Kenmore 253.6000 Series Use & Care Manual page 10

First Steps
Tools Necessary:
Phillips
TM
Head
or
3/8" (10mm)
Fixed
Wrench
Door removal and reversal
instructions:
1. Remove toe grille.
2. Remove top hinge cover. Trace around
the hinge with a soft lead pencil. This
makes reinstallation easier. Remove
top hinge and lift door off center
hinge pin. Set door, hinge and hinge
screws aside for later reinstallation.
3. Unscrew center hinge pin using
adjustable wrench and save for
reassembly. Ensure plastic washer
stays on hinge pin.
4. Lift refrigerator door off of bottom
hinge and set aside.
5. Remove center hinge and shim by
removing inside screw and loosening two
outside screws enough to allow hinge
and shim to slide out. Reinsert inside
screw and tighten all three screws.
6. On opposite side of refrigerator,
loosen the two outside screws and
Socket
Wrench Set
Top Hinge
Cover Front
Screw
Top
Hinge
Screw
Top
Hinge
Cover
Top
Hinge
or
Adjustable
Wrench
Top Hinge
Cover Rear
Screw
Bottom
Hinge
Screw
remove inside screw. Flip the center
hinge and shim over and slide under
outside screws. Insert inside screw
and tighten all three screws.
Hinge
Hole
Plug
7. Remove three screws from bottom
hinge with ⅜" socket wrench.
8. Install bottom hinge on opposite side with
the three screws removed in step 7 .
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NOTE
The direction in which
your refrigerator doors
open (door swing) can be
reversed, from left to right
or right to left, by moving
the door hinges from
one side to the other.
Reversing the door swing
should be performed by
a qualified person.
IMPORTANT
Before you begin, turn the
refrigerator temperature
control to "0" and
remove the electrical
power cord from the wall
outlet. Remove any food
from door shelves.
Door Door
Stop Stop
Screw
Washer
Shim
Hinge
Pin
Center
Hinge
Screws
Handle
Hole
Plug
Door Stop Door
Screw Stop
Washer
Hinge
Pin
Bottom
Hinge
Screws
Toe
Grille