Removing The Doors - GE 14 Owner's Manual

Removing the doors.

Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Removing the Doors
Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical
1
outlet.
Empty all door shelves, including the dairy
2
compartment.
Remove the Freezer Door
Tape the door shut with masking tape.
1
With a 5/16 hex-head socket driver, remove
2
the screws that hold the top hinge to the
cabinet.
Lift the hinge (and the shim glued to it)
3
straight up to free the hinge pin from the
socket in the top of the door and set it aside,
along with its screws.
Remove the tape and tilt the door away from
4
the cabinet. Lift it off the bottom socket.
Set the door on a non-scratching surface with
5
the outside up.
Using a Torxdriver, transfer the 2 screws
6
from the opposite side of the cabinet to the
screw holes vacated by the top hinge removal.
Remove the Fresh Food Door
Tape the door shut with masking tape.
1
Using a 5/16 hex-head socket screwdriver
2
and a 5/16 open-end wrench, remove the
two screws holding the center hinge (and the
shim glued to it) to the cabinet. Lift the
center hinge to free its pin from the socket in
the top of the door, and set hinge and screws
aside.
Remove the tape and tilt the door away from the
3
cabinet. Lift the door from the pin in the bottom
hinge bracket. (If the plastic washer sticks to the
door bottom, put it back on the hinge.)
Set the door outside-up on a non-scratching
4
surface.
Using a Torxdriver, transfer the two screws from
5
the opposite side of the cabinet to the screw
holes vacated by the center hinge removal.
CAUTION: Do not let either door drop to the
floor. To do so could damage the door stop.
Top Hinge
Take one of the screws removed in step 2 and
6
start it in the outermost screw hole on the
opposite side. Do not drive it all the way down—
leave enough space under the screw head for
thickness of shim and bracket.
Center Hinge Bracket
Hinge Pin
Plastic Washer
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