TS518SW (P1183701W) Amana Refrigerator - Instructions

Installed missing spacer

Removed old handle. Cleaned area. Installed new handle. Remember to save small cover at bottom of old handle.

use kitchen knife to pry out. replaced switch assemble and pressed back into place. Could not have done this with out help from previous customers. Thanks

Super easy to repair. Just placed the glass back on shelves. Perfect fit!

Removed a small cover plug on the lower portion of the handle, removed three screws. Took off old handle, positioned the new one, replaced the screws and cover plug and that was it! Wouldn't have taken even 15 minutes if I hadn't dropped a screw and had to search for it - lol.

First I removed the old handle by removing the 3 screws holding it in place. There are 2 on the top and 1 at the side of the door. When I began to put the new handle on it became apparent that the metal frame inside the handle was not aligned perfectly with the old screw holes. The plastic is not even with the door horizontally on the top, but it fits otherwise. Be careful not to over tighten the screws when installing. Pretty easy overall.

Trial and error. IT would have been nice to have instructions with the part. Tried to install the gasket withour completely removing the frame. Wasn't happening. Finally removed the frame and repair went fairly well.

First, I removed everything from the door shelves. Next, I loosened the screws around the door, under the seals, pulled the seals out and slid the new ones into place. It couldn't have been easier. There is no need to remove the door liner. It's like having a new refrigerator.


I was surprised, when my parts arrived 3 days after I ordered them. The cost was less than half, compared to our local parts house.

did not remove the doors. did freezer first ,removed inner door planel install gasget on panel and reinstalled. the aloney problem i had was trying to resape the door gasget on the big door. which is still a little out of shape hopeing it will fall in line over time.

1) I took everything off the door.
2) I removed the door from the bottom because it was easiest doing it from the bottom
3) I layed the door on the table and proceeded to unscrew the panel that holds things
4) I removed the panel and the old gasket
5) I cleaned all around where the gasket was screwed to the door and we cleaned the panel and we cleaned the refrigerator where the seal touches the door.
6) I made sure it was all dry and I fitted the new gasket on the door and put the panel making sure it fit around the panel
7) I began replacing the screws starting at the second screw from the corner and I did all 4 corners then I proceeded to screw the screws further into the corner and finally screwed all the rest of the screws.
8) put the door back on the refrigerator.
Now be patient because at first when closing the door there are sections that you have to push on to make it seal and this can happens for about a week. But finally it seals.

I did not remove the door from the fridge deciding to replace the gasket while the door was still attached. Next time I will follow their suggestion to remove the door and lay it down. I didn't realize that when you take the screws out (And there are A LOT of screws!) the whole panel comes off the door. It also took a long time to clean the door and panel with years of dirt/mildew to deal with. I had a hard time trying to get the kinks out with a hair dryer, didn't seem to work. Putting the new one on and screwing it back in place was pretty easy (would have been easier if it was laying flat). There are a couple of places where the seal is not perfect because of the kinks, but not going to worry about that.

removed upper freezer door, then removed refrig door,laid door on 2 saw horses, removed screws holding old gasket on,removed old gasket, installed new gasket as instructed by the on-line video,used an electric hair dryer to soften up gasket and work out the kinks,remounted he doors and i was done. door is back to sealing properly. the on-line video was very helpful

I ordered the post, pulled it out of the box, pulled off the glass, pulled out the drawers. I looked at where the post looked like it shoul go and put it in. put the drawers in, glass on. It took me about 5 minutes and everything is perfect.

The old piece had broken off, so no removal of the old part was necessary.

New post snapped right into place, no tools required.

Total time for repair was less than two minutes.

It was very simple. Pulled the little cover off of the bottom screw and removed it along with the 2 top screws. Then just do the reverse to install the new handle.