Ice Door Motor

Ice Door Motor

John from CT

Ice chute door was not sealing tightly, causing ice to melt and drip onto floor.

Screwdriver, 1/4" nut driver.

After spending months with a piece of styrofoam stuffed into the ice maker chute to keep the flap closed tightly I finally decided to bite the bullet and dive into the repair. The process was much easier than I expected. The skin of the door came off with about a dozen screws then another 4 to remove the control panel for the ice maker and two more to remove the motor itself. Re-install went easily as well and now the flap works as good as new. Now I wish that I had done this months ago. The whole process took about a half hour and the part was under $20.

Ice Door Motor

Jonathan from VA

The ice door actuator stopped closing the door.

Screw driver, 5/15” nut driver.

I had to pull the bottom of the touchscreen out to get to the release tabs for the control panel. After removing the control panel I unplugged the wiring and disconnected the water tube. At this point the door/actuator assembly can be removed after taking out the two 5/16” screws. Once the actuator assembly is out the ice track can be removed and the Phillips screws on the motor will be accessible. Remove the screws and replace the motor. Reassemble in reverse order.

Ice Door Motor

Thomas from CA

ice maker leaking from door not closing in timely fashion

screwdriver

Took a while to figure out what the problem was. Tried replacing ice door itself after cleaning seal area. Finally tried the motor. Bingo! Easy fix. Eight screw removals gave access. Then a bit of manipulation and two additional screws to replace motor. Hint: to connect motor lever to ice door hinge - open ice door first by depressing ice delivery pad (like you'd do if you were putting ice in a glass normally)