Owners Guide

and washers (2 on each side) holding the cabinet wrapper to the base plate. Set the screws and wash-
ers aside for later reassembly.
c. With the 5/16” nut driver remove the (9) screws holding the back shield to the cabinet and set aside
for later reassembly.
d. Using the 5/16” nut driver, remove the mounng screws from the cabinet back, and remove the
back. Put the back and the 14 screws aside for later re-assembly. Recessed into the foam
insulaon, both the large copper sucon return line from the evaporator and the thin capillary tube
carrying cold liquid from the lter/dryer to the evaporator run up to the upper le corner. Under these
lines is the thin aluminum capillary tube/sensor line from the thermostat.
e. With the 5/16” nut driver remove the (2) screws holding the cabinet wrapper to the base plate.
See Figure 3-1 item 16.
CAUTION
THE 32-LB MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY IS STILL FULLY ATTACHED TO THE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
YOU CAN MOVE THE ASSEMBLY ONLY A FEW INCHES OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT
WITHOUT DANGER OF DAMAGING THE COPPER REFRIGERANT LINES
BE SURE THAT YOUR WORK SURFACE IS WIDE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE
MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY WHEN YOU HAVE IT PULLED 4” TO 6” BACK FROM ITS OPERATIONAL
POSITION, AND ROTATED A FEW DEGREES HORIZONTALLY...
f. Refer to g. 3-1, Refrigerator Mechanical Assembly. The mechanical assembly is comprised of all the
components mounted on the steel base plate.
g. Loosen and remove the power cord green line from the cabinet ground screw, g. 3-1, No. 5.
h. At the mechanical assembly, use the 8” phillips screwdriver to remove the (2) screws from the power
cord clamp that secures the power cord, just to the right of the transformer. Set the clamp and
screw aside for later reassembly. Noce the locaon of the clamp on the power cord, and be
sure you replace it at the same locaon.
i. Unplug the molex connector from the power cord to the harness assembly..
j. Be sure to note the roung paern of the complete 115 volt harness, then carefully remove the
harness from the refrigerator, by pulling the cord out and away from the rear of the stainless steel
back shield through the rubber grommet in the back shield. Discard the old power harness.
k. Assembly is the reverse of the above procedure.
3-10 Door Gasket Replacement. (Service Assembly 42241280)
a. Special equipment needed:
Hand roller; 36” square cardboard sheet; 36” square table or bench
NOTE: The gasket is non-adhesive.
b. Place the cardboard on the table to protect the refrigerator door during gasket replacement.
CAUTION
BE SURE TO SUPPORT THE DOOR DURING THIS PROCEDURE
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE DOOR OR INJURY
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