Disassembly Procedures; Refrigerator Compartment; Light Switch; Cold Control,Defrost Timer, Damper Control Assembly (Some Models) - Maytag ACD2234HR*ACD2238HT Series Service

Disassembly Procedures

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect electrical power source to unit, unless test
procedures require power to be connected. Discharge capacitor through a resistor before attempting to service.
Ensure all ground wires are connected before certifying unit as repaired and/or operational.

Refrigerator Compartment

Light Switch

Use a taped putty knife to carefully pry light switch out
of liner. When light switch is free of compartment
liner, remove wires from light switch. Remove light
switch from unit.
Cold Control, Defrost Timer, Damper Control
Assembly (some models)
1. Remove cold control and fresh food control knobs.
2. Remove screw just between knobs and on right side
of control cover.
3. Remove cover by pulling cover to the right and
forward off tabs.
4. Disconnect wiring harness from cabinet.
5. Remove screws from side holding complete
assembly to center bulkhead.
6. Release front tab by depressing rearward on tab.
7. Pull complete assembly carefully to your right and out
from center bulkhead.
8. Carefully pull cold control capillary out of center
bulkhead sleeve.
9. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
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Freezer Cold Control (some models)

1. See disassembly instructions for removal of cold
control, defrost timer, damper control assembly.
2. With assembly out disconnect wires and ground to
cold control.
3. Carefully detach capillary tube from assembly holder.
4. Depress tab at bottom of cold contol to relase control
from assembly.
5. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
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Mid Level Electronic Control (some models)

1. Remove hex head screws holding control to cabinet.
2. Unplug connectors from cabinet harness and remove
control assembly.
3. Remove cover of board by squeezing tabs on cover to
release cover fom assembly to expose Electronic
Control.
4. Unplug wires from Electronic Control board and unclip
from Control Assembly.
Mid Level Electronic Control

Defrost Timer (some models)

1. Remove cold control and fresh food control knobs.
2. Remove screw right side of control cover.
3. Remove cover by pulling cover to the right and forward
off liner.
4. Release tabs holding defrost timer to assembly.
5. Remove timer by lifting off of assembly.
6. Disconnect harness from defrost timer.
7. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
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