4
Remove and Replace Refrigerator
Doors and Drawer Front
Depending on the width of your door opening, it may be
necessary to remove the refrigerator doors to move the
refrigerator into your home.
Remove Doors and Hinges
IMPORTANT:
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If the refrigerator was previously installed and you are moving it
out of the home, before you begin, turn the refrigerator control
OFF, and unplug the refrigerator or disconnect power. Remove
food and any adjustable door or utility bins from doors.
■
Keep the refrigerator doors closed until you are ready to lift
them free from the cabinet. Provide additional support for the
refrigerator door while the hinges are being removed. Do not
depend on the door gasket magnets to hold the door in place
while you are working.
■
All graphics referenced in the following instructions
are included later in this section after “Final Steps.”
TOOLS NEEDED:
⁵⁄₁₆
",
³⁄₈
", and
¹⁄₄
" hex head socket
wrenches, Torx
®†
T25 screwdriver, #2 Phillips screwdriver,
and a flat-blade screwdriver.
Remove Doors and Hinges
1.
Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2.
Remove the base grille. Grasp the grille firmly and pull
it toward you.
3.
Starting with the right-hand side door, remove the parts
for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge graphic. Lift
the refrigerator door from the bottom hinge pin.
4.
Remove the hinge pin cover from the bottom hinge pin
and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic.
5.
Remove top hinge cover from the left-hand side refrigerator
door. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top
Hinge graphic.
External Dispenser Models Only:
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Disconnect the wiring plug, located under the top left-hand
side door hinge, by wedging a flat-blade screwdriver
or your fingernail between the two sections. See Wiring
Plug graphic.
■
Disconnect the water line, located under the top left-hand
side door hinge, by pulling back on the locking collar
while pulling the water line out of the water line connector.
See Water Dispenser Tubing Connection graphic.
6.
Lift the left-hand side door from the bottom hinge pin.
NOTE:
On some models, remove the hinge pin cover from
the bottom hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom
Hinge graphic.
Replace Doors and Hinges
1.
Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in Bottom
Hinge graphic. Tighten screws. Replace the refrigerator door.
NOTE:
Provide additional support for the refrigerator door while
the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door gasket
magnets to hold the door in place while you are working.
2.
Assemble the parts for the top hinges as shown in Top
Hinge graphic. Do not tighten the screws completely.
External Dispenser Models Only:
■
Reconnect the wiring plug on top of the left-hand
side refrigerator door.
■
Reconnect the water line by pulling back the locking collar
ring while firmly pushing the water line into the connector.
Check for leaks.
3.
Align the door so that the bottom of the refrigerator door aligns
evenly with the top of the freezer drawer. Tighten all screws.
4.
Replace the top hinge covers.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
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