Moisture Control Heater Switch; Refrigerator Light Switch; Center Mullion; Light Lens And Light Bulbs - Amana ATX 518 VW Service Manual

Disassembly
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect electrical power source to unit, unless test
procedures require power to be connected. Discharge capacitor through a 10,000 ohm resistor before attempting
to service. Ensure all earthing wires are connected before certifying unit as repaired and/or operational.

Moisture Control Heater Switch

1. After removing control housing, remove plastic
cover over switch.
2. Unclip switch from between posts and remove
wiring.

Refrigerator Light Switch

After removing control housing, snap switch out of
hole in control housing and remove wiring.

Center Mullion

1. Remove doors and center hinge.
2. Remove phillips screw in ceiling of refrigerator
compartment which secures center mullion.
3. Press one side of mullion and slide until opposite
side of mullion clears cabinet flange.
4. Remove mullion.

Light Lens and Light Bulbs

!
CAUTION
To avoid risk of burns, be sure bulb is cool before
removing.
1. Remove mounting bolt at rear of lens.
2. Unclip tabs at sides of lens.
NOTE: Bulbs are standard base screw in type 40-watt
appliance bulbs.

Refrigerator Light Socket

1. Remove lens.
2. Remove wiring to socket.
3. Socket snaps out of shield by pressing on two tabs
on top and bottom of socket.

Freezer Wire Shelf and Shelf Retainers

1. Maneuver shelf around retainers and pull wire
shelves out from retainers.
2. Pull baskets out of retainers.

Freezer Basket Slide Retainer

Remove two mounting screws and remove retainer.

Freezer Light Reflector and Socket

1. Remove lens.
2. Remove three screws holding light reflector at
front.
3. Slide reflector toward front until rear of reflector is
free of freezer liner. Remove wiring leads.
4. Socket snaps out of reflector shield by pressing
two tabs on top and bottom of socket.
!
WARNING

Evaporator

Freezer Back Panels (Top and Bottom)

1. Remove freezer shelves, icemaker fill tube/
electrical cover.
2. Remove hex head mounting screws on freezer
ceiling air duct.
3. Pull duct down being careful not to break five clips
which push into ceiling at front of duct.
4. Disconnect electrical wire to light switch and light
socket and remove duct.
5. Remove hex head screws mounting freezer back
panels; disconnect ice maker wire connector and
remove back panels.

Drain Block

1. Remove center mullion.
2. Remove four screws securing support bar and
remove bar.
3. Remove both top and bottom freezer back panels.
4. Remove shroud plate.
5. Disconnect drain block harness wire connector
and remove drain tube heat sink.
6. Pull center insert section out.

Defrost Thermostat

1. Remove rear freezer panels.
2. Unclip thermostat from outlet tube on evaporator
coil.
3. Disconnect leads. (Using a Molex pin extractor
[11-03-0006] remove blue pin from connector
block of liner harness.)
4. Slide clamp from around evaporator tubing and
remove thermostat.
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