Kenmore 106 Series Use & Care Manual page 9

Door and hinge removal
⁵⁄₁₆
-inch Hex Head Hinge Screw
1. Open refrigerator door and remove base grille from the
bottom front of the refrigerator (see Base Grille
graphic).
2. Close the refrigerator 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 magnets to hold the doors in place while you are
working.
3. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top
Hinge graphic.
4. Lift the freezer door free from the cabinet.
5. Remove the parts for the center hinge as shown in the
Center Hinge graphic.
6. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.
7. Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the
Bottom Hinge graphic.
IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your doors so that
they open in the opposite direction, follow these steps.
If you are not reversing the doors, see the "Door and
Hinge Replacement".
Door reversal (optional)
Door Stop Screw
Door Handle Sealing Screw
Flat-Head Handle Screw
Door Handle Seal Screw Front
Cabinet
1. Remove ⁵⁄₁₆-inch hex-head hinge screws and plastic
washers 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 (see
Graphic 1-2).
Freezer door
1. Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all
parts together (see Graphic 2).
2. Remove door hinge hole plug. Move to opposite side
as shown (see Graphic 3).
3. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite
side of freezer door as shown (see Graphic 4).
Door Hinge Hole Plug
Cabinet Hinge Hole Plug
Round-Head Handle Screw
Shoulder Handle Screw
4. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer
door as shown (see Graphic 5).
5. Position freezer handle on opposite side of freezer
door. Assemble handles on door as shown (see
Graphic 2).
6. Tighten all screws. Set aside door until hinges and
refrigerator compartment door are in place.
Refrigerator door
1. Remove refrigerator handle bottom trim. For Style 1,
remove screw from bottom of door and slide trim down
as shown (see Graphic 6-1). For Style 2, slide trim
down as shown (see Graphic 6-2).
2. Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep
all parts together (see Graphic 6-3).
3. Remove door hinge hole plug from refrigerator door.
Move to opposite side hinge hole as shown (see
Graphic 3).
4. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite
side of refrigerator door as shown (see Graphic 4).
5. Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to
opposite side of refrigerator door as shown (see
Graphic 7).
6. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of
refrigerator door as shown (see Graphic 5).
7. Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the
refrigerator door as shown (see Graphic 6-3). Drive top
two screws in handle before the bottom screw.
8. Align refrigerator handle bottom trim. For Style 1, slide
trim into place and attach bottom screw (see Graphic
6-1). For Style 2, slide trim into place (see Graphic 6-2).
9. Tighten all screws. Set aside refrigerator door until
bottom hinge is installed on product.
Door and hinge replacement
Note: Image may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown.
Tighten screws.
2. 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.
3. Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and
tighten all screws (see Center Hinge graphic).
4. Replace the freezer door.
5. Assemble the parts the top hinge as shown (see Top
Hinge graphic). Do not tighten screws completely.
6. Line up the doors so that the bottom of the freezer door
aligns evenly with the top of the refrigerator door.
Tighten all screws.
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