Amana ATX 518 VW Service Manual page 7

Owner's Manual
A. End cap
C. End Caps
Handle removal
• Remove end cap from top of freezer handle using
a screwdriver with the blade covered with masking
tape. Remove one top and two bottom mounting
screws.
2. Remove top hinge cover. Top hinge cover snaps
off. Remove top hinge and shim using hex nut
driver.
3. Lift freezer door off center hinge.
4. Lift door closure off center hinge pin. Remove
center hinge pin with hex nut driver.
5. Remove refrigerator door by lifting off bottom hinge.
6. Remove center hinge bracket and shim using
Phillips screwdriver.
7. Remove toe grille and bottom hinge cover. Both
snap off.
8. Remove bottom hinge and shim using hex nut
driver.
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B
or
C
B. Handle screws
J
I
F
H
G
A. 5/16" screws
C. 5/16" hex nut
E. Center hinge bracket
G. 3/8" screws
I. Center hinge
Hinges
9. Reverse doors by performing the following steps:
• Replace bottom hinge and shim on opposite side
of cabinet.
• Remove button plugs from center mullion. Place
button plugs in holes left when center hinge
bracket was removed. Rotate center hinge
bracket 180° and install center hinge bracket on
opposite side of cabinet with hinge screws. Reuse
plastic hinge pin washers.
• Remove door stop from refrigerator and freezer
doors with a Phillips screwdriver. Install door stop
on opposite side of door.
A. Door stop
Door stop
• Place refrigerator door on bottom hinge. Install
center hinge pin in center hinge bracket. Place
door closure on center hinge pin.
• Remove button plugs from top of refrigerator
cabinet. Replace button plugs in holes left when
top hinge was removed. Remove hinge hole cover
from freezer door. Replace on opposite side of
freezer door.
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B
D
C
E
B. Door closure
D. Center hinge pin
F. Phillips screws
H. Bottom hinge
J. Top hinge
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