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Reversing the Door Swing

TOOLS NEEDED:

⁵⁄₁₆-inch hex-head socket wrench, No. 2 Phillips

screwdriver, flat-head screwdriver, ¹⁄₂-inch open-end

wrench, flat 2-inch putty knife.

⁵⁄₁₆

inch Hex Head Hinge Screw

Door Stop Screw

Sealing Screw (use on top of doors)

SUGGESTION: Reversing the door swing should be

performed by a qualified person.

IMPORTANT: Before you begin, turn the refrigerator OFF

and unplug it. Move food from the refrigerator, freezer and

both doors to another refrigerator or cooler. On some

models, you will need to remove the adjustable door bins.

To remove doors from hinges:

1. Open the refrigerator door and remove the base grille

from the bottom front of the refrigerator. (See “Base

Grille” section.)

2. Close the refrigerator door and keep both doors closed

until you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet.

NOTE: Do not depend on the door magnets to hold the

doors in place while you are working. Provide

additional support for the doors while the hinges are

being moved.

3. Remove the screws and components for the top hinge

as shown.

4. Lift the freezer door free from the cabinet.

5. Remove the freezer door stop from the bottom of the

freezer door as shown in the Center Hinge illustration.

Replace the door stop on the opposite side of the

freezer door.

NOTE: Be sure to place the door stop in the correct

position, using the hole nearest the front of the door.

6. Remove the screws and components for the center

hinge as shown.

7. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.

8. Remove the refrigerator door stop from the bottom of

the refrigerator door as shown in the Bottom Hinge

illustration. Replace the refrigerator door stop on the

opposite side of the refrigerator door.

NOTE: Be sure to place the door stop in the correct

position, using the hole nearest the front of the door.

9. Remove the screws and components for the bottom

hinge as shown.

NOTE: If you are reversing the door swing, you should

move the handles while the doors are off of the refrigerator.

Follow the instructions in the “Reversing the Door

Handles” section before replacing the doors.

To replace doors on hinges:

1. Using a flat putty knife, remove the hole plugs from the

top of the refrigerator cabinet that cover the screw

holes on the opposite side of the refrigerator.

2. Replace the components and screws for the bottom

hinge. Tighten screws with a wrench.

3. Replace the refrigerator door.

NOTE: Do not depend on the door magnets to hold the

doors in place while you are working. Provide

additional support for the doors while the hinges are

being moved.

4. Replace the components and screws for the center

hinge as shown. Do not tighten completely.

5. Remove the top hinge hole plug from the top of the

freezer door and replace it on the other side.

6. Replace the freezer door.

7. Replace the components and screws for the top hinge

as shown. Do not tighten completely.

8. Line up doors so they are centered between the sides

of the cabinet and parallel with each other. Adjust the

center and top hinges if necessary. Tighten all screws.

NOTE: If the doors are not closing on their own, see

the “Door Closing and Alignment” section.

9. Be sure to fill all openings with either the proper screws

or hole plugs. Moisture will enter any unfilled opening.

10.Replace the door bins and base grille. (See the “Base

Grille” section.)

11.Plug in the refrigerator and reset the controls. (See

“Setting the Controls” section.) When the refrigerator

cools down, return the food to the refrigerator.

Top Hinge

1. Top Hinge Cover

2. Hex Head Hinge Screws

3. Top Hinge

4. Sealing Screws

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