KitchenAid 2316565B manual Adjust Doors, Door Height Adjustment, Door Swing Adjustment

Adjust Doors

Door Height Adjustment

Use the following steps to adjust the door height, up or down, after the doors have been leveled.

1.Open the freezer or refrigerator door. Locate the bottom hinge and remove the door stop screw.

Classic and Architect® Models

Remove the door stop screw from the bottom side of the hinge with a ³⁄₈" open end wrench.

AB C

A.Bushing

B.Door stop screw

C.Locking plate

Overlay Models

Remove the two door stop screws: one from the bottom side using a ³⁄₈" open end wrench and one from the top side using a ⁵⁄₃₂" Allen wrench.

AB

A.Door stop screw from bottom

B.Door stop screw from top (110°)

2.Remove the locking plate as shown.

3.Turn the bushing located underneath the bottom of the hinge using a ¹⁄₂" open end wrench. Turning the bushing to the left will lower the door. Turning the bushing right will raise the door.

4.After adjusting, check the doors to make sure they are even at the top and bottom. If the doors are not even, continue to turn the bushing to adjust the door height.

5.Replace the locking plate.

6.Turn the bushing slightly to align the hinge and locking plate screw holes.

7.Replace the door stop screw or screws and tighten.

IMPORTANT: Do not place the door stop screw in the 130° position on Overlay Series models unless the custom panels have been routed on the hinge side. See “Overlay Series Door Panel & Cabinetry Clearance.”

8.Make final recheck to make sure the doors are aligned and even.

Door Swing Adjustment

1.Check that the refrigerator door can open freely. If the door opens too wide, remove the door stop screw or screws (depending on your model) from the bottom hinge. See “Door Height Adjustment” earlier in this section.

2.Hold the door open to a position that is less than 90°.

3.Replace the door stop screw or screws in the bottom hinge and tighten.

A B C

A.130°

B.110° (Overlay series)

C.90°

Door-to-Door or Door-to-Refrigerator Trim Adjustment

1.Loosen, but do not remove, the four Torx®† 27 flat-head mounting screws and the two ¹⁄₄" hex-head mounting screws.

2.Adjust the top hinge of either door to align it with the other door or the refrigerator trim.

3.Tighten the four Torx®† 27 flat-head mounting screws to a torque of approximately 100 inch-pounds (11.3 Nm) and tighten the two ¹⁄₄" hex-head mounting screws.

A

B

A.Torx® 27 flat-head mounting screws

B.¹⁄₄" hex-head mounting screws

†®TORX is a registered trademark of Textron Innovations Inc.

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