GFS227/MN02 Caloric Refrigerator - Instructions

I followed the other web notes with one change .Since I too forgot the lube , I used a pry bar and block of wood to lift the door and a tooth pick to glob some lube in the lower hinge.

My husband took the plastic cover off and took out old bulb and screwed in the new one. Then put the cover back on.

Followed the video and in less than thirty minutes the new icemaker was installed and in under an hour we had ice!

Had I not confused the old ice maker with the new one and tried to reinstall the old ice again I would have been done in less than 15 minutes. The instructions were clear and helpful, the parts all fit and it went right in. It worked within a few minutes and has been perfect since. Thanks

Followed the tutorial on the site and it was spot on. had the same problem as most- dirt in the ice, and then it stopped altogether. was well worth the $100 for the info/parts. would do it again in a second

Repair was fairly straight-forward. First removed the ice cube receptacle and the glass rack for access to the ice maker. Loosened two hex head screws at the top of the rear plate of the ice maker (do not remove completely), and removed one hex head screw at the bottom of the rear mounting plate of the ice maker. After removing the bottom screw, lifted the ice maker off the two top screws. The only real difficulty was positioning the unit so as to be able to unplug the wiring harness from the rear left side of the ice maker. This turned out to be a awkward, but a little manouvering allowed access to the harness receptacle. A metal clip at the rear of the icemaker clips over the insulation of one of the wires in the wiring harness. Remove the clip from the wire before attempting to remove the icemaker. The wiring harness was too short to allow access to the release tab at the top of the harness connector, so the tab had to be worked loose with a screwdriver from the front of the receptacle. If you take this approach, make sure power has been turned off to the refrigerator to avoid an electrical accident. A probe with a short right-angle tip would release the tab without resorting to inserting a screwdriver into the receptacle. Remove the old unit and set aside. -- Compare the replacement icemaker with the original to determine whether any brackets, clips, wire bails, etc. must be transferred to the new unit. In this case, only the wire bail that gages depth of ice in the ice receptacle had to be transferred. Water entered the old unit through a cutout in the back of the cube-shaped plastic piece at the right side of the icemaker. The new unit had a pre-molded opening in the right side of the cube for water entry. Three score marks were provided in the rear wall of the cube to convert the new unit to rear water entry. Using a box knife, the rear of the plastic cube on the new unit was opened along the score marks. The extra opening in the side does not seem to cause any leakage problem. Installation of the new unit is the reverse of disassembly. Insert the wiring harness plug into the receptacle at the rear of the new icemaker. The plug should only engage the receptacle in the right orientation due to the latching tab and notch on the plug and receptacle. Press the plug into the receptacle until the latching tab is engaged. Place the wire clip at the lower rear of the unit (transfer the clip from the old unit if necessary) over the wire the clip was originally removed from and press firmly to seat the clip on the wire. Reorient the back side of the icemaker toward the mounting screws in the rear wall of the freezer compartment. Place the two slotted holes in the rear of the new unit over the screws in the back of the freezer compartment and press down to engage the screws. Replace the third screw in the lower mounting flange of the new icemaker. Tighten all three self-threading screws, being careful to not strip out the holes in the freezer wall. Replace the ice receptacle and the glass rack (if equipped) and unit is ready to use. Dispose of the first couple of ice dumps to insure any debris has been flushed out of the new icemaker.

I watched the video on how to install the icemaker. Everything went just perfect, and my new icemaker was producing ice cubes in a couple of hours. Thank you for making things so easy.

I found a video on You Tube that showed how to do it. Only had to remove 1 screw! The most difficult part was getting the ice out of the freezer and feed tube. I turned off the unit, went for errands and let nature take its course. I put a tray down in front of the freezer but my floor still got a good mop.

The repair was very easy. I only had to undo the harness from the refrigerator and remove three screws to take out the ice maker. After removing the part I simply removed the other end of the harness from the old ice make and attached it to the new one and replaced the new ice maker by plugging the harness back into the refrigerator and then replacing the three screws. In about 2 hours I had ice!!!

very easy

I pulled down the wire around the glass cover. . . Released on end of the wire from its holder being careful to not let the glass cover drop. Unscrewed the bulb and replaced with replacement. Easy, easy.

Screwed in light bulb and glass protector

Oredered the new icemaker. They delivered fast - it was here in 2 days. One nut holds in the icemaker, then it just lifts out and unplug the wiring harness. New unit was identical, which is very nice. No modifications to make. It went right in and works perfect. Great experience.

took the replacement part and removed to 2 salvageable parts from the leaking tray and installed the 2 on the new tray and then reinstalled the whole unit and we again have ice cubes.

I went on line looking for information on Amana Icemakers. Found a number of good sources,how to videos.Using the trouble shooting information I found and the how to videos and Parts Select part search to select the replacement icemaker needed for my Amana that was purchased in 1993.Rolled the frig out changed the leads on the water valve. hit the water dispenser and water went into the ice tray: Water valve good.Did a pre-teardown. Unplug Frig.removed ice bucket. removed three sheet metal screws making it easy to rotate ice maker and unplug the power/control cable. Old ice maker out ready to install new one. New icemaker arrives take ice bucket out, transfer on/off bail from old icemaker to new one attach power cable and in about thirty minutes icemaker is bolted in, fill tube in place and prefill ice tray to start the process. In afew hours we were making ice. pitched the first two harvests.Its working like a champ. Have plenty of ice. Very happy with the whole process.