Removing The Doors And Hinges; Replacing The Doors - Kenmore 596.53462302 Use & Care Manual

Installing your refrigerator,
Removing the doors
and hinges
Some installations require door removal
to get refrigerator to final location.
WARNING
To avoid severe personal injury or
death, observe the following:
• Disconnect power to refrigerator
before removing doors. Connect
power only after replacing doors.
• Green ground wire must be
attached to top hinge while
performing door removal and
replacement.
• Tape decorative panels (select
models) securely into place before
removing door handles.
CAUTION
To avoid property damage, observe
the following:
➢ Protect soft vinyl or other flooring
with cardboard, rugs or other
protective material, prior to moving
refrigerator.
➢ To avoid damage or breakage to
adjusting bolt, do not use power
tools to correct leveling.
➢ DO NOT adjust refrigerator to be
any shorter than 68
hinge and cap). Doing so may
damage underside components.
8
1. Remove toe grille and bottom hinge
covers.
➢ Open both doors 180 degrees, or
as wide as possible to remove.
2. While pinching white collar (A) to the
blue connector (B), pull water line
from connector.
IMPORTANT: When reconnecting water
line, cut off tubing at first available
scored line before inserting into
connector collar.
3. Remove top hinge cover by removing
Phillips screw.
1 " tall (minus
⁄
2
4. Close doors.
5. Unscrew
top hinges.
• DO NOT remove either green
ground wire or wire connecting
center screw.
cont.
A
B
5 " hex head screws from
⁄
16
6. Detach main wire connector harness
and red wire harness.
➢ To detach main wire harness, use
a flat blade screwdriver or finger-
nail to press junction point
between two connectors to
release.
➢ To detach red wire harness, press
tab on underside of connector to
release.
7. Remove top hinges along with doors.
8. Remove bottom hinges with a
head driver.

Replacing the doors

➢ To replace the doors, follow the steps
in Removing the Doors and Hinges
in reverse order.
IMPORTANT: When reconnecting water
line, cut off tubing at first available
scored line before inserting into
connector collar.
3 " hex
⁄
8