FreezerDoors: Removing,
Reversing (optional) and Replacing
TOOLS NEEDED: `%6in. hex-head socket wrench, #2 Phillips
screwdriver, flat-blade screwdriver, `%6in. open-end wrench, flat
2 in. putty knife.
IMPORTANT:
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Before you begin, turn the lower compartment control OFF,
unplug freezer or disconnect power.
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Remove food and any adjustable door or utility bins from
doors.
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If you are only removing and replacing the doors, the
instructions are the same regardless of door style. See the
"Door and Hinge Removal" and "Door and Hinge
Replacement" later in this section.
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All graphics referenced in the following instructions are
included later in this section after "Final Steps."
Door and Hinge Removal
5A6in.Hex-Head Hinge Screw
1. Unplug freezer or disconnect power.
2. Open lower compartment door and remove base gdlle frem
the bottom front of the freezer (see Base Grille graphic).
3. Close the lower compartment door and keep both doors
closed until you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the doors in place while you are working.
4. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic. Lift the upper compartment door free from the
cabinet.
5. Remove the parts for the center hinge as shown in the Center
Hinge graphic. Lift the lower compartment door free from the
cabinet.
6. Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the
Bottom Hinge graphic.
IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your doors so that they open
in the opposite direction, continue with the "Door Reversal
(optional)" instructions. If you are not reversing the doors, see the
"Door and Hinge Replacement" section.
Door Reversal (optional)
(See complete graphics later in this section.)
Round-Head
Door Handle
Door Hinge
Handle Screw
Screw Hole Plug
Hole Plug
Cabinet
1. Remove -%8in. hex-head hinge screws from handle side and
move them to opposite side (see Graphic 1-1).
2. Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabin_ top and
move them to opposite side hinge holes as shown (see
Graphic 1-2).
Doors
1. Remove door hinge hole plug from top of upper compartment
door. Move to opposite side as shown (see Graphic 2).
2. Remove door stop from both the upper and lower
compartment doors and move to the other side (see Graphic
3).
Door and Hinge Replacement
NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Raplace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten
screws. Replace the lower compartment door.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the doors in place while you are working.
2. Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown andtighten
all screws (see Center Hinge graphic). Replace the upper
compartment door.
3. Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown (see Top
Hinge graphic). Do not tighten screws completely.
4. Line up the doors so that the bottom of the upper
compartment door aligns evenly with the top of the lower
compartment door. Tighten all screws.
Final Steps
1. Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are
in place, Reinstalltop hinge cover (sea Top Hinge graphic),
NOTE: On the left-hand side of the base grille there is a
removable tab which is a bottom hinge hole plug. Break off
the tab from the base grille and insert the bottom hinge hole
plug into the bottom hinge holes (see Base Grille graphic),
2. Replace the base grille (see Base Grillegraphic),
3. Plug in freezer or reconnect power.
4. Reset the controls, See "Using the Controls" section,
5. Return all removable door parts to doore and food to product.
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