Whirlpool WRF550CDHZ Owners Manual - Page 21

Reset Bottom Refrigerator Door Hinge, Replace Refrigerator Doors and Hinges

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3. Before removing the left-hand side door, disconnect the wiring plug located on top of the top hinge by wedging a flat-blade screwdriver or your fingernail between the two sections. RESET THE DOOR HINGE 1. Lift the door from the bottom hinge pin and place it on a flat surface. 2. Using a driver with a #2 square bit, remove the bottom hinge with the bushing from the cabinet. NOTE: Do not remove the green, ground wire. It should remain attached to the door hinge. A. Bushing B. Hinge base 3. Insert the bottom hinge and bushing into the corresponding slot in the bottom of the door. NOTE: Make sure that the base of the hinge is parallel to the bottom of the door. A. 3/4" Internal hex-head or C. Locator screws (do not TORX T25 screws remove) B. Ground wire (Do not remove) 4. Lift the refrigerator door from the bottom hinge pin. The top hinge will come away with the door. NOTE: It may not be necessary to remove the bottom hinges and brake feet assemblies to move the refrigerator through a doorway. � Only if necessary, depending on your model, use a driver with a #2 square bit tip or a TORX T25 screwdriver to remove the bottom hinges and a 3/8" nut driver or a TORX T25 screwdriver to remove the brake feet screws. Reset Bottom Refrigerator Door Hinge For your convenience, the refrigerator doors have bottom hinges with door closers. These closers allow the doors to swing fully closed with just a gentle push. IMPORTANT: So that the closers feature will operate properly, the doors must be removed only when open to a 90° angle to the front of the cabinet. If one or both doors were not at a 90° angle when removed, the bottom door hinge must be reset. A. Hinge base parallel to the bottom edge of the door 4. Turn the hinge until the hinge base is at a 90° angle to the bottom edge of the door. A. Hinge base turned to a 90° angle with the bottom edge of the door 5. Remove the hinge from the door. Reattach the bottom hinge to the refrigerator cabinet. 6. The hinge is now reset and prepared for the door to be replaced. Replace Refrigerator Doors and Hinges Replace Right-Hand Refrigerator Door 1. Set the right-hand door onto the bottom hinge pin. 2. Insert the top hinge pin into the open hole in the top of the refrigerator door. 3. Fasten the hinge to the cabinet. Do not tighten the screws completely. 21

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3.
Before removing the left-hand side door, disconnect the wiring
plug located on top of the top hinge by wedging a flat-blade
screwdriver or your fingernail between the two sections.
NOTE:
Do not remove the green, ground wire. It should
remain attached to the door hinge.
A.
3/4
"
Internal
hex-head
or
TORX
T25
screws
C. Locator screws (do not
remove)
B. Ground wire (Do not remove)
4.
Lift the refrigerator door from the bottom hinge pin. The top
hinge will come away with the door.
NOTE:
It may not be necessary to remove the bottom hinges
and brake feet assemblies to move the refrigerator through a
doorway.
�
Only if necessary, depending on your model, use a driver
with a #2 square bit tip or a TORX T25 screwdriver to
remove the bottom hinges and a 3/8" nut driver or a TORX
T25 screwdriver to remove the brake feet screws.
Reset Bottom Refrigerator Door
Hinge
For your convenience, the refrigerator doors have bottom hinges
with door closers. These closers allow the doors to swing fully
closed with just a gentle push.
IMPORTANT:
So that the closers feature will operate properly, the
doors must be removed only when open to a 90° angle to the front
of the cabinet. If one or both doors were not at a 90° angle when
removed, the bottom door hinge must be reset.
RESET THE DOOR HINGE
1.
Lift the door from the bottom hinge pin and place it on a flat
surface.
2.
Using a driver with a #2 square bit, remove the bottom hinge
with the bushing from the cabinet.
A. Bushing
B. Hinge base
3.
Insert the bottom hinge and bushing into the corresponding
slot in the bottom of the door.
NOTE:
Make sure that the base of the hinge is parallel to the
bottom of the door.
A. Hinge base parallel to the bottom edge of the door
4.
Turn the hinge until the hinge base is at a 90° angle to the
bottom edge of the door.
A. Hinge base turned to a 90° angle with the bottom edge of
the door
5.
Remove the hinge from the door. Reattach the bottom hinge to
the refrigerator cabinet.
6.
The hinge is now reset and prepared for the door to be
replaced.
Replace Refrigerator Doors and
Hinges
Replace Right-Hand Refrigerator Door
1.
Set the right-hand door onto the bottom hinge pin.
2.
Insert the top hinge pin into the open hole in the top of the
refrigerator door.
3.
Fasten the hinge to the cabinet. Do not tighten the screws
completely.