Maytag MSD2650KEU Use and Care Manual - Page 8

Full-Length Aluminum, Handles, Wide-by-Side™ Handles, Metal Handle

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Installation To Remove: 1. Grasp the lower part of the handle firmly, slide up, lift and remove from the surface. Wide-by-Side™ Handles Materials Needed: • Gloves to protect hands • Plastic door handle removal card (or 1⁄32" thick plastic card), retain the card • Flat blade screwdriver To Install: 1. Align fresh food handle with trim retainer and door clip. 2. Make sure the tabs of the handle clip are below the tabs of the door clip. 3. Rotate the handle so that the handle is flat against the door (see page 6). 4. The tab on the lower part of the handle will align with the hole in the handle cap. 5. Slide handle upward until it clicks. 6. Snap top of handle into trim retainer clip. 7. Repeat for freezer handle. To Remove: 1. Protect the area above the handle trim with tape. Insert the tip of a flat blade screwdriver between the handle trim and door panel. Carefully pry the trim away from the door panel. 2. Pull trim free from the trim retainer. 3. Insert door removal card (or 1⁄32" thick plastic card) between the handle and door panel (approximately 11⁄2"). 4. Grasp the handle firmly and pull downward to remove. 5. Repeat for freezer handle. Full-Length Aluminum Handles Materials Needed: • Phillips screwdriver 7 To Install: 1. Release top door trim by removing Phillips screws from top of fresh food door, retaining screws for later use. Door Clip 2. Align notches on back of handle with retaining clips on doors. Insert clips into notches and slide handle down until it contacts bottom trim. 3. Replace top door trim and Phillips screws. 4. Repeat instructions 1-3 to install other handle. WARNING To avoid possible injury and damage to property, tape decorative panels (select models) securely into place before removing door handles. To Remove: 1. Release top door trim by removing Phillips screws from top of fresh food door, retaining screws for later use. 2. Grasp handle firmly with both hands. Slide handle upward approximately 3⁄4" to release. 3. Repeat instructions 1-2 to remove other handle. To Reinstall: 1. Repeat in reverse order. Metal Handle Materials Needed: • 3⁄32" Allen wrench • Gloves to protect hands Note: Metal handles can scratch doors. To Remove: • Loosen set screws in handle using 3⁄32" Allen wrench. • Repeat the procedure on all screws. To Replace: • Align handle with the mounting posts. • Apply upward pressure to the handle and hold. • Fully tighten all set screws to secure handle in place.

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4. Grasp the handle firmly and pull
downward
to remove.
5. Repeat for freezer handle.
Full-Length Aluminum
Handles
Materials Needed:
Phillips screwdriver
To avoid possible injury and damage to property,
tape decorative panels (select models) securely into
place
before
removing door handles.
WARNING
To Remove:
1. Release top door trim by removing
Phillips screws from top of fresh food
door, retaining screws for later use.
2. Grasp handle firmly with both hands.
Slide handle
upward
approximately
3
4
” to release.
3. Repeat instructions 1-2 to
remove other handle.
To Reinstall:
1. Repeat in reverse order.
Wide-by-Side™ Handles
Materials Needed:
Gloves to protect hands
Plastic door handle removal card (or
1
32
thick plastic card), retain the card
Flat blade screwdriver
To Install:
1. Align fresh food handle with trim
retainer and door clip.
2. Make sure the tabs of the handle clip
are
below
the tabs of the door clip.
3. Rotate the handle so that the handle
is flat against the door (see page 6).
4. The tab on the lower part of the
handle will align with the hole in the
handle cap.
5. Slide handle
upward
until it clicks.
6. Snap top of handle into trim retainer clip.
7. Repeat for freezer handle.
To Remove:
1. Protect the area above the handle trim with tape.
Insert the tip of a flat blade screwdriver between
the handle trim and door panel. Carefully pry the
trim away from the door panel.
2. Pull trim free from the trim retainer.
3. Insert door removal card (or
1
32
” thick plastic card)
between the handle and door panel (approximately
1
1
2
”).
Installation
To Remove:
1. Grasp the lower part of the handle firmly,
slide
up
, lift and remove from the
surface.
To Remove:
• Loosen set screws in
handle using
3
32
” Allen
wrench.
• Repeat the procedure on all screws.
To Replace:
• Align handle with the mounting posts.
• Apply upward pressure to the handle and hold.
• Fully tighten all set screws to secure handle in
place.
Metal Handle
Materials Needed:
3
32
” Allen wrench
• Gloves to protect hands
Note:
Metal handles can scratch doors.
To Install:
1. Release top door trim by
removing Phillips screws from
top of fresh food door, retaining
screws for later use.
2. Align notches on back of handle
with retaining clips on doors. Insert
clips into notches and slide handle
down
until it contacts bottom trim.
3. Replace top door trim and Phillips screws.
4. Repeat instructions 1-3 to install other handle.
Door Clip