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38231-5 General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions

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This part broke for whatever reason, I do not know.
I needed a pliers to extract the shelf reatainer from its place in the door of the fridge.

I found the part in the partSelect catalog, ordered it, opened the box, and snapped the replacement part into place. I then popped the Shelf retainer back into place where it belonged.

Piece of cake.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • John D from Chevy Chase, MD
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers
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Broken door shelf retainer
Just replace end cap and install. The beauty of this was the door was broken in the evening before July 4 when all retail had closed down early for the 4th weekend. I hit Part Select on the computer, scrolled down the partslist,looked at pictures and figured out from that the necessary piece I needed, hit the buy button and in less than 10 minutes had an order placed. July 7 UPS was at the door with the parts and my reefer was back in business. NO service call and no extra charges!!! Thank You, PartSelect!!!!
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Bill from Prescott, AZ
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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The plastic bracket that holds the lower shelf in the refrigerator door broke
The bracket arrived promptly after ordering by telephone and snapped into place easily.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Alan from La Jolla, CA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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all power to refrigerator quit
layed fridge face first on a chair removed cover with flat head screwdriver unplugged part replaced with new part replaced cover returned to upright and plugged in
Parts Used:
Compressor Start Relay
  • Paul from Irving, TX
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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Broken end cap
Just snapped in the replacement. 15 second repair. I was not completely sure that I had the right one ordered. There were two choices. I selected one and it worked fine.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Roger from Eldridge, IA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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light would not stay on
First I flipped breaker to off position for refigerator, Pulled down on socket and broke it free. Then took needle nose piars to pull wire and plug out from hole, so I could conect to new light socket then snaped it in place . Hardest part was getting wire and plug out of hole.
Parts Used:
Light Socket
  • Kenneth from Leavenworth, KS
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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needed new light socket
Pulled out old socket.pushed in new one.
Parts Used:
Light Socket
  • Charles from Williamsburg, VA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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The bottom part of fidge was warm with water droplets on the its ceiling.
Removed Ice shelf,
Remove rectangle cover by removing the two screws and lifting straight up.
Pulled fan off slowly.
Removed two hex screws holding motor bracket.
Remove cover.
Remove two hex screws holding remaining bracket from fridge.
Pull wire off motor noting where they were plugged in.
Pull apart brackets holding motor and remove motor noting how the motor and brackets fit together.
Reverse to install.
Parts Used:
Evaporator Motor Kit
  • Charles R from Renton, WA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Screw drivers
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bulb out
I ordered the part, within two days we had received it. My husband put the part in and I really don't know what he used doing so. All I know is that the light works now and we don't have to use the flashlight. Thanks a lot.
Parts Used:
Light Socket
  • Kenneth from Rowe, VA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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broken endcap
just pop it together
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • huey from covington, LA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Borken end caps on freezer door retainer
Took the broken ones off, placed the bar on the end caps and snapped them into the freezer door.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Gerald from Brunswick, OH
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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