Kenmore 7817 Use and Care Guide - Page 7

Door Removal And Reversal, Instructions - door handle

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Door Sto # Screw -- Top Hinge I Handle Tools Necessary: Plastic Putty Knife Phillips'" head or Quadrex'" head screwdriver Socket Wrench Set Adjustable Wrench DOOR REMOVAL AND REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Top Hinge Cover Door Stop Screw Washer Hole ugs Door Stop Hinge .Pin , Hinge 1. Remove toe grille. 2. Remove top hinge cover. Trace around the hinge with a soft lead pencil. This makes reinstallation easier. Remove top hinge and lift door off center hinge pin. Set door aside. 3. Unscrew center hinge pin using adjustable wrench and save for reassembly. Ensure plastic washer stays on hinge pin. 4. Lift refrigerator door off of bottom hinge and set aside. 5. Remove center hinge and shim by removing inside screw and loosening two outside screws enough to allow hinge and shim to slide out. Tighten screws. 6. Loosen two outside screws on opposite side of refrigerator, remove inside screw and install center hinge. 7. Remove two screws on bottom hinge with 3/8" socket wrench. 8. Install bottom hinge on opposite side with the two screws removedfrom step 7. 9. Unscrew bottom hinge pin using adjustable wrench. Move hinge pin to other hole in hinge and tighten with adjustable wrench. 10. Reverse door handles (see instructions on next page). 11. Move freezer and refrigerator door stops to opposite side. Before starting screws, use an awl to puncture the foam. 12. Position refrigerator door onto bottom hinge pin and screw center hinge pin through center hinge into top of door. Close refrigerator door to help align hinge hole. 13. Tighten center hinge pin with adjustable wrench. 14. Remove cabinet and hinge hole plugs and move to opposite side. 15. Lower freezer door onto center hinge pin. 16. Close freezer door. Have an assistant lift up on opposite side of door while tightening screws to install top hinge. 17. Flip toe grille and reinstall. 18. Plug in electrical power cord and turn refrigerator temperature control to center position. Adjust setting as necessary.

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Door
Sto #
Handle
Screw --
Top
Hinge
I
Tools
Necessary:
Phillips'"
head
or
Quadrex'"
head
screwdriver
Plastic
Putty
Knife
Socket
Adjustable
Wrench
Set
Wrench
DOOR REMOVAL AND REVERSAL
INSTRUCTIONS:
Top Hinge
Cover
Door
Stop
Screw
Door
Stop
Washer
Hole
ugs
Hinge
.Pin
,
Hinge
1.
Remove
toe grille.
2.
Remove top hinge cover. Trace around the
hinge with a soft lead pencil.
This
makes reinstallation
easier. Remove
top hinge and lift door off center
hinge pin. Set door aside.
3.
Unscrew
center
hinge pin using
adjustable
wrench
and save for
reassembly.
Ensure plastic
washer stays on hinge pin.
4.
Lift refrigerator
door off of bottom
hinge and set aside.
5.
Remove
center hinge and shim
by removing
inside screw
and
loosening two outside
screws
enough to allow
hinge and shim to slide out.
Tighten
screws.
6.
Loosen two outside
screws
on opposite
side of refrigerator,
remove
inside
screw
and install center hinge.
7.
Remove two screws
on bottom
hinge with 3/8" socket
wrench.
8.
Install bottom hinge on opposite
side with the two screws
removedfrom
step 7.
9.
Unscrew
bottom hinge pin using adjustable
wrench.
Move hinge pin to
other hole
in hinge and tighten
with adjustable
wrench.
10.
Reverse
door handles
(see instructions
on next page).
11.
Move freezer
and refrigerator
door stops to opposite
side. Before starting
screws,
use an awl to puncture
the foam.
12.
Position refrigerator
door onto bottom
hinge pin and screw
center hinge pin
through
center
hinge into top of door. Close refrigerator
door to help align
hinge
hole.
13.
Tighten
center
hinge pin with
adjustable
wrench.
14.
Remove
cabinet
and hinge
hole plugs and move to opposite
side.
15.
Lower freezer
door onto center
hinge pin.
16.
Close freezer
door. Have an assistant
lift up on opposite
side of door while
tightening
screws
to install top hinge.
17.
Flip toe grille and reinstall.
18.
Plug in electrical
power cord and turn
refrigerator
temperature
control
to
center position.
Adjust setting as necessary.