Disassembly Procedures
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©2007 Viking Preferred Service
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to unit before servicing,
unless testing requires power.
Auger Motor Removal
Condition Requirements:
Auger Motor Assembly Removed
1. Remove auger drive nut.
2. Remove three screws holding auger motor to
assembly.
3. Disconnect wires from auger motor capacitor.
4. Reverse procedure for installation.
Evaporator Fan Motor Assembly
Condition Requirements:
Lower Freezer Light Socket Removed
1. Remove screws and lower evaporator cover.
2. Disconnect evaporator fan wiring and ground from
motor.
3. Raise top freezer cover about two inches and pull
complete evaporator motor assembly from freezer.
4. Reverse procedure for install
ation
.
Evaporator Fan Motor and Fan Blade
Condition Requirements:
Evaporator Fan Motor Assembly Removed
1. Remove evaporator fan blade by pulling blade off
evaporator fan shaft.
2. Remove fan motor by squeezing motor retainer clips
together to release retainer.
3. Remove retainer and slide motor out.
Evaporator
Fan Motor
Evaporator
Fan Clip
Shroud
Assembly
Fan Blade
4. Reverse procedure for install
ation
.
Defrost Thermostat Removal
Condition Requirements:
Lower Freezer Light Socket Removed
1. Disconnect orange lead from defrost heater.
2. Cut brown lead close to defrost thermostat.
3. Unclip defrost thermostat from evaporator coil.
4. Replace thermostat and use wire nut(s) included in
defrost thermostat kit.
5. Reverse procedure for installation.