Whirlpool WQ9 E1L Use And Care Manual page 13

WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to lift the refrigerator door.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
Remove Refrigerator Doors
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
Remove Right-Hand Door
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Keep refrigerator doors closed until you are ready to lift them
free from the cabinet.
NOTE: Provide additional support for refrigerator door while the
hinges are being removed. Do not depend on the door gasket
magnets to hold the door in place while you are working.
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove cover from top hinge.
4. Using 5 mm socket wrench, remove four screws from top
hinge and set aside.
A. Top hinge cover screw
B. Top hinge cover
5. Lift refrigerator door from the middle hinge pin. The top hinge
will come away with the door.
A
B
C
D
C. 5 mm socket screws
D. Top hinge
Remove Left-Hand Door
IMPORTANT: The wiring for UI run through left-hand door hinge,
so they must be disconnected before removing the door.
1. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove cover from top hinge.
A
B
A. Top hinge cover screw
B. Top hinge cover
2. Disconnect two wiring plugs located on top of the door hinge.
Grasp each side of wiring plugs. With your left thumb,
■
press down to release the catch and pull the sections of
the plugs apart.
A
A. Wiring Plug
B. Ground (earth) connector
B
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