KitchenAid KRFC704FBS Installation Guide - Page 22

Adjust Doors

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5. Replace the top grille in the cabinet side trims and pull the panel down slightly to lock it into place. B A B A. Top grille B. Cabinet side trims Door Height Adjustment (36" [91.4 cm] and 42" [106.7 cm] French Door Models) Use the following steps to adjust the door height, up or down, after the refrigerator has been leveled. NOTE: Adjust the right-hand door to the position of the left-hand door first. If it is necessary to adjust the left-hand door, you must make sure that the hinged center rail located on the left-hand door does not drag when closing the door. 1. Open the freezer drawer. Remove the locking plate screw from the bottom side of the refrigerator door hinge using a ¹⁄₄" open-end wrench. Adjust Door(s) Door Alignment 1. Loosen, but do not remove, the four Torx®† 27 flat-head mounting screws. Remove the ¹⁄₄" hex-head mounting screws in the top hinge. 2. Adjust the top hinge of the door to align it. 3. Tighten the Torx®† 27 flat-head mounting screws to a torque of approximately 100 inch-pounds (11.3 Nm). 4. Discard the ¹⁄₄" hex-head screws. A ABC A. Bushing B. Locking plate C. Locking plate screw 2. Remove the locking plate as shown. B A. Torx®† 27 flat-head mounting screws B. ¹⁄₄" hex-head mounting screws 3. Turn the bushing located underneath the bottom of the hinge using a ¹⁄₂" open-end wrench. Turning the bushing to the left will lower the door. Turning the bushing right will raise the door. 4. After adjusting, check the doors to make sure they are even at the top and bottom. If the doors are not even, continue to turn the bushing to adjust the door. 5. Replace the locking plate. ■ Turn the bushing slightly to align the hinge and locking plate screw holes. ■ Replace and tighten the locking plate screw. 6. Make final check to make sure the doors are aligned and even. †®TORX is a registered trademark of Saturn Fasteners, Inc. 22

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5.
Replace the top grille in the cabinet side trims and pull the
panel down slightly to lock it into place.
Adjust Door(s)
Door Alignment
1.
Loosen, but do not remove, the four Torx
®†
27 flat-head
mounting screws. Remove the
¹⁄₄
" hex-head mounting screws
in the top hinge.
2.
Adjust the top hinge of the door to align it.
3.
Tighten the Torx
®†
27 flat-head mounting screws to a torque
of approximately 100 inch-pounds (11.3 Nm).
4.
Discard the
¹⁄₄
" hex-head screws.
Door Height Adjustment (36" [91.4 cm] and
42" [106.7 cm] French Door Models)
Use the following steps to adjust the door height, up or down,
after the refrigerator has been leveled.
NOTE:
Adjust the right-hand door to the position of the left-hand
door first. If it is necessary to adjust the left-hand door, you must
make sure that the hinged center rail located on the left-hand
door does not drag when closing the door.
1.
Open the freezer drawer. Remove the locking plate screw
from the bottom side of the refrigerator door hinge using
a
¹⁄₄
" open-end wrench.
2.
Remove the locking plate as shown.
3.
Turn the bushing located underneath the bottom of the hinge
using a
¹⁄₂
" open-end wrench. Turning the bushing to the left
will lower the door. Turning the bushing right will raise the
door.
4.
After adjusting, check the doors to make sure they are even
at the top and bottom. If the doors are not even, continue to
turn the bushing to adjust the door.
5.
Replace the locking plate.
Turn the bushing slightly to align the hinge and locking
plate screw holes.
Replace and tighten the locking plate screw.
6.
Make final check to make sure the doors are aligned and
even.
A. Top grille
B. Cabinet side trims
A. Torx
®†
27 flat-head mounting screws
B.
¹⁄₄
"
hex-head mounting screws
B
B
A
†®TORX is a registered trademark of Saturn Fasteners, Inc.
A
B
A. Bushing
B. Locking plate
C. Locking plate screw
B
C
A