GE Model 21 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation, Before Removing the Doors

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Before Removing the Doors

Before Removing the Doors

Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical

CAUTION: Do not let either door drop to the floor. To do so

outlet.

could damage the door stop.

Empty all door shelves, including the dairy

 

compartment.

 

Remove the Refrigerator Door

Remove the top hinge cover (lift up on the outside edge and pull off).

Tape the door shut with masking tape at both upper corners.

With 5/16″ hex socket driver, remove the

3 screws that hold the top hinge to the cabinet.

Lift the hinge straight up to free the hinge pin from the socket in the top of the door. Carefully peel off the adhesive backed spacer from the top of the cabinet.

Remove the tape, tilt the door away from the cabinet and lift it to free its bottom socket from the hinge pin on the center hinge bracket.

could damage the door stop. Set the door on a non-scratching surface.

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation

To Reverse the Refrigerator Door— Transfer Center Hinge Bracket to the Left

Open the freezer drawer and remove the hinge bracket from the center right side of the cabinet by removing the three Phillips head screws.

Remove the three outermost 5/16″ hex head screws from the center left side of the cabinet and insert them into the holes just vacated by the Phillips head screws on the center right side.

Remove the center hinge pin from the hinge bracket using a 5/16″ hex socket driver. Invert the hinge bracket with shim and reinstall hinge pin in hinge bracket. Secure this assembly with the three Phillips head screws removed from the right side. Tighten all screws.

NOTE: If the washer is not on the hinge pin, check to see if it is stuck to the bottom of the door.

Center Right

Center Hinge Pin

Plastic Washer Remove the Refrigerator Door

Center Left

Center Hinge Pin

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Plastic Washer

Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support

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GE Model 21 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation, Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support