Kenmore Top-Mount Refrigerator Use & Care Manual page 8

Freezer Door
1. Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts
together. See Graphic 2.
2. Remove door hinge hole plug. Move to opposite side as
shown in Graphic 3.
3. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side
of freezer door as shown in Graphic 4.
4. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as
shown in Graphic 5.
5. Position freezer handle on opposite side of freezer door.
Assemble handles on door as shown in Graphic 2.
6. Tighten all screws. Set aside door until hinges and
refrigerator compartment door are in place.
Refrigerator Door
1. Remove refrigerator handle bottom trim. For Style 1, remove
screw from bottom of door and slide trim down as shown in
Graphic 6-1. For Style 2, slide trim down as shown in
Graphic 6-2.
2. Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep all
parts together. See Graphic 6-3.
3. Remove door hinge hole plug from refrigerator door. Move to
opposite side hinge hole as shown in Graphic 3.
4. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side
of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 4.
5. Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side
of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 7.
6. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door
as shown in Graphic 5.
7. Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the
refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 6-3. Drive top two
screws in handle first. Align lower portion of handle and drive
bottom screw.
8. Align refrigerator handle bottom trim. For Style 1, slide trim
into place and attach bottom screw. See Graphic 6-1. For
Style 2, slide trim into place. See Graphic 6-2.
9. Tighten all screws. Set aside refrigerator door until bottom
hinge is installed on product.
Contour Doors
Round-Head Door Handle Door Hinge
Handle Screw Screw Hole Plug Hole Plug
Cabinet
1. Remove %6" hex-head hinge screws from handle side and
move them to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.
2. Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and
move them to opposite side hinge holes as shown in
Graphic 1-2.
Doors
1. Remove door hinge hole plug from top of freezer door. Move
to opposite side as shown in Graphic 2.
2. Remove door stop from both the freezer and refrigerator
doors and move to the other side. See Graphic 3.
Replace Doors and Hinges
NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten
screws. See Bottom Hinge graphic. Replace the refrigerator
door.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the doors in place while you are working.
2. Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and tighten
all screws. See Center Hinge graphic. Replace the freezer
door.
3. Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic. Do not tighten screws completely.
4. Line up the doors so that the bottom of the freezer door
aligns evenly with the top of the refrigerator door. Tighten all
screws.
Final Steps
Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are
in place. Reinstall top hinge cover. See Top Hinge graphic.
NOTE: On the left-hand side of the base grille there is a
removable tab which is a bottom hinge hole plug. Break off
the tab from the base grille and insert the bottom hinge hole
plug into the bottom hinge holes. See Base Grille graphic.
2. Replace the base grille. See Base Grille graphic.
3. Plug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
4. Return all removable door parts to doors and food to
refrigerator.