Reversing the Door Swing
TOOLS NEEDED:
5
16
" wrench,
1
4
" wrench, flat putty
knife,
To remove door from hinges:
1. Unplug ice maker or
disconnect power.
2. Remove the handle screws and
handle (on some models). Keep
the parts together and set
them aside.
3. Remove the hinge pin from the
top hinge.
4. Remove the door from the
hinges and screw the top hinge
pin back into the top hinge.
5. Reverse the door endcaps as follows:
•
Remove both the screws and endcaps (top and
bottom).
•
Place the top endcap on the bottom of the
opposite side of the door with the long flat side
facing the door front.
•
Place the bottom endcap on the top of the
opposite side of the door with the long flat side
facing the door front.
6. Set the door aside.
To reverse the hinges:
1. Unscrew and remove the top hinge. Replace the
screws in the empty hinge holes.
2. Remove the screws from the bottom of the
opposite side of the ice maker cabinet. Turn the top
hinge upside down so that the hinge pin points up.
Place the hinge on the bottom opposite side of the
ice maker and tighten screws.
3. Remove the plastic hinge pin sleeve from the “old”
bottom hinge and replace it on the new bottom hinge
pin.
4. Remove the “old” bottom hinge screws and hinge.
Replace the screws in the empty hinge holes. the ice
maker cabinet. Turn the hinge upside down so that
the hinge pin points down. Place the hinge on the top
opposite side of the ice maker and tighten the
screws.
6. Remove the top hinge pin.
To replace door on hinges:
1. Place plastic hinge pin sleeve in the top hinge hole
on the door. Align the door with the top hinge hole
and replace the top hinge pin.
2. Replace the handle and handle screws.
Top Hinge
1. Hinge Pin
2. Hinge Pin Sleeve
3. Hinge
4. Hex Head Hinge
Screw
Bottom Hinge
1. Hex Head Hinge
Screw
2. Hinge Pin Sleeve
3. Hinge
4. Hinge Pin
To reverse the door
catch:
1. Remove the hole plugs from the opposite side of
the door and set aside.
2. Remove the screws from the magnetic door catch
and replace it on the opposite side of the door.
3. Push the hole plugs into place on the opposite
side of the door.
CSW45
July 1999
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