GE 14, Use And Installation Manual

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REVERSING THE DOOR SWING

REMOVE THE FREEZER DOOR.

a. Tape the door shut 
with masking tape.
b. Use a 5/16

″

hex-head

socket screwdriver to remove
the screws that hold the top
hinge to the cabinet.
c. Lift the hinge (and shim
glued to it) straight up to free
the hinge pin from the socket
in the top of the door and set
it aside, along with its screws.
d. Remove tape, tilt the door
away from the cabinet, and
carefully lift the door to
free its bottom socket from
the hinge pin on the center 
hinge bracket.
e. Set the door on a non-scratching surface with
the outside up.
f. Using a Torxdriver, transfer the two screws
from the opposite side of the cabinet to the screw
holes vacated by the top hinge removal.

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These instructions are for changing the hinges from
the right side to the left side.

If you ever want to change the hinges back to the right
side, follow these same instructions (merely reverse all
references to left and right).

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Read these instructions all the way through
before starting.
• Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical
outlet.
• Empty all door shelves, including the dairy
compartment.
• Provide a non-scratching work surface for 
the doors.

ONCE YOU BEGIN

• Handle parts carefully to avoid scratching paint.
• Set screws down by their related parts to avoid
using them in the wrong places.
• When reinstalling door hinges, be sure to use
the same number of shims and washers as were
originally used.
• IMPORTANT: Once you begin, do not 
move the cabinet until the door-swing reversal 
is completed.

TOOLS REQUIRED

• 5/16

″

hex-head socket screwdriver

• Putty knife or thin-blade screwdriver
• T20 or T25 Torxdriver  • 5/16

″

• Phillips screwdriver

open-end wrench

• Masking tape

REMOVE THE FRESH FOOD DOOR.

a. Tape the door shut with
masking tape.
b. Use a 5/16

″

hex-head

socket screwdriver and 5/16

″

open-end wrench to remove
the two screws holding the
center hinge (and shim glued
to it) to the cabinet. Lift the
center hinge to free its pin
from the socket in the top of
the door, and set hinge and
screws aside.
c. Remove tape, tilt door away from cabinet, 
and lift it from the pin in the bottom hinge
bracket. (If the plastic washer sticks to the door
bottom, put it back on the hinge.)
d. Set door outside-up on a non-scratching surface.
e. Using a Torxdriver, transfer the two screws
from the opposite side of the cabinet to the screw
holes vacated by the center hinge removal.
f. Take one of the screws removed in step (b)
and start it in the outermost screw hole on the
opposite side. Do not drive it all the way
down—leave enough space under the screw
head for thickness of shim and bracket.

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Top
Hinge

Center Hinge
Bracket

Hinge 
Pin

Plastic Washer

Depending on the
model, some hinges
will have two holes,
others will have four.

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