Disassembly; Door - LG LFC21760ST Service Manual

3. DISASSEMBLY

3-1 DOOR

G Refrigerator door
1. Remove the top hinge cover and disconnect the wire
harness.
2. Remove the ground screw.
3. Rotate the lever hinge and lift off hinge.
4. Lift off the refrigerator door.
5. Replace in the reverse order.
G Door gasket removal
1. Remove door frame cover
Starting at top of cover and working down, snap cover
out and away from door.
Frame Cover
2. Remove gasket bracket clips
There are two clips on each door. Start bracket removal
near one of the middle clips.
1) Pull gasket back to expose gasket bracket clip and
door frame.
2) Insert a flat tip screwdriver into seam between gasket
bracket and door frame and pry back until clips snaps
out.
3) Continue prying back along seam until all clips snap
out.
HINGE COVER
HINGE
Figure 1
Handle
Figure 2
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Door
Frame
Flat Tip
Screwdriver
3. Remove gasket
Pull gasket free from gasket channel on the three
remaining sides of door.
G Door gasket replacement
1. Insert gasket bracket clips
1) Insert gasket bracket edge beneath door frame edge.
2) Turn upper gasket bracket spring so that both spring
ends are in the door channel.
3) Push in clip until you hear it snap securely into place.
Gasket
Bracket Clip
Spring
Door
Frame
Correct
4) Push in remaining two clips until you hear each snap
securely into place.
Note: Make sure that no part of gasket bracket edge
protrudes from beneath door frame edge.
Gasket
Bracket Clip
Gasket
Bracket
Figure 3
Figure 4
Incorrect
Figure 5