We only needed the rear plastic cylindrical helix. After installing it, there was a squeal of metal on metal due to insufficient clearance between the rear moving blade and the Ice dispenser plate.
Refrigerator Ice Maker 7/16” (or ½” hole, stainless steel) washer just behind #334 Rear Moving dispenser Blade PS292310 to give clearance so it doesn’t hit #345 / PS292441 Ice Dispenser Plate.
This was my first time at doing this so it took longer than someone experienced. But, it worked!
40 year old refrigerator brittle light switch fell apart
with a jewelry screwdriver I pried the lock tab in and pulled switch down carefully, the hardest part was that the power wire connector was stuck on good but the pliers and the jewelry screwdriver was its match for a bout 5 minute for one connection a simple pull off prong connection. After the wire connected back to switch it popped back in SNAPP
Watched video on flapper assembly replacement looked real ready. Video failed to mention ice dispenser trim was glued in place . Had to buy real small paint scrapper that would fit in dispenser outlet to free inside edge of trim piece. Once I got it all loose job went very easy.
Use small putty knife to cut internal sealant on ice maker door trim piece. Then you can easily remove it.
I noticed the top defroster wire had shorted out. What I think happened was the Defrost Timer failed 1st, the the ice grew in the freezer till it contacted the wire on the top defrost heater causing it to short out. So 1st I unplugged the refrigerator and unloaded the freezer into a deep freeze I have. I also took a couple plastic milk bottles filled with water and froze them in the deep freezer. I used them to keep the refrigerator section and food there cool while I waited for the parts and for the cooling cooling evaporators to thaw. Once I received that parts, I disassemble the freezer, removed ice maker, shelves, etc. to get to the defrost heaters. I replaced the defrost heaters(very straight forward). On the right side of the metal shroud, the gasket was missing so I used a door sweep from Home Depot and 5 small round head bolts with lock washers(round head bolt toward evaporator) to seal along the right side. It is critical that the airflow be correct else the cooling and defrosting will not work right. Reassembled the rest of the freezer pieces I had removed. Then I replaced the defrost timer in the refrigerator section following the "parts select" video. Note: On my refrigerator, the timer, air temp valves and shroud come out as 1 piece. The video on the unit showed them as 2. No problem. You just take out 1 screw on the top back and gently work the piece out. Follow the instructions to rotate the timer past the loud click. I added 45 degrees after the loud click. Reassembled. Applied power. All has been working correctly without issue. For $130 in parts, and a couple hours of my time, refrigerator repaired and again working great vs shelling out $2,000+ for a new one. How did I know it was fixable ? As long as the cooling is working as evidenced by the frost buildup on the evaporator, it is repairable. If your cooling is dead, the refrigerator is dead. Yearly, I use a scuba tank to blow the dust off the condenser coils. If the heat exchange on the condenser coils is impacted by buildup of dust, dirt, hair, etc., it makes the compressor work that much harder and longer and leads to burnout and premature failure. This refrigerator is 23 years old and again going strong.
Flapper was worn and misshapen allowing warm air in freezer, ice cubes to melt and drip and impairing function of ice dispenser. Frost formed in ice dispensing chute also.
Followed the online video. Unplugged refrigerator, removed trim piece, lifted control board cover, removed 4 screws retaining circuit control board and removed the 3 connectors from the control board. Located flapper and removed by using small flat tip to take tension off flapper connectors. Helper held flash light to illuminate flapper connectors. Reversed procedure. New flapper seals well and cured problems. Circuit board was a bit different than one in video, but still had the 3 connectors. Marked each connector with grease pencil at top edge to ensure correct reconnection. Should note how wires are threaded around circuit board to ensure they are tucked back in correctly in reassembly. Remove trim piece carefully. I broke 2 of the 8 plastic pins that hold trim on. May be due to age of unit as they were brittle. 6 pins still hold trim piece flush.
On the water dispenser line, the heat from the compressor unit had cracked the feed line, resulting in a leak.
I removed the plate covering the water valve for the ice maker and water dispenser, removed the nut holding the 5/16" tubing to the valve and took off the tubing and nut. I did not need to turn off the water supply or unplug the unit. I removed the kick panel in the bottom front of the refrigerator, replaced the existing plastic fitting with a new push-on fitting, then spliced the tubing coming from the water chiller to the valve where the leak was thus bypassing the broken tubing with new tubing. I reassembled the valve using the original plastic compression nut, replaced the cover and ran the water dispenser while checking for leaks. The water dispanser works great with no leaks.
It took me longer to remove all the shelving than it did to replace the part, at first I had a small short, [a bare wire was open, cut off too much casing,] thought it was faulty, but I cut back on the wire, wire caped it, then taped it with electrical tape, reinstalled, workes just fine now, at temp #6on dial. should have paid " MORE ATTENTION TO STEVE". I would highly recommend [ PARTS SELECT] TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS A PART, IF you pay attention to the video, you will find it not too difficult to repair. Mr. PAUL KLUGH [KLU] THANK you PARTS SELECT. PS THEY would have replaced the part if need be.
Original cam was worn out and the hinge pin broke.
After reviewing what was wrong, I referred to the parts list and ordered what was needed. I did see a short video on my I Pad and saw that we could fix this ourselves. Ordered the parts. The install was ready easy after finding out what had to be replaced. Just needed an extra couple of strong hands to replace the door on the new hinge pin and cam assembly. Parts were perfect and the unit is running very well. The unit is 32 years old and still running fine.
