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Removing the Control Box
The Control box is attached to the bottom of the divider wall separating the freezer and refrigerator
compartments. The control box contains the defrost timer and the operating thermostat.
1. Open the refrigerator door and slide the top shelf out.
2. Remove the hex-head screw for the front of the control box. (Fig. 47)
3. Lower the front of the control box slightly and pull it forward to release the slots in back from
the two tabs in the top of the refrigerator compartment liner.
4. Carefully lift the thermostat sensor tube from the hooks in the warm air return.
5. Slide a screwdriver blade under the front skirt of the top connector to unlock the tab and
disconnect the control box plug from the wiring harness connector.
WIRING HARNESS
CONNECTOR
PINS
SENSOR TUBE
CLIP
Servicing the Defrost Timer
The defrost timer is held inside the control box by three clips. The thermostat sensor tube rests in a
slot at the back of the control box and must be removed from the slot and positioned out of the way
when the defrost timer is removed.
1. Unclip the sensor tube from the groove
at the back of the control box and position
it out of the way.
2. Press out on the two indicated clips (Fig. 49)
and remove the defrost timer.
3. Disconnect the wiring harness plug from the
defrost timer terminals.
NEW DESIGN
CONTROL BOX PLUG
CONTROL BOX
HEX-HEAD
SCREW
Fig. 47
LIGHT
SOCKET
DEFROST
TIMER
SENSOR
TUBE
UNSNAP SENSOR TUBE FROM SLOT
AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY
40
LIGHT
SWITCH
PLUG
THERMOSTAT
KNOB
CONTROL
BOX
Fig. 48
PRESS
OUT THIS
CLIP
CONNECTOR
PRESS
OUT THIS
CLIP
Fig. 49
14 cu. ft. Top-Mount
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