Sears Refrigerator manual Reversing Door Swing, Tools required, Removing the doors

Reversing Door Swing

Your refrigerator has reversible doors so the door opening can be changed to suit your particular needs. These instructions tell you how to change the hinges from the right side to the left side, tf you ever want to change the hinges back to the right side, bllow these same instructions-merelyreverse aH references to left and right,

•Read these instructions all the way through before you start.

•Handle parts carefully to avoid scratching paint.

•Set screws down by their related parts to avoid using them in the wrong places,

•Provide a non-scratchingwork surface for the doors.

•CAUTION: Do not let either door drop to the floor, To do so coutd damage the door stop_

Tools required

•T20 orT25 Torxdriver

•3/8" socket and ratchet

(a 6-pointsockel is recommended)

(d)Remove tape, flit door away from cabinet and lit1 it to free its bottom socket from the hinge pin on the center hinge bracket

(e)Set door outside up on a non-scratching surface.,

Step 3--Removlng the fresh food door

(a) Tape door	shut with
masking tape.	Plastic Washer ----_i_

(b)Remove the hinge pin with a 3/8" socket and ratchet

(c)Remove tape and tilt the door away from the cabinet,, Remove and save the washer on the hinge pin,

(d)Liftthe door straight up to free its bottom socket from the pin in the bottom hinge bracket.

•Masking tape

•Phillips screwdriver

•Putty knife or thin-bladed screwdriver (end of too_ should be covered with tape to help prevent scratching paint).

Removing the doors

Step 1--General

(a)Unplug refrigerator from its electrical outlet.

(b)Empty all door shelves, including handi-bin and butter

bin

Step 2--Removing the freezer door

(a) Tape door shut with

Transferring the bottom hinge

(a)Remove the base grille (see page 3),

Grasp it at the bottom and pull it straight out

(b) Using a Torxdriver, remove the hinge and plastic washer from the

bottom right side of the cabinet

(c) Reinstall the hinge

and plastic washer to the bottom left side of

the cabinet

P]asfic washer

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masking tape

Hinge

(b) With Phillips screwdriver,

remove hinge cover, WithI

Ptastic _,,__

Torxdriver, remove 2 Torx screws that hold the top hinge to the cabinet,

Relocate

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(c)Lift hinge straight up to free the hinge pin from the socket in the top of the door

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