GE GFSS2KEYSS Use and Care Manual - Page 27

Installation Instructions, REMOVING THE DOORS, IMPORTANT NOTES, TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

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Installation Instructions REMOVING THE DOORS (Double Door Refrigerator Models only) IMPORTANT NOTES NOTE: Door swing is not reversible. • Read the instructions all the way through before starting. • Handle parts carefully to avoid scratching paint. • Set screws down by their related parts to avoid using them in the wrong places. • Provide a non-scratching work surface for the doors. IMPORTANT: Once you begin, do not move the cabinet. These instructions are for removing the doors. Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical outlet. Empty all door shelves, including the dairy compartment . 1 REMOVE THE REFRIGERATOR DOORS A Tape the doors shut with masking tape. B Start with left-hand door first: Remove the screw securing the center hinge cover, lift the hinge cover and place to the side on top of the refrigerator. TOOLS YOU WILL NEED Adjustable Wrench 3/8″ and 10 mm Socket Ratchet/Driver Masking Tape Thin-blade Screwdriver Phillips Screwdriver Remove hinge cover (1 Phillips screw) C Remove the hinge cover on top of the refrigerator door by removing the Phillips head screw and pulling the cover up. D Using a 5/16″ socket ratchet/driver, remove the bolts securing the top hinge to the cabinet. Then lift the hinge straight up to free the hinge pin from the socket in the top of the door. Hinge Cover Top Hinge 27

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IMPORTANT NOTES
NOTE:
Door swing is not reversible.
Read the instructions all the way through before
starting.
Handle parts carefully to avoid scratching paint.
Set screws down by their related parts to avoid
using them in the wrong places.
Provide a non-scratching work surface for
the doors.
IMPORTANT:
Once you begin, do not move
the cabinet.
These instructions are for removing the doors.
Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical outlet.
Empty all door shelves, including the dairy
compartment.
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
Thin-blade Screwdriver
Masking Tape
Adjustable Wrench
3/8
and 10 mm Socket
Ratchet/Driver
Phillips Screwdriver
Installation Instructions
REMOVING THE DOORS
(Double Door Refrigerator Models only)
REMOVE THE
REFRIGERATOR DOORS
Tape the doors shut with masking tape.
Start with left-hand door first: Remove
the screw securing the center hinge cover, lift
the hinge cover and place to the side on top of
the refrigerator.
Remove the hinge cover on top of the
refrigerator door by removing the Phillips head
screw and pulling the cover up.
Using a 5/16
socket ratchet/driver, remove
the bolts securing the top hinge to the cabinet.
Then lift the hinge straight up to free the hinge
pin from the socket in the top of the door.
1
A
B
Remove hinge cover
(1 Phillips screw)
C
D
Hinge Cover
Top Hinge
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