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Removing the Handles
and Doors

If it is necessary to move the refrigerator through narrow doorways,
follow these steps to remove the handles and/or refrigerator and freezer
doors.

To Remove Handles

Full-length

Trim:

1. Using

a

putty

knife,

carefully

slide

the

corner

of

the

blade

under

the

trim.

Slide

blade

down

until

you

find

the

trim

lock.

Carefully

maneuver

the

blade

against

the

trim

lock

from

the

side

as

shown.

Note: Pressing down on the trim lock

from

above

will

not

release

it.

2. Carefully

push

the

putty

knife

firmly

against

the

trim

lock

and

twist

gently.

The

trim

lock

will

snap

free

from

the

door.

(Each

trim

piece

will

have

two

trim

locks.)

3. Grasp

trim

and

pull

up

away

from

handle

using

a

slight

side-to-side

motion.

4. Remove

screws

attaching

handle

to

door.

5. Repeat

these

steps

for

each

handle

end.

Keep

screws

and

trim

pieces.

6. To

replace

handles,

line

up

handle

with

screw

holes,

insert

screws

and

tighten.

Slide

upper

and

lower

trim

pieces

back

on

handle

ends,

and

snap

trim

locks

back

into

holes

on

door

front.

To Remove Doors

Before

removing

the

doors,

be

sure

the

freezer

control

is

turned

to

OFF.

Remove

all

food

from

the

doors

and

unplug

the

refrigerator.

Remove

the

toe

grill.

Trace

around

the

hinges

with

a

soft

lead

pencil.

This

will

make

it

easier

to

realign

the

doors

when

they

are

replaced.

Completely

remove

one

door

before

starting

removal

of

the

other.

Freezer

Door:

1. Remove

the

toe

grill.

(See

Outside

in

the

"Care

and

Cleaning"

section.)

2. Remove

the

wiring

cover

located

over

the

lower

hinge

of

the

freezer

door.

The

cover

is

held

in

place

by

a

single

screw.

(Figure

1)

3.

To

disconnect

wiring

harness

plug

(connector),

position

yourself

to

be

able

to

place

your

thumbs

on

the

flat

sides

of

each

connector

piece.

Bend

both

parts

back

and

forth.

Then

with

a

firm

grasp,

pull

the

two

pieces

apart

as

shown.

4. To

disconnect

water

line,

hold

water

line

elbow

and

push

in

on

gray

collar,

forcing

elbow

down,

off

from

tube

that

runs

into

door.

5. Place

a

strip

of

tape

along

the

door

bottom,

over

the

lower

hinge

and

up

the

side

of

the

door.

This

will

hold

the

hinge

in

place

when

the

door

is

removed.

6. Remove the top bolt of the lower hinge. Loosen, but DO NOT REMOVE, the

bottom

bolt

of

the

lower

hinge.

7. Remove

top

hinge

cover

by

lifting

back

of

cover

and

sliding

forward.

Remove

hinge

screws

from

hinge

bracket

with

a

counter-clockwise

motion.

Note:

Hinge

has

minimal

spring

tension.

Hold

bracket

when

removing

last

screw.

DO

NOT

remove

hinge

bracket

from

door.

8. Carefully

lift

the

door

up

and

off

the

loosened

lower

hinge

bolt.

(Figure

2)

Refrigerator

Door:

1. Remove

top

hinge

cover

by

lifting

back

of

cover

and

sliding

forward.

Remove

hinge

screws

from

hinge

bracket

with

a

counter-clockwise

motion.

Note:

Hinge

has

minimal

spring

tension.

Hold

bracket

when

removing

last

screw.

DO

NOT

remove

hinge

bracket

from

door.

2. Remove the top bolt of the lower hinge. Loosen, but DO NOT REMOVE, the

bottom

bolt

of

the

lower

hinge.

3. Carefully

lift

the

door

up

and

off

the

loosened

lower

hinge

bolt.

Store

the

doors

in

a

safe

place

until

the

refrigerator

is

moved

to

the

desired

location.

Keep

all

hardware

for

reinstallation.

To

Reinstall

Doors

To

reinstall

the

doors,

reverse

the

instructions

used

to

remove

the

doors.

Note:

To

reinstall

water

line,

push

elbow

up,

onto

door

tube,

until

collar

touches

tube

ink

mark

as

shown

left.

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handles

and

trim

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Figure

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WATER LINE NUT

Figure 2