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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairFront Fan Motor Grommet (part 242237301) - Frigidaire Refrigerator Repair
Front Fan Motor Grommet (part 242237301) - Frigidaire Refrigerator Repair
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$13.15Estimated Savings
$112.5005:38
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the front fan motor grommet on a Frigidaire refrigerator (Model FFTR1814TW8). The most common reason for replacing the front motor grommet is when the grommet has broken or has become brittle.
All of the information for this refrigerator front fan motor grommet 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 front fan motor grommet 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 Front Evaporator Motor Grommet 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
lift the ice make off of the screws
11
detach the connector cover and disconnect the wire connector
12
detach the wire connector from the evaporator cover
13
unthread the two screws securing the cover
14
Heavy
15
pull the cover forward from the top and detach the grounding wire, disconnect the evaporator fan motor, and fully remove the cover
16
detach the grounding wire then disconnect the evaporator fan motor wire connector and fully remove the cover
17
use a small flat-head screwdriver to help detach the two retaining rings securing the air damper control
18
slide the air damper control up to remove
19
pull off the fan blade
20
rotate the rear motor retaining grommet counter-clockwise to remove
21
slide off the washer and remove the motor
22
remove the old grommet
23
insert the new grommet into the housing
24
with the wire facing the left side of the cover, reposition the motor on the housing
25
secure it with the rear retaining grommet
26
slide the washer onto the motor shaft and then the fan blade
27
realign the four air damper control tabs with the slots in the cover and slide down to lock in place
28
replace the retaining rings to secure
29
reinstall the evaporator cover by connecting the evaporator fan motor wire connecter
30
attach the grounding wire and align the bottom edge of the cover in the groove
31
insert the ice maker wire connector through the hole in the cover as you fully reposition the cover
32
if applicable, reinstall the ice maker otherwise snap on the ice maker connection cover
33
position the ice maker on the fill tube and the mounting screws and tighten the screws
34
snap on the ice maker cover, replace the rack, and snap the rack stop into place
35
replace the ice bin if applicable
36
Shock
37
plug the power cord back in
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the front fan motor grommet on a Frigidaire refrigerator (Model FFTR1814TW8). The most common reason for replacing the front motor grommet is when the grommet has broken or has become brittle.
All of the information for this refrigerator front fan motor grommet 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 front fan motor grommet 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 Front Evaporator Motor Grommet 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
lift the ice make off of the screws
11
detach the connector cover and disconnect the wire connector
12
detach the wire connector from the evaporator cover
13
unthread the two screws securing the cover
14
Heavy
15
pull the cover forward from the top and detach the grounding wire, disconnect the evaporator fan motor, and fully remove the cover
16
detach the grounding wire then disconnect the evaporator fan motor wire connector and fully remove the cover
17
use a small flat-head screwdriver to help detach the two retaining rings securing the air damper control
18
slide the air damper control up to remove
19
pull off the fan blade
20
rotate the rear motor retaining grommet counter-clockwise to remove
21
slide off the washer and remove the motor
22
remove the old grommet
23
insert the new grommet into the housing
24
with the wire facing the left side of the cover, reposition the motor on the housing
25
secure it with the rear retaining grommet
26
slide the washer onto the motor shaft and then the fan blade
27
realign the four air damper control tabs with the slots in the cover and slide down to lock in place
28
replace the retaining rings to secure
29
reinstall the evaporator cover by connecting the evaporator fan motor wire connecter
30
attach the grounding wire and align the bottom edge of the cover in the groove
31
insert the ice maker wire connector through the hole in the cover as you fully reposition the cover
32
if applicable, reinstall the ice maker otherwise snap on the ice maker connection cover
33
position the ice maker on the fill tube and the mounting screws and tighten the screws
34
snap on the ice maker cover, replace the rack, and snap the rack stop into place
35
replace the ice bin if applicable
36
Shock
37
plug the power cord back in
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Grommet
$13.15
Total$0.00
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