Sears 302124 owner manual Changing Door Hinge, Location

Changing Door Hinge

The doors of the refrigerator can be hinged on either side so that the direction they open in can be chosen to suit the installation place.

Screwdrivers (O and e )

Use a large-size (!_) screwdriver.

Socket wrench (3/8")

Location

Refer to the disassembly diagram and change the door hinges in the following procedure:

Symbols in ( ) indicate necessary tools.

Use the socket wrench (O) for loosening and tightening.

1.Remove the hinge cap by twisting it off. (8)

2.Remove the upper hexagonal head screw. The freezer door can now be removed. (0 @ )

3.Remove the middle hexagonal head screw. The refrigerator door can now be removed. (O@)

4.	Remove	the	lower	hexagonal head screw and the
	teg.(O_)
5.	Remove	the	left side leg and leg		spacer,	attach
	them to the		other	side hole which was positioned
	symmetry.
6.	Attach	the	bottom	hinge with the spacer sym-
	metry to the other side of cabinet.
7.	Remove	the	upper	hinge plastic	pin and	insert
	them in the holes from which the screw was re-

14.Rotate the middle hinge 180 ° , attach it to the

refrigerator door with the spacer and secure it with a screw. (Do not tighten the screw com- pletely.) (O)

o 11_i	_	_7	/ Hinge collar cap
__			Door handle

Plastic pin

_Spacer

.----Ref. door hinge

stopper

Lower hexagonal head screw

Bottom hing

	moved		in Procedure		2. (	1_	)
8.	Remove		the	middle	hinge		plastic pin and insert
	them	in the		holes from		which the screw was re-
	moved		in Procedure		3. (	@	)
9.	Take	off the hinge collar caps using a (Q)screw-
	driver and: insert them in the hinge collars on the
	opposite		side.	(G)

I0. Remove both screws for each of the door handles. Remove the plastic pins on the other side of the doors and insert them in the holes made by re- moving the handles. Attach the handles to the doors using the screws and the holes from which the plastic pins were removed. (_)

11.Remove the freezer door hinge stopper and the hinge stopper screw and install them in the other side of the door. (O)

12.Remove the refrigerator door hinge stopper and install it in the other side of the door. (0_))

13.Attach the refrigerator door to the bottom hinge.

15.Attach the upper hinge to the freezer door. Attach the freezer door to the middle hinge and use the screw to attach the upper hinge and spacer. (Do not tighten the screw completely.)(@)

16.The direction the doors open in has now been changed; however, the following points should be checked:

(A)Make sure both doors are on straight.

(B)Make sure that there is no space between

the door gaskets and the refrigerator unit itself when the doors are closed.

(C)Make sure that the gasket on the hinged

side is not caught between the door and the unit when the door is opened or closed. (If the door is forced close when the gasket is caught, the gasket may be damaged.)

When checking the above points, if it is discovered that the doors are not installed properly (this is apt to happen at the first try), loosen-the screws holding the upper and middle hinges, straighten the doors and tighten the screws slowly with the socket wrench. (0) After making sure that the doors are installed correct- ly, tighten all the screws holding the hinges.

If they are not tightened, the doors may slip out of position or there may be an opening between the doors and the unit. ((_O)