Kenmore How to Remove Refrigerator Door Handles: Refrigerator Handle Removal Guide

LEVELING THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR

Place level on top of the refrigerator as shown below.

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If your refrigerator is not level, insert a flat blade screwdriver into the grooves of the leveling legs (shown in picture below). Rotate legs clockwise to raise or counterclockwise to lower the front of the refrigerator.

Left leveling Right leveling leg

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Raise the front of the refrigerator enough so the doors close freely when opened halfway. The refrigerator should slope Y4"(6.35 mm) to ½" (0.127 mm) from front to back.

Then level the refrigerator from side to side.

HANDLE REMOVAL

You may have to remove the door handles to move the

refrigerator through a narrow opening. See instructions below.

NOTE: To avoid damaging door surfaces when moving the

refrigerator through narrow openings, it is ALWAYS recommended to remove the doors as instructed in

the next two pages.

•Loosen the set screws with a %;'(2.38 mm) Allen wrench and remove the handle.

NOTE: If the handle mounting fasteners need to be

tightened or moved, use a V4"(6.35 mm) Allen wrench.

Mounting

Set screw

Allen wrench