Kenmore WIOI67097A - Manual (Page 7)

Remove the Handles (optional)
Style 1
1. Apply firm pressure with your hand on the face of trim. Slide
top trim up and bottom trim down away from handle. Lift trim
pieces off shoulder screws. See Graphic 1.
2. Remove handle screws and handles. See Graphic 1.
3. Move refrigerator into place. Replace handles as shown. See
Graphic 1.
Styles 2 & 3
1. Apply firm pressure on the handle to slide it up and off of the
shoulder screws. See Graphic 1.
2. Move refrigerator into place. Replace handles as shown. See
Graphic 1.
Remove the Doors
^WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Open both refrigerator doors. Remove the base grille. Place
hands along the ends of the grille. Push in on the top of the
base grille and pull up on the bottom. See Graphic 2.
3. If you have a dispenser (ice or water), disconnect the water
dispenser tubing located behind the base grille on the freezer
door side. See Graphic 3.
■ Press blue outer ring against the face of fitting and pull
the dispenser tubing free.
NOTE: Keep the water tubing connector attached to the
tube that runs underneath the freezer. The door can not
be removed if the connector is still attached to the tube
that runs through the door hinge.
4. Disconnect the wiring located behind the base grille on the
freezer door side. See Graphio 4.
■ Unsorew the wiring slip using a
V a " hex-head socket
wrench.
IMPORTANT: Do not cut the clip or remove it from the
wires.
■ Disconnect wiring plugs.
5. Close both doors and keep them closed until you are ready to
lift them free from the cabinet.
6 . Loosen screws and remove the bottom left hinge. See
Graphio 7.
NOTE: Apply pressure against the freezer door to keep it
from sliding or falling. Do not depend on the door magnets to
hold the doors in place while you are working. Assistance
may be needed.
IMPORTANT: To aid in door alignment and closing, there is a
shim located between the hinge and the cabinet. When the
hinge is removed, the shim may fall out of place. If this
occurs, set the shim aside so it can be put back in place
when the hinge is reconnected later.
7. Lower the treezer door down out of the top hinge and
remove. The water dispenser tubing and wiring remain
attached to the freezer door. Be sure to protect the bottom
hinge, dispenser tubing and the wiring from damage.
8. Use a s/ie" hex-head socket wrench to remove the top right
hinge screw and cover as shown. See Graphic 6.
9. Remove remaining top right hinge screws and hinge as
shown. See Graphic 6.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove sorew A.
10. Lift the refrigerator door straight up off bottom hinge.
11. It may not be necessary to remove the top left hinge or
bottom right hinge to move the refrigerator through a
doorway.
■ If necessary, disassemble the hinges as shown. See
Graphics 5 and 7.
Replace the Doors and Hinges
1. Replace top left hinge and bottom right hinge, if removed.
Tighten screws.
2. Reconnect the freezer door to the top left hinge. Hold in
place.
NOTE: Apply pressure against the treezer door to keep it
from sliding or falling. Do not depend on the door magnets to
hold the doors in place while you are working. Assistance
may be needed.
3. If necessary, feed the water dispenser tubing and wiring
through the bottom left hinge before replacing the hinge.
4. Replace the bottom left hinge, making sure the shim is
between the hinge and cabinet. Tighten screws.
5. Reconnect water dispenser tubing.
■ Push tubing into fitting until it stops and the black mark
touches the face of fitting. See Graphic 3.
6. Reconnect wiring plugs and wiring clip. See Graphic 4.
7. Replace the refrigerator door by lifting the door onto the
bottom right hinge.
8. Align and replace the top right hinge as shown. See
Graphic 6. Tighten screws.
9. Replace hinge cover and screws. Tighten screws.
10. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet or reconnect power.
Door Closing
. Place a level inside the refrigerator at the back of the top
shelf. See Graphic 8 in “Refrigerator Doors.”
. Locate the leveling screws behind the base grille of the
refrigerator on either side.
. Use a hex-head wrench to adjust the rear roller leveling
screws until the refrigerator is level. Turn the rear roller
leveling screw to the right to raise that side of the refrigerator
or turn the leveling screw to the left to lower that side. See
Graphic 10 in “Refrigerator Doors.” Make sure refrigerator is
level before proceeding.
. Check the door alignment after leveling the refrigerator.