Adjust Door(S) - KitchenAid kblc36fts Installation Manual

4. Reinstall the trims and corner caps.
5. Remove the film from the screw covers. Snap the screw
covers into the handle trim section.
Top Grille Panel
1. Grasp both ends of the top grille.
2. Push straight up; then pull straight out. Place the top grille
panel-side down on a soft working surface.
B
A. Top grille
B. Cabinet side trims
3. Remove one end cap by loosening the nuts and sliding the
end cap off.
A. Bottom rail
B. Nuts
4. Slide the custom panel into the top grille channel and reattach
the end cap.
A. Custom panel
A B
C. End cap
D. Top rail
5. Replace the top grille in the cabinet side trims and pull the
panel down slightly to lock it into place.
B
A. Top grille
B. Cabinet side trims

Adjust Door(s)

Door Alignment (36" [91.4 cm] Models)
1. Loosen, but do not remove, the four Torx
mounting screws and the two ¹⁄₄" hex-head mounting screws
in the top hinge.
2. Adjust the top hinge of the door to align it.
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3. Tighten the Torx 27 flat-head mounting screws to a torque of
approximately 100 inch-pounds (11.3 Nm).
4. Tighten the ¹⁄₄" hex-head screws.
B
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A. Torx 27 flat-head mounting screws
B. ¹⁄₄
"
hex-head mounting screws
Door Height Adjustment (42" [106.7 cm] Models)
Use the following steps to adjust the door height, up or down,
after the refrigerator has been leveled.
NOTE: Adjust the right door to the position of the left door first. If
it is necessary to adjust the left door, you must make sure that the
hinged center rail located on the left-hand door does not drag
when closing the door.
1. Open the freezer drawer. Remove the locking plate screw from
the bottom side of the refrigerator door hinge using a
¹⁄₄" open-end wrench.
A B C
A. Bushing
B. Locking plate
C. Locking plate screw
A B
®† 27 flat-head
A
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