RS1300003 Rev. 0
64
December 1997
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect electrical power source to unit and discharge
capacitor through a 10,000 ohm resistor before attempting to service, unless test procedures require power to be
connected. Ensure all ground wires are connected before certifying unit as repaired and/or operational.
!
WARNING
Disassembly
Rear Roller Assembly
1.
Remove machine compartment cover.
2.
Raise left or right side of refrigerator on 4” block.
3.
Remove #27 torx bolt going up through rear rail
and into bottom of cabinet foot.
4.
Drop rail slightly and slide roller pin towards
outside of cabinet and out of rail.
Water Valve
1.
Remove machine compartment cover and heat
exchanger cover on rear of unit.
2.
Disconnect water supply.
3.
Remove brass nuts at water valve inlet and outlet.
4.
Pull copper tubing from water valve. Anti-kink
springs are installed in platic tubing connecting to
valve.
Water Valve
5.
Unplug wiring harness.
Water Tank (Ice and Water Models)
Before removing water tank have container available
to catch contents of water tank.
1.
Remove shelves and drawers in refrigerator and
unsnap top of tank cover and remove cover. OR
Remove four screws mounting machine
compartment air baffle.
2.
Remove water lines by loosening two B-nuts
securing water lines to tank.
3.
Remove two tank mounting screws at top of tank.
Shelf Support Ladders
1.
Remove shelves
2.
Remove four #15 torx screws for each ladder.
Machine Compartment
1.
Remove machine compartment cover on rear of
unit and heat exchanger cover.
Note:
Always recover refrigerants before any sealed
system component repair or replacement.
Replace drier when performing a sealed system
repair with Amana drier.
2.
Remove one bolt from left and one bolt from right
of compressor base pan.
3.
Pull compressor base pan slowing towards rear
reforming tubing carefully as necessary to avoid
kinking and pinching.
4.
Pull pan out a maximum of approximately 8 inches
from rear. This will allow compressor to be
removed, leak checking of all condenser joints,
and/or replacement or cleaning of condensate
pan. Pulling pan out more than 8 inches will drop
base pan off front glide rail.
Condensate Drain Pan (20 Cubic Foot Models Only)
Before removing drain pan, have towels ready to
absorb condensation.
1.
Remove toe grille.
2.
Pull pan forward.
Condensate Drain Pan (All Other Models)
1.
Remove machine compartment cover on rear of
unit and heat exchanger cover.
2.
Remove one bolt from left and one bolt from right
of compressor base pan.
3.
Pull compressor base pan slowing towards rear
reforming tubing carefully as necessary to avoid
kinking and pinching.
4.
Pull pan out a maximum of approximately 8 inches
from rear. Reform tubing as necessary to avoid
kinking and pinching.
5.
Condensate drain pan clips into place on top of
condenser. Release from tabs on condenser by
pulling drain pan up.
Anti-kink
Spring
Bras s Sleeve
Nut
Plastic
Tube
Water
Valve
Water Valve
Plate
