Kenmore 5814 Use and Care Guide - Page 7

Replace the Doors and Hinges

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Remove the Handles (optional) Style 1 1. Apply firm pressure with your hand on the face of trim. Slide top trim up and bottom trim down away from handle. Lift trim pieces off shoulder screws. See Graphic 1. 2. Remove handle screws and handles. See Graphic 1. 3. Move refrigerator into place. Replace handles as shown. See Graphic 1. Styles 2 & 3 1. Apply firm pressure on the handle to slide it up and off of the shoulder screws. See Graphic 1. 2. Move refrigerator into place. Replace handles as shown. See Graphic 1. Remove the Doors 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. Place hands along the ends of the grille. Push in on the top of the base grille and pull up on the bottom. See Graphic 2. 3. 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 3. • Press blue outer ring against the face of fitting and pull the dispenser tubing free. NOTE: Keep the water tubing connector attached to the tube that runs underneath the freezer. The door can not be removed if the connector is still attached to the tube that runs through the door hinge. 4. Disconnect the wiring located behind the base grille on the freezer door side. See Graphic 4. • Unscrew the wiring clip using a 1/4"hex-head socket wrench. IMPORTANT: Do not cut the clip or remove it from the wires. • Disconnect wiring plugs. 5. Close both doors and keep them closed until you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet. 6. Loosen screws and remove the bottom left hinge. See Graphic 7. NOTE: Apply pressure against the freezer door to keep it from sliding or falling. Do not depend on the door magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working. Assistance may be needed. IMPORTANT: To aid in door alignment and closing, there is a shim located between the hinge and the cabinet. When the hinge is removed, the shim may fall out of place. If this occurs, set the shim aside so it can be put back in place when the hinge is reconnected later. 7. Lower the freezer door down out of the top hinge and remove. The water dispenser tubing and wiring remain attached to the freezer door. Be sure to protect the bottom hinge, dispenser tubing and the wiring from damage. 8. Use a 5/16"hex-head socket wrench to remove the top right hinge screw and cover as shown. See Graphic 6. 9. Remove remaining top right hinge screws and hinge as shown. See Graphic 6. IMPORTANT: Do not remove screw A, 10. Lift the refrigerator door straight up off bottom hinge. 11. It may not be necessary to remove the top left hinge or bottom right hinge to move the refrigerator through a doorway. • If necessary, disassemble the hinges as shown. See Graphics 5 and 7. Replace the Doors and Hinges 1. Replace top left hinge and bottom right hinge, if removed. Tighten screws. 2. Reconnect the freezer door to the top left hinge. Hold in place. NOTE: Apply pressure against the freezer door to keep it from sliding or falling. Do not depend on the door magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working. Assistance may be needed. 3. If necessary, feed the water dispenser tubing and wiring through the bottom left hinge before replacing the hinge. 4. Replace the bottom left hinge, making sure the shim is between the hinge and cabinet. Tighten screws. 5. Reconnect water dispenser tubing, • Push tubing into fitting until it stops and the black mark touches the face of fitting. See Graphic 3. 6. Reconnect wiring plugs and wiring clip. See Graphic 4, 7. Replace the refrigerator door by lifting the door onto the bottom right hinge, 8. Align and replace the top right hinge as shown, See Graphic 6. Tighten screws. 9. Replace hinge cover and screws. Tighten screws, 10. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet or reconnect power. Ooor Closing 1. Place a level inside the refrigerator at the back of the top shelf. See Graphic 8 in "Refrigerator Doors." 2. Locate the leveling screws behind the base grille of the refrigerator on either side. 3. Use a hex-head wrench to adjust the rear roller leveling screws until the refrigerator is level. Turn the rear roller leveling screw to the right to raise that side of the refrigerator or turn the leveling screw to the left to lower that side. See Graphic 10 in "Refrigerator Doors." Make sure refrigerator is level before proceeding. 4. Check the door alignment after leveling the refrigerator.

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Remove
the
Handles
(optional)
Style
1
1.
Apply firm pressure
with your hand on the face of trim. Slide
top trim up and bottom trim down
away from
handle. Lift trim
pieces
off shoulder
screws.
See Graphic
1.
2.
Remove
handle screws
and handles. See Graphic
1.
3.
Move refrigerator
into place. Replace handles
as shown.
See
Graphic
1.
Styles 2 & 3
1.
Apply firm pressure
on the handle to slide it up and off of the
shoulder
screws.
See Graphic
1.
2.
Move refrigerator
into place. Replace handles
as shown.
See
Graphic
1.
Remove
the
Doors
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. Place
hands along the ends of the grille.
Push in on the top of the
base grille and pull up on the bottom.
See Graphic
2.
3.
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
3.
Press blue outer ring against the face of fitting
and pull
the dispenser
tubing free.
NOTE: Keep the water tubing
connector
attached
to the
tube that runs underneath
the freezer. The door can not
be removed
if the connector
is still attached
to the tube
that runs through
the door hinge.
4.
Disconnect
the wiring located
behind the base grille on the
freezer door side. See Graphic
4.
Unscrew
the wiring clip using a 1/4"hex-head
socket
wrench.
5.
6.
IMPORTANT:
Do not cut the clip or remove it from the
wires.
Disconnect
wiring plugs.
Close both doors
and keep them closed
until you are ready to
lift them free from the cabinet.
Loosen screws
and remove the bottom
left hinge. See
Graphic
7.
NOTE: Apply pressure
against the freezer door to keep it
from sliding or falling.
Do not depend
on the door magnets to
hold the doors
in place while you are working.
Assistance
may be needed.
IMPORTANT:
To aid in door alignment
and closing,
there is a
shim located
between
the hinge and the cabinet.
When the
hinge is removed, the shim may fall out of place. If this
occurs,
set the shim aside so it can be put back in place
when the hinge is reconnected
later.
7.
Lower the freezer door down
out of the top hinge and
remove. The water dispenser
tubing and wiring
remain
attached
to the freezer door. Be sure to protect the bottom
hinge, dispenser
tubing
and the wiring from
damage.
8.
Use a 5/16"hex-head
socket
wrench
to remove the top right
hinge screw
and cover as shown. See Graphic
6.
9.
Remove
remaining
top
right hinge screws
and hinge as
shown. See Graphic
6.
IMPORTANT:
Do not remove screw A,
10.
11.
Lift the refrigerator
door straight
up off bottom
hinge.
It may not be necessary
to remove the top left hinge or
bottom
right hinge to move the refrigerator
through
a
doorway.
If necessary,
disassemble
the hinges as shown.
See
Graphics
5 and 7.
Replace the Doors and Hinges
1.
2.
Replace top left hinge and bottom
right hinge, if removed.
Tighten screws.
Reconnect
the freezer door to the top left hinge. Hold in
place.
NOTE: Apply pressure
against the freezer door to keep it
from sliding or falling.
Do not depend
on the door magnets
to
hold the doors
in place while you are working.
Assistance
may be needed.
3.
If necessary, feed the water dispenser
tubing
and wiring
through
the bottom
left hinge before
replacing
the hinge.
4.
Replace the bottom
left hinge, making sure the shim is
between
the hinge and cabinet.
Tighten screws.
5.
Reconnect
water dispenser
tubing,
Push tubing
into fitting
until it stops and the black mark
touches
the face of fitting. See Graphic
3.
6.
Reconnect
wiring plugs
and wiring
clip. See Graphic
4,
7.
Replace the refrigerator
door by lifting the door onto the
bottom
right hinge,
8.
Align and replace the top right hinge as shown, See
Graphic
6. Tighten
screws.
9.
Replace hinge cover and screws.
Tighten
screws,
10. Plug into a grounded
3 prong outlet or reconnect
power.
Ooor
Closing
1.
Place a level inside the refrigerator
at the back of the top
shelf. See Graphic
8 in "Refrigerator
Doors."
2.
Locate
the leveling
screws
behind the base grille of the
refrigerator
on either side.
3.
Use a hex-head
wrench
to adjust the rear roller leveling
screws
until the refrigerator
is level. Turn the rear roller
leveling
screw to the right to raise that side of the refrigerator
or turn the leveling screw to the left to lower that side. See
Graphic
10 in "Refrigerator
Doors."
Make sure refrigerator
is
level before proceeding.
4.
Check the door alignment
after leveling the refrigerator.