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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairEvaporator Fan Motor Replacement (part 242077705) - Frigidaire Refrigerator Repair
Evaporator Fan Motor Replacement (part 242077705) - Frigidaire Refrigerator Repair
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$90.73Estimated Savings
$112.5005:34
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the evaporator fan motor on a Frigidaire refrigerator (Model FFTR1814TW8). The most common reason for replacing the evaporator fan motor is when the refrigerator is noisy or loud.
All of the information for this refrigerator evaporator fan motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Frigidaire, White Westinghouse, Kelvinator, Gibson, Kenmore, Tappan, & Electrolux.
Tools used: small flat-head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, & quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
All of the information for this refrigerator evaporator fan motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Frigidaire, White Westinghouse, Kelvinator, Gibson, Kenmore, Tappan, & Electrolux.
Tools used: small flat-head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, & quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
Step By Step Instructions
1
Frigidaire Refrigerator - FFTR1814TW8
2
Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Motor Replacement
3
Heavy, Sharp, Shock, Water
4
Unplug the power cord
5
Shock
6
remove the ice bin if applicable
7
lift off the freezer rack stop then slide the rack to the left to remove
8
if you do not have an ice maker in the freezer, use a small flat-head screwdriver to depress the tab to release the ice maker connection cover from the evaporator cover and use needle-nose pliers to detach the wire connector
9
if you do have an ice maker, use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to loosen the two mounting screws then lift the ice maker off the screws
10
detach the connector cover and disconnect the wire connector
11
detach the wire connector from the evaporator cover
12
unthread the two screws securing the cover
13
Sharp
14
pull the cover forward from the top and detach the grounding wire, disconnect the evaporator fan motor, and fully remove the cover
15
use a small flat-head screwdriver to help detach the two retaining rings securing the air damper control
16
slide the air damper control up to remove
17
Pull off the fan blade
18
Rotate the rear motor retaining grommet counter-clockwise to remove
19
Slide the washer onto the motor shaft and then the fan blade
20
Make sure the front grommet is intact in the housing
21
With the wire facing the left side of the cover, reposition the motor on the housing
22
Secure it with the rear retaining grommet
23
Slide the washer onto the motor shaft and then the fan blade
24
Realign the four air damper control tabs with the slots in the cover and slide down to lock in place
25
Replace the retaining rings to secure
26
reinstall the evaporator cover by connecting the evaporator fan motor wire connecter
27
attach the grounding wire and align the bottom edge of the cover in the groove
28
Insert the ice maker wire connector through the hole in the cover as you fully reposition the cover
29
Thread the screws to secure
30
if applicable, reinstall the ice maker otherwise snap on the ice maker connection cover
31
position the ice maker on the fill tube and the mounting screws and tighten the screws
32
Snap on the ice maker cover, replace the rack, and snap the rack stop into place
33
replace the ice bin if applicable
34
Shock
35
plug the power cord back in
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the evaporator fan motor on a Frigidaire refrigerator (Model FFTR1814TW8). The most common reason for replacing the evaporator fan motor is when the refrigerator is noisy or loud.
All of the information for this refrigerator evaporator fan motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Frigidaire, White Westinghouse, Kelvinator, Gibson, Kenmore, Tappan, & Electrolux.
Tools used: small flat-head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, & quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
All of the information for this refrigerator evaporator fan motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Frigidaire, White Westinghouse, Kelvinator, Gibson, Kenmore, Tappan, & Electrolux.
Tools used: small flat-head screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, & quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Frigidaire Refrigerator - FFTR1814TW8
2
Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Motor Replacement
3
Heavy, Sharp, Shock, Water
4
Unplug the power cord
5
Shock
6
remove the ice bin if applicable
7
lift off the freezer rack stop then slide the rack to the left to remove
8
if you do not have an ice maker in the freezer, use a small flat-head screwdriver to depress the tab to release the ice maker connection cover from the evaporator cover and use needle-nose pliers to detach the wire connector
9
if you do have an ice maker, use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to loosen the two mounting screws then lift the ice maker off the screws
10
detach the connector cover and disconnect the wire connector
11
detach the wire connector from the evaporator cover
12
unthread the two screws securing the cover
13
Sharp
14
pull the cover forward from the top and detach the grounding wire, disconnect the evaporator fan motor, and fully remove the cover
15
use a small flat-head screwdriver to help detach the two retaining rings securing the air damper control
16
slide the air damper control up to remove
17
Pull off the fan blade
18
Rotate the rear motor retaining grommet counter-clockwise to remove
19
Slide the washer onto the motor shaft and then the fan blade
20
Make sure the front grommet is intact in the housing
21
With the wire facing the left side of the cover, reposition the motor on the housing
22
Secure it with the rear retaining grommet
23
Slide the washer onto the motor shaft and then the fan blade
24
Realign the four air damper control tabs with the slots in the cover and slide down to lock in place
25
Replace the retaining rings to secure
26
reinstall the evaporator cover by connecting the evaporator fan motor wire connecter
27
attach the grounding wire and align the bottom edge of the cover in the groove
28
Insert the ice maker wire connector through the hole in the cover as you fully reposition the cover
29
Thread the screws to secure
30
if applicable, reinstall the ice maker otherwise snap on the ice maker connection cover
31
position the ice maker on the fill tube and the mounting screws and tighten the screws
32
Snap on the ice maker cover, replace the rack, and snap the rack stop into place
33
replace the ice bin if applicable
34
Shock
35
plug the power cord back in
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Evaporator Fan Motor
$90.73
Total$0.00
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