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Your refrigerator may have been built with the doors hinged to the right or hinged to the
left. Refer to the following instructions for door reversal.
Phillips screwdriver
5/16'r Socket and ratchet
Putty knife
End wrench (5/16")
T25 Socket wrench
1. Turn the fresh food control to OFF, unplug the refrigerator end remove all food from
the interior.
2. Remove the handles from the doors and set aside. The bottom mounting screw on
the lower door handle is covered with a cap. Carefullypry it out to expose the screw.
The cap should be saved for reassembly after the handle is remounted. On the side
(front) ofthe lower doorthat you are going to installthe handle,removethe smallround
screwhole plug with puttyknife and press it intothecorresponding holeon the opposite
side of the door.
3. Using a 5/16" socket and ratchet or end wrench, remove the screws from the upper
hinge. Carefully lift the door (including the upper hinge) off of the center hinge and
place iton a padded surface to prevent scratching. Avoid losing the spacer that was
between the hinge and the cabinet top.
4. Using a putty knife, pry the plug button cover from the plastic bushing at the top of
the door. Save the cover for future use.
5. Lift the upper hinge and the spacer washers from the door and install them at the
opposite corner.
6. Position the plug button cover, saved from step 4, over the old hinge bushing and
press it into place.
7. Pry out the 3 plastic plug buttons from the cabinet top and press them into the
opposite corner.
8. Unscrew the hinge pin out of the center hinge on the top of the lower door. Carefully
lift the lower door off the lower hinge and place it on a padded surface. If the metal
hinge pin pulls out of the lower hinge when the door is removed, pull it out of the door
bottom and press it back into the hinge.
9. With the T25 socket wrench and 5/16" socket and ratchet, remove the screws from
the center hinge and spacer from the cabinet. Transfer the two screws from the left
end of the divider bar to the right end. Installthe center hinge and spacer on the left
end of the divider bar the same way it was installed on the right end. Tighten both
screws until they are just snug, then turn them one-half turn more.
10. Pry the plug cover from the plastic bushing at the top of the lower door and press
into the plastic bushing on the opposite side of the door.
11. Remove the base grille by grasping at both ends and pulling it straight out.
12. Remove the hinge cover by squeezing both sides together.
13. Use a 5/16" socket and ratchet to remove the two screws from the bottom hinge.
Save the spacer.
14. Pull the metal hinge pin from the side of the lower hinge and place it, including the
spacer washer, into the top hole.
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