Disassembly Procedures; Refrigerator Compartment; Freezer Cold Control; Defrost Timer - Amana 24 Cu. Ft. Service Manual

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

Upper Light Sockets and Lens
1. Unsnap light cover from top of compartment.
2. Remove screws holding light assembly to top of
cabinet.
3. Light assembly can be removed after disconnecting
wires.
4. Light sockets can be removed by squeezing tabs
inward to release sockets.
5. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
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
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

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.
Defrost Timer (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. 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.
Adaptive Defrost Control (ADC) (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. Release front left tab to remove ADC cover.
5. Remove ADC board from locating tabs.
6. Disconnect harness from ADC board.
7. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
ADC CONTROL HOUSING
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ADC HOUSING
ADC BO ARD
ADC COVER