Whirlpool GB2SHKXMQ00 Remove Doors and Hinges, Reverse Doors optional on some models, Final Steps

Remove Doors and Hinges

TOOLS NEEDED: ⁵⁄₁₆", ³⁄₈", ¹⁄₄" hex-head socket wrench, a #2 Phillips screwdriver, and a flat-blade screwdriver.

IMPORTANT:

■Before you begin, turn the refrigerator control OFF, unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. Remove food and any adjustable door or utility bins from doors.

■All graphics referenced in the following instructions are included later in this section after “Final Steps.”

⁵⁄₁₆" Hex-Head Top Hinge Screw

1.Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.

2.Open the freezer door and remove the bottom hinge cover from the bottom front of the refrigerator.

3.Close the freezer door and keep both doors closed until you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet.

NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door gasket magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working.

4.Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.

5.Remove the center hinge pin and remove hinge screws as shown in the Center Hinge graphic. Lift the freezer door free from the cabinet.

6.Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in Bottom Hinge graphic.

Reverse Doors (optional on some models)

IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your standard doors so they open from the opposite side, follow these steps. If you are not reversing the doors, see “Replace Doors and Hinges.”

Door Stop Screw Door Handle Seal Screw Front

Refrigerator door

1.Remove the refrigerator handle assembly as shown in Graphic 2. Keep all parts together.

2.Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5.

3.Remove the door stop. Move it to the opposite side of the refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 3.

4.Attach refrigerator handle on opposite side of the refrigerator door with the two screws as shown in Graphic 2. Replace handle trim as shown.

5.Tighten all screws. Set aside door until hinges and freezer compartment door are in place.

Freezer door

1.Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 4.

2.Remove the freezer door handle seal screw. Move to opposite side of freezer door.

3.Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as shown. See Graphic 3.

4.Attach handle to opposite side of freezer door.

5.Tighten all screws. Set aside door until bottom hinge is installed on product.

Replace Doors and Hinges

NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.

1.Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten screws. Replace the freezer door.

NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door gasket magnets to hold the doors in place while you are working.

2.Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown in Center Hinge graphic, and tighten all screws. Replace the refrigerator door.

3.Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge graphic. Do not tighten screws completely.

4.Line up the doors so that the bottom of the refrigerator door aligns evenly with the top of the freezer door. Tighten all screws.

Flat-Head Handle Screw Cabinet Hinge Hole Plug

Cabinet

1.Remove hinge screws from handle side and move them to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.

2.Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from cabinet top and move them to opposite side hinge holes as shown in Graphic 1-2.

Final Steps

1.Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are in place. Reinstall top hinge cover as shown in Top Hinge graphic.

2.Replace the bottom hinge cover.

3.Plug in refrigerator or reconnect power.

4.Reset the controls. See “Using the Controls.”

5.Return all removable door parts to doors and food to refrigerator.

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