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36359575990 Kenmore Refrigerator - Instructions
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plastic cam risers on fresh food door worn out
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Fred from Port St Lucie, FL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
I unloaded the door and took the cover off at the top of the upper hinge (1 phillips screw) I then unbolted the upper hinge (2-28mm bolts) and lifted the door off. I was surprised how light it was. I laid the door down and installed the new cam riser on the door. I then unbolted the lower hinge (2-28mm bolts)and installed the new hinge.
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r />I lubed the 2 hinges with vaseline and put the door back on the lower hinge. I then reinstalled the upper hinge and cover. It took about 15 minutes, and a lot of that was cleaning up. Oh yes, to get at the lower hinge you have to pull off the lower grate that covers the coils. It just snaps off and on. It was a very easy job.
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Bad tasting ice cubes
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susan from hartford, WI
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
Took the old filter out and put the new one in.
Easy Breezy!!
Easy Breezy!!
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Old hinge washer worn out.
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James from Lockport, IL
- A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
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Socket set
First I placed a 2x4 under the frig door to keep it in place while I removed the hinge on the bottom of the door. I removed two screws holding the hinge and one screw holding the washer in place. I also loosened a screw adjacent to the washer so that I could more easily remove and replace the washer. The parts went in easily. The repa
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ir took much less time than I anticipated.
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The plastic hinge stops broke.
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james from olney, IL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
I cleaned out the door and removed the top hinge. Lifted the door and layed it on the floor. Removed bottom hinge from refridgerator installed new hinge. Replaced plastic stop on door. Used broke hinge to align it and tighten. Lifted door onto new hinge and installed top hinge. Instead of buying $35 dollar hinge buy 2 plastic stops. You
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'll have to drill out a rivet on bottom hinge but it will save over $30.00.
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Door Hinge Broken!
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Clay from Columbus, OH
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
After easily finding the lower hinge here through Google, I paid about $30 w/shipping and had the part in 2 days. My Hotpoint fridge was made in 1987, but it still runs well...why not fix the door?
Part repair couldn't be easier. No instructions needed...just empty the fridge door of food, remove top hinge, replace bottom hinge ... Read more and plastic bushing, and reverse order to button everything up.
PartSelect.com did a great job supplying a high-quality replacement hinge for my old fridge, and it's got a new lease on life now!
Part repair couldn't be easier. No instructions needed...just empty the fridge door of food, remove top hinge, replace bottom hinge ... Read more and plastic bushing, and reverse order to button everything up.
PartSelect.com did a great job supplying a high-quality replacement hinge for my old fridge, and it's got a new lease on life now!
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door would not close by itself - broke cam riser
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Mike from Alpharetta, GA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Wrench (Adjustable)
My right door (food door on side-by-side) stopped closing - I found pieces of the plastic washer (cam riser) on the floor. After reading the stories on the web I decided to order the new part - and YES there are many universal parts that work for Kenmore/GE. The part comes with two parts (hinge and cam riser) - you should install both to
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insure a good fit. I took 3 blocks of wood and a shim and supported the bottom center of the door, unscrewed the hinge off and dropped it out (3 minutes). The "only" tough part was unscrewing the cam riser from the bottom of the door - it required a very small socket and you will only have about 6-8 inches of work space. Be sure you have a socket that fits before you take the hinge off. The entire repair took less than 30 minutes and contrary to some of the posts, you DO NOT need to take the door off. Good as new again!
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On the water dispenser line, the heat from the compressor unit had cracked the feed line, resulting in a leak.
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Walter from SANDIA PARK, NM
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver
I removed the plate covering the water valve for the ice maker and water dispenser, removed the nut holding the 5/16" tubing to the valve and took off the tubing and nut. I did not need to turn off the water supply or unplug the unit. I removed the kick panel in the bottom front of the refrigerator, replaced the existing plastic fitting w
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ith a new push-on fitting, then spliced the tubing coming from the water chiller to the valve where the leak was thus bypassing the broken tubing with new tubing. I reassembled the valve using the original plastic compression nut, replaced the cover and ran the water dispenser while checking for leaks. The water dispanser works great with no leaks.
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On/off switch stuck in the off position
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Dan from HIGHLAND, MD
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed icemaker from freezer,
Removed 3 screws from cover plate, and removed screw securing main gear, removed gear.
Pulled back cover plate to expose switches and mechanism.
Removed screw holding switch to remove switch, and installed new switch.
I should have taken a pic of the cover plate, the interior mechanism a ... Read more nd the wiring as I went along. It would have saved me 45 minutes in reassembly. Also, as luck would have it, I reversed the wiring on the switch. So off was on, and I had to remove it, switch wires and re-install.
But it works!
Removed 3 screws from cover plate, and removed screw securing main gear, removed gear.
Pulled back cover plate to expose switches and mechanism.
Removed screw holding switch to remove switch, and installed new switch.
I should have taken a pic of the cover plate, the interior mechanism a ... Read more nd the wiring as I went along. It would have saved me 45 minutes in reassembly. Also, as luck would have it, I reversed the wiring on the switch. So off was on, and I had to remove it, switch wires and re-install.
But it works!
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rust ice auger
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Anthony from OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
the previous left behind a side by side, everything worked however the auger in the ice bucket was a little rusty. I wish that I could say it was all me but the truth of the matter was the videos on file.
They were nicely done and easy to follow as I took the unit apart and replaced the auger in about 30 minutes. Thanks for al ... Read more l your help in part look up.
They were nicely done and easy to follow as I took the unit apart and replaced the auger in about 30 minutes. Thanks for al ... Read more l your help in part look up.
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Watched video on flapper assembly replacement looked real ready. Video failed to mention ice dispenser trim was glued in place . Had to buy real small paint scrapper that would fit in dispenser outlet to free inside edge of trim piece. Once I got it all loose job went very easy.
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Dennis from Rogers, AR
- Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
Use small putty knife to cut internal sealant on ice maker door trim piece. Then you can easily remove it.
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Remove front cover
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Philip from S BURLINGTON, VT
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
Remove front cover did not remove wires remove ice and water unit took off flapper put new one on 5 minutes back together
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Warm air enters ice dispenser on door
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J Stephen from BETHESDA, MD
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
Replaced flapper. Followed the video. The lamp caused the removable plastic bracket (which supports the control panel and the ice chute) to fuse with the plastic frame in the door. Eventually broke the fused plastic, removed the bracket, and filed the rough broken plastic before reassembly.
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Had a 'ticking' sound
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John from PARKVILLE, MO
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Socket set
Separately (from a different site) purchased new compressor fan and motor. I purchased the grommets here because the other site listed the grommets as temporarily out of stock. I did watch one of the videos on PartSelect about the grommet replacement. Repair was pretty simple, biggest challenge was getting to the screw on the far side o
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f the motor. Removed the two screws holding the fan motor into place. Removed motor and blade. Reinstalled with new fan blade, new grommet and new motor.
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door not closing properly
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Jon from Cordova, TN
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
I removed the top hinge by removing three screws, I then lifted the door off the bottem hinge and set it aside. I then removed the two screws holding the bottom hinge,removed it and installed the new part. I removed the broken part from the door by removing one screw-installed the new part and set the door in place and reinstalled the t
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op hinge. The door is now properly aligned and working like new. I spent as much time writing this as I did on the repair
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icemaker quit working when we moved
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Regina from Taylorsville, KY
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
My husband took out the old icemaker in about 5 minutes. The new icemaker was a perfect fit even though the refrigerator was >10yrs old. The only difficult part was the plug extension that was needed so that it would fit into an older appliance. The part was included, it just made the cord about 3 inches longer than it needed to. After wo
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rking with it for about 20 minutes we were able to fit it on the back side of the icemaker. Now it works great!!
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