Kenmore 106.5942 series Use & Care Manual page 9

Remove the Handles (optional)
1. Apply firm pressure with your hand on the face of trim. Slide
top trim up and bottom trim down away from handle. Lift
trim pieces off shoulder screws. See Graphic 1.
2. Remove handle screws and handles. See Graphic 1.
3. Move refrigerator into place. Replace handles as shown. See
Graphic 1.
Remove the Doors
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
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3°
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5°
6.
Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
Open both refrigerator doors. Remove the base grille. Place
hands along the ends of the grille. Push in on the top of the
base grille and pull up on the bottom. See Graphic 2.
Close both doors and keep them closed until you are ready
to lift them free from the cabinet.
If you have a dispenser (ice or water), disconnect the water
dispenser tubing located behind the base grille on the
freezer door side. The dispenser tubing runs through the
door hinge, and must be disconnected in order to remove
the door. See Graphic 3.
• Press the red outer ring against the face of the fitting
and pull the dispenser tubing free.
• On some models, remove the tubing from hose clip.
Remove the top left hinge cover and screws as shown. See
Graphic 4. Do not remove screw A.
Disconnect wiring:
• Disconnect wiring plug.
• Remove green ground wire screw to disconnect ground
wires.
A
A. Do not remove screw A.
B. Ground wires
C. Green ground wire
screw
D. Wiring p/ug
C
D
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7. Lift freezer door straight up and off of the bottom hinge.
See Graphic 5. The water dispenser tubing remains
attached to the freezer door and pulls through the bottom
left hinge. Be sure to avoid damaging the dispenser tubing.
8° Remove the top right hinge cover and screws as shown. See
Graphic 6. Do not remove screw A.
9° Lift the refrigerator door straight up and off of the bottom
hinge.
10° It may not be necessary to remove the bottom hinge to
move the refrigerator through a doorway. Both bottom
hinges have similar construction.
• Remove the hinges as shown. See Graphic 7. Do not
remove screw A.
Replace the Doors and Hinges
1°
2.
Replace both bottom hinges, if removed. Tighten screws.
Feed the dispenser tubing through the bottom left hinge
before replacing the freezer door on the hinge. Assistance
may be needed.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the
top hinges are being replaced. Do not depend on the door
magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working.
3. Reconnect water dispenser tubing by pushing tubing into
fitting until it stops and the red outer ring touches face of
fitting. See Graphic 3. On some models, replace tubing in
hose clip.
4° Align and replace the top left hinge as shown. See
Graphic 4. Tighten screws.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Reconnect both ground wires.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
5°
• Reconnect both ground wires.
• Reconnect wiring plug.
A
B
A. Do not remove screw A.
B. Ground wires
C. Green ground wire screw
D. Wiring p/ug
Replace left hinge cover and screws.
C
D
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