Maytag MBL2256KES Use and Care Guide - Page 7

Reinstallation, of the Doors, Door Reversal, Handles - bottom mount refrigerator model

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Reinstallation of the Doors Materials Needed: • Phillips screwdriver • 5/,;, hex head driver 1. Install hinge assemblies: • Install top hinge loosely with -_,_"hex head screws. • Install center hinge with Phillips screws. • Freezer door models: Install bottom hinge with 3/,, hex head screws. 2. Freezer door models: Insert bottom hinge pin. • Locate bottom hinge hole closest to outside edge of cabinet, and insert bottom hinge pin. Replace any door shims, if present. 3. Freezer door models: Place hinge side of freezer door on bottom hinge pin and hold freezer door upright while installing center hinge pin with _/,5"hex head driver. • Replace plastic sleeve. • Replace any applicable door shims. • Make sure the hinge pin is installed tightly. 4. Place hinge side of refrigerator door on center hinge pin. 5. While holding refrigerator door upright, tighten down top hinge with _/,5"hex head driver and replace hinge cover. Door Reversal In some installations, reversing the door swing allows for more convenient access to stored items. Both doors can be reversed on freezer door models and the fresh food door is reversible on freezer drawer models. Materials Needed: • Flat screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • 5/,,, hex head driver • 3/;, hex head driver 1. Remove door(s) (see page 4). 2. Transfer cabinet plugs and cabinet screws to opposite side of cabinet. • Remove cabinet plugs with flat blade of screwdriver tip wrapped in masking tape. • Remove center mullion screws with 5/,,, hex head screwdriver. • Freezer door models: Remove bottom mullion screws with 3/;, hex head driver. 3. Transfer door stops from bottom edge of fresh food door and freezer door, if applicable, to opposite side of door edge. • Use a Phillips screwdriver for removal and installation. 4. Install handles (see pages 6-8). 5. Reinstall the door(s). Handles Note: If not installed, the handle is located in the interior of the fresh food compartment or attached to the back of your refrigerator. Remove and discard handle packaging and tape. Handle design varies from refrigerator to refrigerator. Please reference the appropriate instructions for your model below. Fresh Food Handles Standard Front Mount Handle Materials Needed: • Phillips screwdriver • 5/,,, hex head driver To Install: 1. Remove '/4" hex head screws from door face with hex head driver, and Phillips screw from top of door. • If reversing door, remove door plugs from opposite side of door and insert in screw holes. 2. Align handle holes with screw holes on door face and secure with two door face screws from step 1. ConL

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Reinstallation
of the Doors
Materials
Needed:
• Phillips
screwdriver
• 5/,;, hex head driver
• Remove
center
mullion
screws with
5/,,, hex head
screwdriver.
• Freezer
door
models:
Remove
bottom
mullion
screws
with
3/;,
hex head driver.
1. Install
hinge
assemblies:
• Install top hinge
loosely with
-_,_"hex head screws.
• Install
center
hinge
with
Phillips
screws.
• Freezer
door
models:
Install
bottom
hinge with
3/,, hex head screws.
2.
Freezer
door models:
Insert
bottom
hinge
pin.
• Locate
bottom
hinge
hole closest
to
outside
edge of cabinet,
and insert
bottom
hinge
pin. Replace
any door
shims,
if present.
3.
Freezer
door models:
Place hinge
side of freezer
door
on bottom
hinge
pin and hold freezer
door upright
while
installing
center
hinge
pin with
_/,5"hex head driver.
• Replace
plastic
sleeve.
• Replace
any applicable
door
shims.
• Make
sure the hinge
pin is installed
tightly.
4. Place hinge
side of refrigerator
door
on center
hinge
pin.
5. While
holding
refrigerator
door
upright,
tighten
down
top hinge
with _/,5"hex head driver
and
replace
hinge cover.
Door Reversal
In some installations,
reversing
the door swing
allows
for more
convenient
access to stored
items.
Both doors
can be reversed
on freezer
door
models
and the fresh
food door
is reversible
on freezer
drawer
models.
Materials
Needed:
• Flat screwdriver
• Phillips
screwdriver
• 5/,,, hex head driver
3/;,
hex head driver
1. Remove
door(s)
(see page 4).
2. Transfer
cabinet
plugs and cabinet
screws to opposite
side of cabinet.
• Remove
cabinet
plugs with
flat
blade
of screwdriver
tip wrapped
in masking
tape.
4. Install
handles
(see pages
6-8).
3. Transfer
door stops from
bottom
edge
of fresh food
door
and freezer
door, if applicable,
to opposite
side of door
edge.
• Use a Phillips
screwdriver
_
.
............
for removal
and installation.
5. Reinstall
the door(s).
Handles
Note:
If not installed,
the handle
is located
in the
interior
of the fresh food compartment
or attached
to the back of your
refrigerator.
Remove
and discard
handle
packaging
and tape.
Handle
design
varies from
refrigerator
to refrigerator.
Please reference
the appropriate
instructions
for your
model
below.
Fresh Food Handles
Standard
Front
Mount
Handle
Materials
Needed:
• Phillips
screwdriver
• 5/,,, hex head driver
To Install:
1. Remove
'/4" hex head screws
from
door face with
hex head driver, and
Phillips
screw
from top of door.
• If reversing
door, remove
door
plugs
from opposite
side
of door and insert
in screw
holes.
2. Align
handle
holes with
screw
holes on
door face and secure with
two
door face
screws
from step
1.
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