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Refrigerator Door(s) and Drawer

TOOLS NEEDED: ⁵⁄₁₆", ³⁄₈", ¹⁄₄" hex head socket wrenches, a

#2 Phillips screwdriver, and a flat-blade screwdriver.

IMPORTANT:

■ Your refrigerator has a standard door with a freezer door

(Style 1) or freezer drawer (Style 2). Follow the instructions

specific to your model.

■ All graphics referenced in the following instructions are

included later in this section after “Final Steps.” The graphics

shown are for a right-hand swing refrigerator (hinges

factory installed on the right).

■ If you only want to remove and replace the door(s), see

“Remove Door(s) and Hinges” and “Replace Door(s) and

Hinges.”

■ Before you begin, turn the refrigerator control OFF, and

remove food and adjustable door or utility bins from the

doors.

Remove and Replace Refrigerator and Freezer Door

or Drawer Handles

Style 1 - Refrigerator Door with Freezer Door

Refrigerator Door

■ To remove the handle, pull the trim pieces off each end of

the handle. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the handle

screws. Make sure you keep the screws for reattaching the

handles. See Graphic 2.

■ To replace the handle, align the handle on the door or

drawer as shown. Using a Phillips screwdriver, attach the

handle with the handle screws. Snap the trim pieces onto the

end of the handle.

Freezer Door

■ To remove the handle, remove the two screws attaching the

handle to the top of the door. See Graphic 5-1.

■ To replace the handle, align the holes in the handle with the

holes in the door. Insert a screw in each of the holes. Tighten

the screws.

Style 2 - Refrigerator Door with Freezer Drawer

Metal handles

■ To remove the handle, use a ³⁄₃₂" or ¹⁄₈" Allen wrench to

loosen the two setscrews located on the side of each handle.

Pull the handle straight out from the door or drawer. Make

sure you keep the screws for reattaching the handles. See

Metal Handle graphics 2 and 4.

■ To replace the handles, reverse the directions.

Plastic handles

■ To remove the handle, slide the trim pieces to each end of

the handle and lift off. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove

the handle screws. Make sure you keep the screws for

reattaching the handles. See Plastic Handle graphics 2

and 4.

■ To replace the handle, align the handle on the door or

drawer as shown. Using a Phillips screwdriver, attach the

handle with the handle screws. Using your hand, apply firm

pressure on the face of the trim and slide each trim piece

toward the center of the handle.

Remove Door(s) and Hinges

Style 1

1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.

2. Keep the freezer door closed until you are ready to lift it

free from the cabinet.

NOTE: Provide additional support for the 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.

3. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge

graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.

4. Remove the center hinge pin and remove the hinge screws

as shown in the Center Hinge graphic. Lift the freezer door

free from the cabinet.

Style 2

1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.

2. Keep the refrigerator door closed until you are ready to lift

it free from the cabinet.

NOTE: Provide additional support for the 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.

3. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge

graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.

4. Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in Bottom

Hinge graphic.

Reverse Door(s) (optional)

IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your door so it opens from

the opposite side, follow these steps. If you are not reversing the

door, see “Replace Door and Hinges.”

Cabinet

1. Remove hinge screws from handle side and move them to

opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.

2. Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from cabinet top and

move them to opposite side hinge holes as shown in

Graphic 1-2.

⁵⁄₁₆" Hex Head Top Hinge Screw

Door Stop Screw

Cabinet Hinge Hole PlugFlat-Head Handle Screw

Door Handle Seal Screw Front

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