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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairFrigidaire Refrigerator Icemaker Cooling Fan #5304493604
Frigidaire Refrigerator Icemaker Cooling Fan #5304493604
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Total Parts Cost
$71.94Estimated Savings
$112.5006:26
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the icemaker cooling fan on a Frigidaire refrigerator. The most common reason for replacing the fan is if the icemaker is not creating ice cubes.
All of the information for this refrigerator fan replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: phillips head screwdriver, 1/4" socket
All of the information for this refrigerator fan replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: phillips head screwdriver, 1/4" socket
Step By Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the icemaker cooling fan in your refrigerator be sure to unplug the power cord.
2
Your first step is to fully remove the ice bucket.
3
Use a phillips-head screwdriver or a number two square drive bit to unthread the screws to release the icemaker’s front cover.
4
Using a quarter-inch socket or nut driver, unthread the screw securing the wire harness cover.
5
Remove the cover.
6
Disconnect the wire connecters.
7
Pull the icemaker forward to detach.
8
Next, remove the shelving adjacent to the icemaker.
9
Now unthread the three mounting screws securing the icemaker housing.
10
Remove the housing and set it aside.
11
Move the icemaker out of the way.
12
Unthread the screws securing the auger motor housing to the rear panel.
13
Depress the tabs to release the wire connecter and fully remove the auger motor assembly and icemaker.
14
Using the phillips-head screwdriver or a number two square drive bit, unthread the two mounting screws securing the cooling fan.
15
Pry the old fan out of the housing.
16
Disconnect the wire connecter to fully remove.
17
Prepare the new icemaker cooling fan for installation by applying the foam insulating strips to the outside edges.
18
Now properly position the new cooling fan in the housing and thread the screws to secure.
19
Connect the wire connecter.
20
Return the auger motor assembly and icemaker to the refrigerator and connect the wire connecter.
21
Reposition the auger motor housing and secure it to the rear panel with the screws.
22
Reinstall the icemaker housing by first inserting the icemaker through the rear then feed the wires through the hole at the top.
23
Fully position the housing and secure it with the mounting screws.
24
Replace the shelving.
25
Realign the icemaker on the housing mounting studs and push back until the icemaker locks into place.
26
Connect the wire connecters.
27
Realign the wire harness cover and secure it with the screw.
28
Reposition the front cover then rethread and tighten the screws to secure.
29
Replace the ice bucket.
30
With the repair completed plug the power cord back in and your refrigerator should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the icemaker cooling fan on a Frigidaire refrigerator. The most common reason for replacing the fan is if the icemaker is not creating ice cubes.
All of the information for this refrigerator fan replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: phillips head screwdriver, 1/4" socket
All of the information for this refrigerator fan replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: phillips head screwdriver, 1/4" socket
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the icemaker cooling fan in your refrigerator be sure to unplug the power cord.
2
Your first step is to fully remove the ice bucket.
3
Use a phillips-head screwdriver or a number two square drive bit to unthread the screws to release the icemaker’s front cover.
4
Using a quarter-inch socket or nut driver, unthread the screw securing the wire harness cover.
5
Remove the cover.
6
Disconnect the wire connecters.
7
Pull the icemaker forward to detach.
8
Next, remove the shelving adjacent to the icemaker.
9
Now unthread the three mounting screws securing the icemaker housing.
10
Remove the housing and set it aside.
11
Move the icemaker out of the way.
12
Unthread the screws securing the auger motor housing to the rear panel.
13
Depress the tabs to release the wire connecter and fully remove the auger motor assembly and icemaker.
14
Using the phillips-head screwdriver or a number two square drive bit, unthread the two mounting screws securing the cooling fan.
15
Pry the old fan out of the housing.
16
Disconnect the wire connecter to fully remove.
17
Prepare the new icemaker cooling fan for installation by applying the foam insulating strips to the outside edges.
18
Now properly position the new cooling fan in the housing and thread the screws to secure.
19
Connect the wire connecter.
20
Return the auger motor assembly and icemaker to the refrigerator and connect the wire connecter.
21
Reposition the auger motor housing and secure it to the rear panel with the screws.
22
Reinstall the icemaker housing by first inserting the icemaker through the rear then feed the wires through the hole at the top.
23
Fully position the housing and secure it with the mounting screws.
24
Replace the shelving.
25
Realign the icemaker on the housing mounting studs and push back until the icemaker locks into place.
26
Connect the wire connecters.
27
Realign the wire harness cover and secure it with the screw.
28
Reposition the front cover then rethread and tighten the screws to secure.
29
Replace the ice bucket.
30
With the repair completed plug the power cord back in and your refrigerator should be ready for use.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Cooling Fan
$71.94
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