Reversing Door Swing - Kenmore 3639738715 Owner's Manual

Reversing Door Swing
Your refrigerator has reversible doors so the door
opening can be changed to suit your particular
needs_ These instructions tell you how to change the
hinges from the right side to the left side, If you ever
want to change the hinges back to the right side,
follow those same instructions-merely reverse all
references to left and right,
• Read these instructions all the way through before
you start
• Handle parts carefully to avoid scratching paint.
- Set screws clown by their related parts to avoid
using them in the wrong places,_
• Provide a non-scratching work _urface for the doors
" CAUTION: Do not Jeteither door drop to the floor_
To do so could damage the door stop°
Tools required
• T20 or T25 Torxdriver
• 3/8" socket and ratchet
(a 6-point socket is recommended)
" Masking tape
• Phillips screwdriver
• Putty knife or thin-bladed screwdriver (end of
tool should be covered with tape to help prevent
scratching paint).
Removing the doors
Step 1--General
(a) Unplug refrigerator from its electrical outlet,
(b) Empty al! door shelves, including handi-bin and butler
bin,
Step 2--Removing the freezer door
(a) Tape door shut with
masking tape_
(b) With Phillips screwdriver,
remove hinge cover,_With
Torxdriver, remove 2 Torx
screws that hold the top
hinge to the cabinet,
(c) Lift hinge straight up to
free the hinge pin from the
socket in the lop of the door,
Hinge
cover
(d) Remove tape, tiff door away from cabinet and lift
it to free its bottom socket from the hinge pin on the
center hinge bracket
(e) Set door outside up on a non-scratching surface
Step 3-Removlng the fresh food door
{a) Tape door shut with
masking tape
(b) Remove the hinge pin
with a 3/8" socket and
ratchet,
(c) Remove tape and tilt
the door away from the
cabinet, Remove and
save the washer on the
hinge pim
(d) Lift the door straight
up to free its bottom
socket from the pin in
the bottom hinge bracket
Plastic W asher_
Hinge Pin _ _"
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Transferring the bottom hinge
(a) Remove the base
grille (see page 3)
Grasp it at the bottom
and pull it straight out.
(b) Using a Torxdriver,
remove the hinge and
plastic washer from the
bottom right side of the
cabineL
(c) Reinstall the hinge
and plastic washer to
the bottom left side of
the cabinet,
Plastlc
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