Disassembly Procedures
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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 earthing wires are connected before certifying unit as repaired and/or operational.
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5. Disconnect compression nut from union on outlet of
tank.
6. Remove two hex head screws holding tank to rear
bulkhead.
7. Remove water tank and tubing.
8. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
Water Dispenser (some models)
1. Turn water off to unit.
2. Remove crispers from fresh food compartment.
3. Carefully pry top cover of dispenser out and remove.
4. Remove hex head screw to release dispenser from
cabinet.
5. Disconnect compression nut from union at outlet of
tank.
6. Remove compression nut from tubing.
7. Pull dispenser assembly and tube out of side wall.
8. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
Freezer Compartment
Freezer Thermistor (some models)
1. Remove Thermistor cover located on the Evaporator
Cover by inserting a screw driver in slot and releasing
tab holding Thermistor cover on.
2. Unclip Thermistor from cover and cut wires to
Thermistor.
3. Remove Thermistor.
Light Socket
1. Remove screw from rear edge of light shield.
2. Squeeze lens to release lens cover and remove.
3. With flat blade screwdriver release tabs in front of
cold control knob.
4. Cold control assembly will drop down when released.
5. Remove light bulb.
6. Squeeze tab holding light housing in place to release
housing and remove.
7. Disconnect wires to socket.
8. Squeeze tab on back side of housing to release
socket.
Light Switch
1. Carefully pry with taped putty knife pry the front of
light bulb assembly to release tabs.
2. The whole light bulb assembly will drop down.
3. Disconnect wiring to light switch.
4. Squeeze tabs on back side of switch to release it
from assembly.
Freezer Back Panel
NOTE:
Freezer compartment should now be empty and
walls should be clear of anything that will
obstruct removal of back panel.
1. Loosen screws that mount icemaker to freezer
compartment walls.
2. Pull icemaker gently away from wall of compartment.
As you do so, work fill cup free of fill tube. Unplug
icemaker electrical connector and remove icemaker
from unit.
3. (Pull out Drawer only) Loosen and remove screws
that hold 2 basket glides in place at left and right
sides of compartment.
4. If unit has no icemaker pry with flatblade icemaker
connection cover. Remove cover.
5. Remove hex head screws that hold back panel and
remove panel.
6. Squeeze tabs on ice maker plug to release it from
back panel.
Evaporator Fan, Evaporator Motor
1. Follow instructions in removing freezer back panel.
2. Remove screws that anchor evaporator fan bracket to
back wall of compartment. Pull fan and bracket out of
place as a unit
3. Free fan bracket from wiring harness by
disconnecting wires to motor and wire in clips that go
to defrost terminator.
4. Pull evaporator fan blade off motor shaft.
5. Separate bracket and motor by squeezing lower
retainer bracket to release motor from bracket.
6. When reinstalling motor reference position of
