
To minimize possibility of severe personal injury and/
or property damage,two person lift is advised before
attempting steps 4 thru 6.
4. Tip the refrigerator backwards and lower gently so
that it lays on the pads you placed in Step 3.
5. Remove bolts that mount pallet to bottom of unit.
Discard bolts and pallet.
NOTE:
To avoid damage to unit, do not leave unit on its
back any longer than necessary.
6. Lift refrigerator back into upright position. Remove
and discard cardboard from between doors.
Remove doors if necessary
1. Open both compartment doors. Remove door
buckets, all shelving and drawers from refrigerator
and freezer compartments. Place components on a
padded surface to avoid damage.
2. Close both doors and tape them shut so they won’t
fall off unexpectedly when hinges are removed.
NOTE:
To minimize possibility of personal injury and/or
property damage, make sure unit doors are
taped shut before you undertake the next steps:
3. On top of unit, remove and retain plastic cap from
door hinge.
4. Remove and retain screws from top door hinge.
Unless door reversal is intended, leave Posi-Pin shim
in place.
5. Pull tape off of door and lift door off unit. Set door on
a padded surface to prevent damage to finish.
6. Remove and retain center hinge pin and all plastic
shims. Note number and location of shims as you do
so.
7. Pull tape off freezer door and lift door off unit. Set
door on a padded surface to prevent damage to
finish.
8. If clearance requirements so dictate, remove center
and lower door hinges:
a. Remove screws from center hinge bracket.
Remove and retain bracket, screws, and all
shims.
b. Remove toe grille by pulling it directly away from
unit, and pop plastic cover off bottom door hinge.
Grille and cover are fragile: keep both parts safe
from harm.
c. Remove bottom hinge pin and all shims from
bottom hinge bracket. Note number and location
of shims. Retain all parts.
d. Loosen mounting screws from bottom hinge
bracket. Remove and retain bracket and bolts.
Refrigerator Compartment
Light Bulb, Light Switch
1. Loosen mounting screws from refrigerator light cover.
Remove screws and cover and refrigerator light bulb.
Retain all parts.
2. Remove screws from light housing. Disconnect wires
from light housing, making note of colors and
locations as you do so. Remove light housing from
compartment and retain all parts.
3. Use a taped putty knife to carefully pry light switch out
of liner. When light switch is free of compartment
liner, remove wires from light switch. Remove light
switch from unit.
Temp- Assure
TM
Damper Control
1. Pull knob off front of unit.
2. Pop tabs on lower edge of control cover out of
compartment liner. Then, rolling lower edge of cover
forward and up, work tabs on cover’s upper edge out
of compartment liner. Retain all parts.
3. Remove and retain Styrofoam control insert. Work
control mechanism free of locking tabs and remove
mechanism from unit.