Door Removal Instructions - Kenmore 253 Use & Care Manual

Door Removal Instructions

Before you start:
1 Make sure the electrical power cord is unplugged from the wall outlet.
2 Remove any food from the door shelves.
3 Close the doors.
To remove the hinge cover:
1 Remove the three screws from the cover over the top door hinges.
2 Pull the cover forward about a half inch and lift it off.
To remove the refrigerator door:
1 Trace lightly around the door's top hinge with a pencil. This makes reinstallation easier.
2 Remove the two screws from the top hinge. Lift the door off of the bottom hinge and set it
aside.
3 Remove the three bottom hinge screws and hinge, if necessary.
To remove the freezer door:
1 Detach the multi-wire cable connector located above the top hinge. Grasp both sides of
the connector firmly and pull apart.
2 Trace lightly around the door's top hinge with a pencil. This makes reinstallation easier.
3 Detach the water tube from the connector located below the
freezer door. The connector releases when you press its
outer sleeve inward.
4 Remove the screws from the top hinge and pull the multi-
wire cable through it.
5 Lift the door off of the bottom hinge. Lay the door on its side
to avoid damage to the water tube extending from the bottom
hinge. Remove the three bottom hinge screws and hinge, if
necessary.
To reinstall the refrigerator and freezer doors, reverse the
above steps.
TO DISCONNECT
1 Press outer sleeve
toward connector
2 Pull to remove tube
TO CONNECT
Insert tube and push until mark
touches face of connector
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