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7
Refrigerator Doors
TOOLS NEEDED: 5/16" hex-head socket wrench, #2 Phillips
screwdriver, flat-blade screwdriver, 5/16" open-end wrench, flat
2" putty knife.
IMPORTANT:
■ Before you begin, turn off the refrigerator control. Unplug
refrigerator or disconnect power.
■ Remove food and adjustable door or utility bins from doors.
■ If you are only removing and replacing the doors, see the
“Remove Doors and Hinges” and “Replace Doors and
Hinges” sections.
Remove Doors and Hinges
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Close the refrigerator door and keep both doors closed until
you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet.
NOTE: Provide support between the freezer and refrigerator
doors while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on
the door magnets to hold the doors in place while you are
working.
3. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic. Lift the freezer door free from the cabinet.
4. Remove the parts for the center hinge as shown in the Center
Hinge graphic.
NOTE: Provide support between the refrigerator door and the
floor while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the
door magnets to hold the door in place while you are working.
5. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.
6. Remove the four screws, (two on the bottom and two on the
front) attaching the bottom hinge to the cabinet. See Bottom
Hinge graphic.
Reverse Doors (optional)
IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your doors so that they open
in the opposite direction, follow these steps. If you are not
reversing the doors, see “Replace Doors and Hinges.”
Graphics follow these instructions.
Cabinet
1. From the top of the cabinet, remove the hinge hole plugs,
move them to the opposite side, and insert the hole plugs
into the holes from where you removed the hinge screws.
See Graphic 1-2.
2. Remove the screws lling the holes to be used for the center
hinge and install them on the opposite side.
3. Move the leveler from the bottom of the refrigerator and install
it on the opposite side.
4. Move the parts of the top hinge, center hinge and bottom
hinge to the opposite side.
Doors
1. Remove door hinge hole plug from top of freezer door. Move
to opposite side as shown. See Graphic 2.
2. Remove the door stop from the bottoms of both the freezer
and refrigerator doors and install them on the opposite side.
See Graphics 3 and 4.
Replace Doors and Hinges
NOTES:
■ Door Removal & Replacement and Door Swing Reversal
graphics may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
■ Provide additional support for the doors while the hinges are
being reinstalled. Do not depend on the door magnets to hold
the doors in place while you are working.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten
screws. Replace the refrigerator door.
2. Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and
tighten all screws. See Center Hinge graphic. Replace the
freezer door.
3. Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown. See Top
Hinge graphic. Do not tighten screws completely.
4. Align the doors so that the bottom of the freezer door
is even with the top of the refrigerator door. Tighten all
screws.
Final Steps
1. Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are
in place.
2. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
3. Reset the controls. See “Using the Control(s)” in the User
Instructions, User Guide, or Use & Care Guide.
4. Return all removable door parts to doors and food to
refrigerator.
A. 5/16" Hex-Head Hinge Screw
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to lift the refrigerator door.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
Door Hinge
Hole Plug
Cabinet Hinge
Hole Plug
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
WARNING
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