4.Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as shown in Graphic 5.

5.Position handle on opposite side of freezer door. Assemble handles on door as shown in Graphic 2.

6.Tighten all screws. Set aside door until hinges and refrigerator compartment door are in place.

Refrigerator Door

1.Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 6-1.

2.Remove shoulder handle screw from refrigerator door as shown. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 6-2.

3.Remove door hinge hole plug from refrigerator door. Move to opposite side hinge hole as shown in Graphic 3.

4.Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 4.

5.Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 7.

6.Position shoulder handle screw on opposite side of refrigerator door and drive screw as show in Graphic 6-2.

7.Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5.

8.Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 6-3. Drive top two screws in handle first. Align lower portion of handle and drive bottom screw.

9.Tighten all screws. Set aside refrigerator door until bottom hinge is installed on refrigerator.

Style 2–Contour Doors

Your model may have either plastic handles which extend from the door or cup handles which are recessed into the doors.

See complete Style 2 graphics later in this section.

Round-Head

Door Handle

Handle Screw

Screw Hole Plug

Plastic Handles - Extend from the Door (on some models)

Cabinet

1.Remove the 12-24 Torx®† head 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.

Freezer Door

1.Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 3.

2.Remove door hinge hole plug. Move to opposite side as shown in Graphic 4.

3.Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side of freezer door as shown in Graphic 7.

4.Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as shown in Graphic 6.

5.Remove the hinge pin from the top hinge. Turn the hinge over so that it is pointing in the opposite direction and reinsert the hinge pin into the top hinge. See Graphic 2.

NOTE: When you reverse the door swing, a (left-hand side) top hinge cover is provided for your convenience.

6.Position handle on opposite side of freezer door. Assemble handles on door as shown in Graphic 3.

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

Refrigerator Door

1.Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 5.

2.Remove door hinge hole plug from refrigerator door. Move to opposite side hinge hole as shown in Graphic 4.

3.Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 7.

4.Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 6.

5.Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5. Drive the top two screws in handle first. Align the lower portion of the handle and fasten it with the setscrew.

6.Tighten all screws. Set aside refrigerator door until bottom hinge is installed on refrigerator.

Cup Style Handles - Recessed into the Door (on some models)

Cabinet

1.Remove the 12-24 Torx®† head screws from handle side and move them to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.

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

Doors

1.Remove door hinge hole plug from top of freezer door. Move to opposite side as shown in Graphic 3.

2.Remove door stop from both the freezer and refrigerator doors and move to the other side. See Graphic 5.

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 refrigerator door.

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

2.Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and tighten all screws. See Center Hinge graphic. Replace the freezer door.

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

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

Final Steps

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

Style 1 - On the left-hand side of the base grille there is a removable tab which is a bottom hinge hole plug. Break off the tab from the base grille and insert the bottom hinge hole plug into the bottom hinge holes. See Base Grille graphic.

2.Replace the base grille. See Base Grille graphic.

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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WRT138TFYW, WRT138TFYB specifications

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