Disassembly; Removing And Replacing Refrigerator Doors - Kenmore Elite 795.71082.01 series Service Manual

3. DISASSEMBLY

3-1 REMOVING AND REPLACING REFRIGERATOR DOORS

To remove the left refrigerator door:
Pull the water tube out of the fitting while pressing the
release ring on the fitting.
When you pull out the tube, first you have to push the collet
by opposite direction of arrow in the upper picture and tube
pull out by direction of arrow.
CAUTION : Before you begin, remove food and
bins from the doors.
Open the door. Remove the top hinge cover screw (1).
Use a flat-head screwdriver to pry back the hooks
(not shown) on the front underside of the cover (2).
Lift up the cover.
Remove the cover. Pull out the tube (3).
Disconnect all the wire harnesses (4).
Remove the grounding screw(5)
Rotate hinge lever (6) counterclockwise and remove.
Lift the top hinge (7) free of the hinge lever latch (8).
IMPORTANT : When lifting the hinge free of the latch, be
careful that the door does not fall forward.
Lift the door from the middle hinge pin and remove the
door.
Place the door, inside facing up, on a nonscratching
surface.
To remove the right refrigerator door:
Open the door. Remove the top hinge cover screw (1).
Lift up the cover (2).
Remove the cover.
Disconnect the wire harness (3).
Remove the grounding screw (4).
Rotate the hinge lever (5) clockwise and remove.
Lift the top hinge (6) free of the hinge lever latch (7).
IMPORTANT : When lifting the hinge free of the latch, be
careful that the door does not fall forward.
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Disconnect electrical supply to the refrigerator
before installing. Failure to do so could result in
death or serious injury.
Do not put hands or feet or other objects into
the air vents, base grille, or bottom of the
refrigerator.
You may be injured or receive an electrical
shock.
Be careful when you work with the hinge, base
grille, and stopper. You may be injured.
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