Adjust The Doors - KitchenAid REFRIGERATOR Use & Care Manual

Remove the Doors
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Open both refrigerator doors. Remove the base grille by
pulling up on the bottom outside corners. See Graphic 1.
3. Close both doors and keep them closed until you are ready to
lift them free from the cabinet.
4. If you have a dispenser (ice or water), disconnect the water
dispenser tubing located behind the base grille on the freezer
door side. See Graphic 2.
Press the red outer ring against the face of fitting and pull
the dispenser tubing free.
On some models, remove tubing from hose clip.
5. Remove top left hinge screw and cover as shown in
Graphic 3.
6. Disconnect wiring plug and both ground wires from the
ground wire screw (on some models) as shown in Graphic 3.
7. Remove remaining left hinge screws and hinge as shown in
Graphic 3. Do not remove screw A.
8. Carefully lift freezer door straight up off bottom hinge. See
Graphic 4. The water dispenser tubing remains attached to
the freezer door and pulls through the bottom left hinge.
Make sure you protect the dispenser tubing from damage.
9. Remove top right hinge cover and screws as shown in
Graphic 5. Do not remove screw A.
10. Lift the refrigerator door straight up off bottom hinge.
11. It may not be necessary to remove the bottom hinge to move
the refrigerator through a doorway. Both bottom hinges have
similar construction.
Disassemble the hinges as shown in Graphic 6.
Do not remove screw A.
Replace the Doors and Hinges
1. Replace both bottom hinges, if removed. Tighten screws.
2. Assistance may be needed to feed the water dispenser
tubing through the bottom hinge while reinstalling the freezer
door. Carefully feed the dispenser tubing through the bottom
left hinge before replacing the door on the hinge.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the top
hinges are being replaced. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the doors in place while you are working.
3. Reconnect water dispenser tubing by pushing tubing into
fitting until it stops and black mark touches the face of the red
outer ring. See Graphic 2. On some models, replace tubing in
hose clip.
4. Align and replace the top left hinge as shown in Graphic 3.
Tighten screws.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Reconnect both ground wires.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
Style 1
Reconnect both ground wires.
Reconnect wiring plug.
A
B
A. Do not remove screw A
B. Ground wires
C. Green ground wire screw
D. Wiring plug
Style 2
Reconnect wiring plug.
5. Replace left hinge cover and screws.
6. Replace the refrigerator door by carefully lifting the door onto
the bottom right hinge.
7. Align and replace the top right hinge as shown in Graphic 5.
Tighten screws.
8. Replace hinge cover and screws. Tighten screws.
9. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.

Adjust the Doors

Your refrigerator has two front adjustable rollers — one on the
right and one on the left. If your refrigerator seems unsteady or if
you want the doors to close more easily, adjust the refrigerator's
tilt using the instructions below:
1. Move the refrigerator into its final position.
2. The two leveling screws are part of the front roller assemblies
which are at the base of the refrigerator on either side. See
Graphic 7.
3. Use a hex-head socket wrench to adjust the leveling screws.
Turn the leveling screw to the right to raise that side of the
refrigerator or turn the leveling screw to the left to lower that
side. It may take several turns of the leveling screws to adjust
the tilt of the refrigerator. See Graphic 7.
NOTE: Having someone push against the top of the
refrigerator takes some weight off the leveling screws and
rollers. This makes it easier to adjust the screws.
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