RF268ABBP (XAA-00) Samsung Refrigerator - Instructions

Unscrewed 1 screw, removed panel, disconnected old icemaker and removed it, Added new icemaker, reconnected, replaced panel, replaced screw, & reset new icemaker. Started making ice almost immediately. Threw out entire first load of ice. Working great since! I wasn’t sure if it was the icemaker or the water valve to it so had a guy come out ($50) who confirmed it was the icemaker. He wanted $550 to replace it (part/labor). We bought the part here at Part Select for $185 (part/tax/delivery) and saved $265 on a job that took less than 15 minutes.

Went on the Internet to find the installation instructions.

Once I understand how to remove the old part the rest was very easy .
Had ice in a couple of hours .

I am 70 and identified the problem and ordered the part. I watched a video lots of times that showed how to... slowing it down to catch details.
It is very easy... and the only problem was that when you are trying to get the assembly out you need a lot of hand strenght that I don't have.
My son easily wriggled and loosened it and out it came. Plug in the wires and pop the new unit in.
Two hours later I heard the delightful sound of ice dropping into the bucket and amazingly the bottom freezer started making ice too!
There is no mention that they are related but it did. We thought the freezer sensor had died but it all works!

You can do it! Best, pb

I watched several repair videos and decided I could do this because I have been doing mechanical work for over fifty years.The videos convinced me it needed replaced it is a 2009 model I bought new. I ordered the new part from parts select it came in 3 or 4 days.The hardest part was removing the freezer door and reinstalling when I was done.That wasn’t complicated just awkward.Removing the ice maker was simple and replacing it with the new one was easy.There was a protective plate on the front of the old one that wouldn’t fit on the new one.So I left it off.So far it has been working very well.

Took out Philip’s screw. Applied heat from hand hair dryer for one minute. Unplugged wire plug. Pushed ice maker lever to release and gently pulled forward.Removed old ice maker and replaced with a new maker.
Plugged in wire harness and replaced wire cover.

It was easy! I just used an alan wrench to losen the side bolt, then slid the handle into the new mounting screws that I had hand-screwed and then tightened it all up.