Maytag MBB1952HEW Use and Care Guide - Page 5

Door and Drawer Removal - bottom freezer refrigerator

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Installation Door and Drawer Removal Some installations require door/drawer removal to transport the refrigerator to its final location. WARNING To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, observe the following: • Disconnect power to refrigerator before removing doors or drawer. Connect power only after replacing doors or drawer. CAUTION To avoid damage to walls and flooring, protect vinyl or other flooring with cardboard, rugs or other protective material. Materials Needed: • Phillips screwdriver • 5⁄16" hex head driver • 3⁄8" hex head driver 1. Unplug power cord from power source. 2. Remove toe grille and bottom bracket cover(s) (see page 3). 3. Remove top hinge cover from refrigerator door by removing Phillips screw and retain screw and cover for later use. 4. Unscrew 5⁄16" hex head screws from top hinge to remove hinge and retain all screws for later use. 5. Lift refrigerator door from center hinge pin. 6. For swing freezer door models only: Hold freezer door while removing hinge pin with a 5⁄16" hex head driver. Remove door from bottom hinge and retain hinge pin for later use. For pullout freezer drawer models only: Remove plastic sleeve, if present. Remove center hinge pin with a 5⁄16" hex head driver. Retain hinge pin and plastic sleeve for later use. 7. Remove Phillips screws to remove center hinge and retain all screws for later use. 8. Remove bottom hinge or stabilizing bracket with 3⁄8" hex head driver and retain screws for later use. Lift out bottom hinge pin (on freezer door models). 9. If your model has a pullout freezer drawer, see page 5 for drawer removal instructions. 4

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Installation
To avoid electrical shock which can cause
severe personal injury or death, observe the
following:
Disconnect power to refrigerator
before
removing
doors or drawer. Connect power only after
replacing doors or drawer.
WARNING
To avoid damage to walls and flooring, protect vinyl
or other flooring with cardboard, rugs or other
protective material.
CAUTION
Materials Needed:
Phillips screwdriver
5
±
16
” hex head driver
3
±
8
” hex head driver
1. Unplug power cord from power source.
2. Remove toe grille and bottom bracket cover(s)
(see page 3).
3. Remove top hinge cover from
refrigerator door by removing Phillips
screw and retain screw and cover for
later use.
4. Unscrew
5
±
16
” hex head screws from top
hinge to remove hinge and retain all
screws for later use.
5. Lift refrigerator door from center
hinge pin.
Door and Drawer Removal
Some installations require door/drawer removal to
transport the refrigerator to its final location.
6.
For swing freezer door models only:
Hold
freezer door while removing hinge pin
with a
5
±
16
” hex head driver. Remove door
from bottom hinge and retain hinge pin
for later use.
For pullout freezer drawer models
only:
Remove plastic sleeve, if
present. Remove center hinge
pin with a
5
±
16
” hex head driver.
Retain hinge pin and plastic
sleeve for later use.
7. Remove Phillips screws to
remove center hinge and
retain all screws for later
use.
8. Remove bottom hinge or
stabilizing bracket with
3
±
8
hex head driver and retain
screws for later use. Lift out bottom
hinge pin (on freezer door models).
9. If your model has a pullout freezer
drawer, see page 5 for drawer removal
instructions.