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■ If you only want to remove and replace the doors see

“Remove Doors and Hinges” and “Replace Doors and

Hinges.”

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

remove food and adjustable door or utility bins from the

doors.

Install and Remove Refrigerator Door Handles

Style 1–Standard Door

1. Place handle on the door or drawer as shown. Using a

Phillips screwdriver, attach the handle to the door with the

handle screws.

2. Place the handle trim pieces on the handle ends as shown.

Using your hand, apply firm pressure on the face of the trim

and slide the trim piece toward the center of the handle.

3. To remove handles, reverse directions.

Style 2–French Doors

1. Using a ³⁄₃₂" Allen wrench, loosen the two set screws located

on the side of each handle. See Graphics 1 and 2.

2. Pull the handle straight out from the door. Make sure you

keep the screws for reattaching the handles.

3. To replace the handles, reverse the directions.

Remove Door and Hinges

Style 1–Standard Door

Freezer drawer models

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.

Freezer door models

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.

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

Hinge graphic.

Style 2–French Doors

1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.

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

them free from the cabinet.

NOTE: Provide additional support for the refrigerator door

while the hinges are being removed. Do not depend on the

door gasket magnets to hold the door in place while you are

working.

3. Starting with the right-hand side door, remove the parts for

the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge graphic. Lift the

refrigerator door from the bottom hinge pin.

4. Remove the shim (on some models) from the bottom hinge

pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic.

5. Before removing the left-hand side door, disconnect the

wiring plug located on top of the top hinge by wedging a flat-

blade screwdriver or your fingernail between the two

sections. See Wiring Plug graphic.

NOTE: The green, ground wire remains attached to the hinge.

6. Remove the parts for the left-hand side door top hinge as

shown in the Top Hinge graphic. Lift the door from the bottom

hinge pin.

NOTE: On some models, remove the shim from the bottom

hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic.

Reverse Door - Standard Door (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.

Refrigerator door

1. Remove the refrigerator handle assembly as shown in

Graphic 2. Keep all parts together.

2. Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side

of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5.

3. Remove the door stop. Move it to the opposite side of the

refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 3.

Hex-Head Top Hinge Screw

WARNING

Electrical Shock Hazard

Disconnect power before removing doors.

Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.

Door Stop Screw

Cabinet Hinge Hole PlugFlat-Head Handle Screw

Door Handle Seal Screw Fron

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