Reversing The Door Swing - GE TBG16NACBRWW Use And Care & Installation Manual

These instructions are for changing the hinges from
the right side to the left side.
If you ever want to change the hinges back to the right
side, follow these same instructions (merely reverse all
references to left and right).
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Read these instructions all the way through
before starting.
• Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical
outlet.
• Empty all door shelves, including the dairy
compartment.
• Provide a non-scratching work surface for
the doors.
ONCE YOU BEGIN
• Handle parts carefully to avoid scratching paint.
• Set screws down by their related parts to avoid
using them in the wrong places.
• When reinstalling door hinges, be sure to use
the same number of shims and washers as were
originally used.
• IMPORTANT: Once you begin, do not
move the cabinet until the door-swing reversal
is completed.
TOOLS REQUIRED
• 5/16² hex-head socket screwdriver
• Putty knife or thin-blade screwdriver
• T20 or T25 Torxdriver
• Phillips screwdriver
• Masking tape

REVERSING THE DOOR SWING

• 5/16²
open-end wrench
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REMOVE THE FROZEN FOOD STORAGE
COMPARTMENT DOOR.
a. Tape the door shut with
masking tape.
b. Use a 5/16² hex-head
socket screwdriver to
remove the screws that hold
the top hinge to the cabinet.
c. Lift the hinge (and shim
glued to it) straight up to free
the hinge pin from the socket
in the top of the door and set
it aside, along with its screws.
d. Remove tape, tilt the door
away from the cabinet, and
carefully lift the door to free its bottom socket
from the hinge pin on the center hinge bracket.
e. Set the door on a non-scratching surface with
the outside up.
f. Using a Torxdriver, transfer the two screws
from the opposite side of the cabinet to the screw
holes vacated by the top hinge removal.
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REMOVE THE FRESH FOOD DOOR.
a. Tape the door shut
with masking tape.
b. Use a 5/16² hex-head
socket screwdriver and 5/16²
open-end wrench to remove
the two screws holding the
center hinge (and shim glued
to it) to the cabinet. Lift the
center hinge to free its pin
from the socket in the top of
the door, and set hinge and
screws aside.
c. Remove tape, tilt door away from cabinet,
and lift it from the pin in the bottom hinge
bracket. (If the plastic washer sticks to the door
bottom, put it back on the hinge.)
d. Set door outside-up on a non-scratching surface.
e. Using a Torxdriver, transfer the two screws from
the opposite side of the cabinet to the screw holes
vacated by the center hinge removal.
f. Take one of the screws removed in step (b)
and start it in the outermost screw hole on the
opposite side. Do not drive it all the way down—
leave enough space under the screw head for
thickness of shim and bracket.
Top
hinge
Center hinge
bracket
Hinge
pin
Plastic washer
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