Whirlpool R-92 Manual page 11

Drive Shaft / Coupling
The drive shaft / coupling connects the motor
to the ice container auger. The coupling at the
top of the motor drive shaft is spring-loaded to
allow replacing the ice container without hav-
ing to orient its coupling with the motor drive
shaft coupling. If the two couplings do not en-
Spring-Loaded Pin
Top of Original Design
Hex Drive Shaft
Original Hex Drive
Shaft Coupling
Spring
Top of Newly Designed
Hex Drive Shaft
Newly Designed
Hex Drive Shaft
Coupling Skirt
gage when the container is placed on the door,
the motor drive shaft coupling will be de-
pressed. The next time ice is dispensed, the
motor drive shaft coupling will spring up, and
engage the ice container coupling.
The original designed units use a pin that rests
on a spring, located inside the drive shaft. The
newly designed units have only the spring,
which rests in a shallower opening at the top
of the drive shaft, and eliminates the need for
the pin.
On newly designed models, the hex drive shaft
coupling has a skirt around it to prevent any
pieces of a damaged coupling from falling down
the chute.
Hex Drive Shaft
2-5
Motor