GE 14 Use And Care Manual With Installation Instructions page 13

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
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.
down by their related parts to avoid
Set screws
using them in the wrong places.
reinstalling door hinges, be sure to use
When
the same number of shims and washers as were
originally used.
move the cabinet until the door-swing reversal
is completed.
TOOLS REQUIRED
Putty knife or thin-blade screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
Masking tape
5/16"
open-end wrench
REMOVE THE FREEZER DOOR.
a.
Tape the door shut
with masking tape.
b.
Use a 5/16" 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.
REMOVE THE FRESH FOOD DOOR.
a.
Tape the door shut with
masking tape.
a 5/16" hex-head
b. Use
socket screwdriver and 5/16"
open-end wrench to remove
the two screws holding the
I center hinge (and shim glued
to it) to the cabinet. Lift the
center hinge to free its pin "" Pistic Washer
from the socket in the top of
the door, and set hinge and
I
screws aside.
c. Remove tape, tilt door away from cabinet,
and lift it from the pin in the bottom hinge
I
bracket. (If the plastic washer sticks to the door
bottom, put it back on the hinge.)
Set door outside-upon a non-scratching surface.
d.
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.
Take one of the screws removed in step (b)
f.
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
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